Announcements

Schools Chancellor David C. Banks Releases Annual Arts-in-Schools Report

May 23, 2023

New York City Public Schools increases arts offerings across grades and doubles-down on commitment to prioritizing arts instruction. Nearly 100 percent of schools are offering at least one arts discipline.

What They Are Saying: New Yorkers Hail Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks Announcement of “New York City Reads” Campaign

May 9, 2023

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Launch Major new Citywide Campaign to Dramatically Strengthen Literacy

May 9, 2023

New Initiative, ‘New York City Reads,’ Will Help NYC Lead Nation’s Public Schools by Putting Literacy at Core After Years of Decreasing or Stagnant City, State, and National Literacy Rates. Birth Through Graduation Campaign Utilizes Strategies Rooted in Science of Reading. Initiative to Be Phased in Over Two Years, Supported by Intensive Professional Development for Educators. Campaign Will Also Include Early Childhood Education and High School Math Components.

New York City Department of Education Convenes Working Group on Class Size Legislation Implementation

Apr 18, 2023

NYC Public Schools Amends Procurement Policy To Increase Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

Apr 6, 2023

Mayor Adams, Schools Chancellor Banks, DYCD Commissioner Howard Announce Launch Of Summer Rising Enrollment Portal

Mar 31, 2023

Applications for Summer Rising 2023 Seats Open on April 17, 2023. Updated Summer Rising Enrollment Process Built on Community Feedback

New York City Public Schools Partners With Special Olympics NY To Expand Access to Sports for Students With Disabilities

Mar 27, 2023

Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor Banks Announce Launch of the Minecraft Education Battle of the Boroughs Esports Competition

Mar 8, 2023

Students and educators are encouraged to enter the competition before the April 5, 2023 deadline.

New York City Kicks Off Fifth Annual Civics Week

Mar 6, 2023

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks, Assembly Member Carroll Announce Investment in Landmark Dyslexia Programs in Brooklyn

Feb 9, 2023

Testimony of New York City Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks: New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education

Feb 8, 2023

Statement From Chancellor Banks Regarding Video of Memphis Police Beating That Caused Death of Tyre Nichols

Jan 27, 2023

Chancellor Banks Makes Statement on Proposed Co-Locations

Jan 23, 2023

Mayor Adams And Chancellor Banks Push To Increase Equity In Fair Student Funding Formula

Jan 23, 2023

Proposed Changes in Direct Response to Recommendations Made by Fair Student Funding Working Group Convened in 2022

Chancellor Banks Kicks Off 2023 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections

Jan 9, 2023

For the first time families who have a child in a district 75 school or program can vote for a representative to sit on each local community education council.

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce Historic Investment in Preschool Special-Education Supports and Expansion of Access

Dec 13, 2022

NYC Public Schools Enhance 3,000 Special Education Seats Across 65 Early Childhood Providers, Adding 400 New Seats. Additional Expansion Expected to Open Enough Preschool Seats This Spring to Serve All Children Living with Disabilities

Chancellor Banks Announces a Path Forward for Transforming and Rebuilding Trust in Special Education in NYC Public Schools

Dec 1, 2022

Scaling and sustaining of four special education programs with track records of success – Sensory Exploration, Education & Discovery (SEED), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Nest and Horizon, and Path Programs – with an investment of $205 million, will re-imagine the education experience and prioritize wellness for students with disabilities. Re-imagining the student experience by providing a new, paid internship program for high school students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the fields of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The newly created Special Education Advisory Council will engage families and the community to be true partners in boldly reimagining special education.

Chancellors’ Banks and Matos Rodríguez Announce Nation’s Largest Partnership Between Higher Education and K-12 To Deliver Computing and Digital Literacy Skills to Teachers

Nov 21, 2022

‘Computing Integrated Teacher Education’ will Prepare More than 1,000 NYC Teachers to Integrate Computing Across Subjects and Enhance Students’ Critical-Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills. Four-Year, $14 Million Commitment Includes New York City Public Schools, CUNY, Google, Robin Hood and Gotham Gives

Chancellor Banks Announces Official Launch of School Bus Tracking System in District 26

Nov 17, 2022

Chancellor Banks Celebrates the Return of School Field Trips With Visit to the American Museum of Natural History

Nov 15, 2022

Experiential learning and school field trips are back in full swing for NYC Public School students