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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]

Some teachers asked students to write a poem about the snow and leave school early to get artistic inspiration.


Operators of home care programs make as little as $6 an hour, one analysis found.


Mayor Mamdani says public elementary students will either have to attend school in person or via laptop, and the city will decide by noon Sunday.


Snow days have gone the way of the wooly mammoth, due to the rise of remote learning and a packed school calendar.


NYC Solves has faced criticism from educators for assuming kids have mastered skills, leaving some lost and frustrated.


The announcement represents a step towards the mayor’s campaign pledge of free universal child care.


Insiders said Mamdani needed to maintain the school governance model to achieve universal child care.


The measure aims to counter President Trump's bid to "gaslight the American people" on the siege, a sponsor said.


The thoroughfare has long been considered one of Greenpoint’s most dangerous streets for pedestrians and cyclists.


Educators criticized the city Department of Education for being slow to respond to AI.


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