JOB POSTING
Job Description THE MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Title: Director of The Koopersmith Family Literacy + Math Program Department: Joseph Stern Center for Social Responsibility Reports To: Director, Joseph Stern Center for Social Responsibility Job Type: Full Time Classification: Exempt Date: November 29, 2022 Background: At the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, mutual responsibility is one of our core values. Through […]
NYC high school admissions is overwhelming. It rewards parents like me.
Just before midnight, attempting to make the deadline for extra materials required for admission by some of New York City’s most selective public high schools, I sat watching the upload time for my 13-year-old’s video extend from six minutes to 11 to 15. I’d been trying to upload it for two hours. I’d cleared my […]
How-to Apply for a School-Specific Principal Position
Postings and Eligibility: Principal and Executive Principal vacancies are generally posted at the beginning and middle of each month and remain open for at least 15 calendar days. Posting dates may be adjusted for holidays or weekends. Selection for school appointments will be done in accordance with Chancellor’s Regulation C-30: – In order to apply […]
NYC Mayor Adams reverses course on $80 million schools cut in preliminary budget
After a bruising battle last year over school budget cuts, Mayor Eric Adams reversed course Thursday on a plan to slash an additional $80 million next year from the coffers of schools that lost students during the pandemic. In his preliminary budget, Adams announced plans to delay the previously scheduled cut, giving a temporary reprieve […]
Deep breaths: NYC to roll out breathing exercises for all students, Banks says
As schools across the city grapple with the mental health fallout of the pandemic, Chancellor David Banks indicated this week that the education department is in the process of introducing breathing exercises for all students. “We are looking at rolling out two to three minutes of breathing technique[s] for every student in New York City […]
New data shows fewer students per counselor at nation’s schools, but caseloads remain high
The ratio of students to counselors in the nation’s public schools has reached its lowest point in at least 36 years, spurred both by an influx of new counselors and a nationwide decline in student enrollment, according to new data. The dual trends left schools with an average of 408 students for every counselor last […]
Rising inflation adds $800M to cost of fully funding New York’s main school aid formula
New York school funding advocates have been looking forward to next year, when Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature are supposed to finish fully funding the state’s 15-year-old school funding formula, resulting in billions of more dollars for school districts statewide. But a new problem might put the money in jeopardy: Because of inflation, the […]
School shortages are happening on a state to state level!
Educators and parents: Tell News4JAX how a teacher shortage has affected your school? News4JAX has reported that Duval County has more schools in need of extra support than any other school district in Florida. A Florida Department of Education report outlines a dire need for English teachers this upcoming school year. Exceptional Student Education (ESE), […]
