Announcements

New York City Public Schools Releases Annual Arts In Schools Report, Celebrates Growth In Arts Education Across The System

Dec 9, 2025

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce New York City Public Schools has Exceeded 60 Percent Class Size Reduction Milestone After Administration Invested $450 Million into Class Size Reduction

Nov 25, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramostoday announced that New York City Public Schools has surpassed the 60 percent class size reduction milestone originally planned for the 2025-2026 school year.

Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Celebrates the Official Launch of The Bronx Steam Center

Nov 14, 2025

Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announces New Hidden Voices Programs, Launches New Citywide Multicultural Student Coalition

Nov 12, 2025

Mayor Adams, DCWP, NYC Public Schools Announce In-School Banking Pilot as Part of "Financial Literacy for Youth" Initiative

Nov 12, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga, and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos today announced a pilot program to bring safe, affordable banking directly to public school students – the next prong of the Adams administration's "Financial Literacy for Youth" initiative to make sure that every public school student can learn how to save and spend money by 2030.

New York City Public Schools and TeachRock Partner for Music Inspired Learning Opportunities

Nov 7, 2025

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Release Action Plan To Protect Student Transportation Amid Potential Bus Service Disruption

Oct 27, 2025

Proactive Measures Include Free OMNY Cards, Rideshare Options, and Reimbursements to Ensure Uninterrupted Transportation Access for All Students

Mayor Adams Announces First in Nation Technology to Integrate Public Schools With 911 for Rapid Response to Active Shooter Situations

Oct 27, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser today announced the nation’s first pilot directly integrating public schools with 911 services for life-saving rapid response in case of an active shooter situation.

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos, Commissioner Kaufman Kick Off 2026 “Battle of the Boroughs” E-Sports Competition

Oct 21, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman today launched the first round of the sixth annual New York City Minecraft Education Battle of the Boroughs Esports Competition (BOTB).

City of New York Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Education Seeking to Protect $47 Million in Federal Education Grants for New York City Public Schools

Oct 16, 2025

The City of New York today announced a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE), U.S. DOE Secretary Linda McMahon, and two other members of the U.S. DOE to protect grant funding that New York City Public Schools is owed by the federal agency after it, last month, sought to block the nation’s largest school system from obtaining $47 million in funds already awarded to the local system.

Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Announces Completion of the Boldly Reimagining Multilingual Report, Expands Programs to Support Multilingual Learners

Oct 15, 2025

Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announces Hidden Voices: Latines in United States History to Enrich Hispanic Heritage Month Curriculum

Oct 9, 2025

What They Are Saying: Community Leaders, Parents, and Elected Officials Praise Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos 2025 State of Our Schools Address

Sep 29, 2025

Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Delivers 2025 State of Our Schools Remarks

Sep 29, 2025

Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Delivers 2025 State of Our Schools Address

Sep 29, 2025

Highlights Include an Expansion of NYCPS Cares, New Systems of Supports Under NYC Reads, New AI Framework, And Landmark Results Of This Year’s Principal Satisfaction Survey

New York City Public Schools Reports Record Growth in New York State Seal of Biliteracy Recipients

Sep 12, 2025

Mayor Adams to Distribute 350,000 Free, Brand-New Chromebooks With Internet Access to Public School Students, Advancing Commitment to Close Digital Divide, Make NYC More Affordable

Sep 8, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, T-Mobile, Dell Technologies, and New York Yankees All Star Second Baseman, Jazz Chisholm, Jr., today announced that 350,000 K-12 New York City Public Schools students will receive new internet-enabled devices for free during the 2025-2026 school year, as the Adams administration continues to bridge the digital divide and invest in a more affordable city for working-class New Yorkers.

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Cut Ribbon at City’s First HBCU Early College Prep High School, Welcome Students Back at First Day of 2025–2026 School Year

Sep 4, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Delaware State University (DSU) President Dr. Tony Allen today celebrated the return to school of approximately 1 million public-school students and staff and cut the ribbon at the Historically Black Colleges Universities (HBCU) Early College Prep High School in Queens.

New York City Public Schools Celebrates 10 Million Books Borrowed On Its Citywide Digital Library

Aug 28, 2025

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Grades 3–8 State Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency for 2024–2025 School Year

Aug 11, 2025

English Language Arts Proficiency Increased 7.2 Points, Math Proficiency Increased 3.5 Points; City Proficiency Rates Higher Than New York State, Reached Highest Level Since 2012; Increases Align with Citywide Investment in Evidence-Based Reading Instruction for Public School Students