Eliza Shapiro

N.Y.C. schools will replace the gifted and talented admissions exam with a lottery this year.

Protesters Urged Defunding the Police. Schools in Big Cities Are Doing It.

Los Angeles will eliminate a third of its school police officers, joining cities like Seattle, Denver and Minneapolis that took action after Black Lives Matter protests.

When New York City reopened its schools, it began a risky experiment.

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New York Was the 1st Big School District to Reopen. Here’s What Happened.

Elementary schools have been open for months. As the city prepares to reopen middle schools, problems remain, but there is also cause for optimism.

N.Y.C. to Reopen Middle Schools, but Most Students Will Still Learn From Home

The decision will put about 62,000 more students back in classrooms, meaning that a quarter of the city’s 1 million public school students will be learning in person by March.

New York City plans to reopen its middle schools this month.

About 62,000 students who signed up for in-person classes last year will be able to return to classrooms starting Feb. 25.

One thing that’s missing in the reopening plans of U.S. schools: the trust of Black families.

Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust

Deep-seated mistrust among Black families toward their public school districts is holding back school reopening, even as Black children suffer inordinately from remote learning.

New York Schools Are Segregated. Will the Next Mayor Change That?

By deferring decisions on desegregating schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed those choices onto his successor — and into the race to replace him.

Enrollment in N.Y.C. schools drops sharply, especially among preschool-age children.

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