Announcements

New York City Public Schools Celebrates Earth Day And Climate Action Day 2026, Highlighting Major Sustainability Milestones Across Schools

Apr 22, 2026

Mayor Mamdani Announces Seven New Early Childhood Education Centers Opening This Fall

Apr 16, 2026

Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced seven new early childhood education centers will open this fall, adding about 240 new 3-K seats across the city. The sites, previously vacant, are part of the first phase of the 3-K expansion announced last month for the 2026–27 school year.

Mayor Mamdani Launches Universal Child Care Parent Survey

Mar 31, 2026

Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the launch of the New York City Parent Survey, a first-of-its-kind effort to give families a direct role in shaping the future of universal child care. As Mayor Mamdani takes historic first steps toward delivering universal child care across the city – beginning this fall with 2,000 free 2-K seats and more than 1,000 new free 3-K seats – the survey will play a central role in gathering input from families and incorporating it into program design.

New York City Public Schools Announces Release of AI Guidance for Educators and School Leaders

Mar 24, 2026

New York City Public Schools Celebrates Eighth Annual Civics Week

Mar 13, 2026

New York City Public Schools Celebrates Significant Gains in Advanced Placement Exam Performance

Mar 11, 2026

Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Announces Major 3-K Expansion, Adding More Than 1,000 New Seats

Mar 10, 2026

Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels, New York City Public Schools: Thank you, Mayor. I see you're doing a lot of research on what it takes to be a new parent. Don't worry, I'm not going to join your parents in pressuring you; it's all good. Thank you, Mayor Mamdani, for your leadership and clear commitment to delivering for New York City families. When we invest in our youngest learners, New York's cutest, we invest in the future of our city. And I am grateful for the partnership that makes progress like this possible.

Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels Announces Senior Leadership Team

Mar 5, 2026

Statement From Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels at the February 25, 2026 PEP Meeting

Feb 26, 2026

New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels and New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Sandra Escamilla-Davies Announce Opening of 2026 Summer Rising Application Period

Feb 24, 2026

Mayor Mamdani Announces Opening of Upper East Side Early Childhood Education Center This Fall, Meeting Critical Demand in District

Feb 19, 2026

TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the long-anticipated opening of the District 2 Pre-K and 3-K Center at 403 E. 65th St. on the Upper East Side, adding more than 130 Pre-K and 3-K seats this September.

New York City Public Schools Launches 20th Annual School Survey

Feb 9, 2026

Mayor Mamdani Launches 2-K and 3-K Request for Information — First Step Towards Universal Child Care

Feb 5, 2026

Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels Announces Dates For Public Engagement Tour

Feb 5, 2026

Mayor Mamdani Announces More Than 50,000 3-K and Pre-K Applications Submitted

Jan 30, 2026

TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that more than 50,000 families have applied for 3-K and Pre-K since applications opened on Jan. 14, 2026. The announcement came during a visit to a home-based child care provider in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

Testimony of New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels: New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education

Jan 29, 2026

Testimony of New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels: New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education

Mayor Mamdani, Schools Chancellor Samuels Announce Return to In-Person Learning Tuesday

Jan 26, 2026

Mayor Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Samuels Announce Pivot to Remote Instruction for New York City Public Schools

Jan 25, 2026

Mamdani Administration Celebrates Launch of 3-K & Pre-K Applications

Jan 14, 2026

TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels celebrated the opening day of 3-K and Pre-K applications with a visit to a 3-K and Pre-K child care center in Cypress Hills. The application is open from today until February 27, 2026 and parents of kids turning 3 or 4 years old this year are encouraged to apply at myschools.nyc.

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce Open Enrollment For Birth-To-2 Child Care Initiative

Dec 18, 2025