Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? A network of NYC schools wants to find out.
A network of small public high schools in New York City is exploring whether artificial intelligence can change the way teachers receive feedback about their classroom instruction. Urban Assembly, a network of 21 schools, is working with the American Institutes of Research to develop an AI-powered tool that can help instructional coaches analyze videos of […]
Help us report on youth mental health in NYC
Two weeks ago, New York City launched a new effort to address the ongoing youth mental health crisis: free online therapy for city teenagers. The statistics illustrating the depth of that crisis are sobering. Nationwide, three-quarters of high school students experienced at least one “adverse childhood experience” – traumatic events linked with long-term mental health challenges – during […]
As shelter limit for migrant families nears, NYC schools try to prepare
New York City schools have started preparing for a massive reshuffling of students as early as next month, as thousands of migrant families face a new limit on shelter stays, education officials said during a Wednesday city council hearing. Approximately 2,700 families have received notices since Oct. 27 that they’ll either have to reapply for shelter […]
Sustainability, arts, math: ‘Themed’ middle schools are spreading, but do they help students?
On a sunny Friday in early November, four 10- and 11-year-old boys stand on the corner of 26th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, holding homemade clipboards and signs that read “Take our food equity survey.” A young man rushes past the group, headphones on, eyes on his phone. Susan Tenner, executive director of the […]
NYC schools conduct remote learning practice ahead of winter recess
New York City public school families: Get ready to log into remote classrooms this week as the city prepares for potential weather-related or other school building closures. Families may have already received communications from their schools urging them to sign into online accounts and take other steps to prepare for possible remote learning days. The […]
A former tutor’s off-Broadway show tackles NYC’s high-stress high school admissions
New York City’s high-stakes high school admissions process is taking center stage in a new off-Broadway production. School Pictures, running through Dec. 3 at Playwrights Horizons theater, draws on playwright Milo Cramer’s experience as a tutor, which often entailed preparing kids for the Specialized High School Admissions Test that determines entry to eight coveted public […]
With influx of migrants, NYC school enrollment ticks up for first time in 8 years
The number of students attending New York City’s public schools increased for the first time in eight years, a sign that enrollment may be stabilizing in the wake of deep declines during the pandemic. About 915,000 children from 3-K to 12th grade enrolled this year, up 0.9% from last year, or roughly 8,000 additional students, […]
The secret to good teaching? Teamwork.
Twelve years ago, when I left a career as a lawyer to become a history teacher, my vision of what a “good teacher” looked like was shaped in part by movies, such as “Stand and Deliver” and “To Sir, With Love,” which depict teachers who overcome institutional dysfunction to connect with students and inspire them […]
