Jessica Gould
Articles by Jessica Gould
Jessica is the education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Jessica reported on the shutdown and reopening of the nation’s largest school system, highlighting the unprecedented impacts on learning, health and mental health for students, staff and families. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
The Panel for Education Policy passed a resolution calling for improvements to the cards.
The chancellor said the “traffic-light approach” seeks to harness the tech's benefits while mitigating its risks.
The tech, called SmartPass, is meant to helps educators “disrupt bathroom meetups.”
The education department wants to open a new Next Generation Technology High School.
The education department dropped plans to close the Community Action School on West 93rd Street.
An education department spokesperson said the decision came "as the community continues to process the harm" from the parent's comments, which went viral online.
Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump assured him that a Columbia University student detained earlier in the day “will be released imminently.”
Parents, educators and politicians, particularly in the outer boroughs, said getting to school was a huge hassle — if not downright impossible.
Students got a retro snow day on Monday without remote learning.
Unions said the move has big implications for the MTA and school bus service.
Emmy Liss said families of all incomes will be eligible for a free program for 2-year-olds.
The schools chancellor is calling on state legislators to boost city education funding by more than $600 million to implement the law.
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