Alex Zimmerman

A plan to close one school and open another addresses two problems: A growing number of unsustainably small schools and longstanding gaps in support for struggling readers.

Migrant families with children in grades K-6 will only be required to move once — after their first 60 days in a city shelter. Advocates say the city should eliminate 60-day eviction notices.

Undrea Polite, a paraprofessional at a District 75 school for children with significant disabilities, speaks during a Wednesday press conference about the shortage of special education staff at her school.

The decision to tweak the 60-day policy comes as the influx of migrants has slowed, leading the city to close some emergency shelters.

New York City's Education Department is offering to restart special education services for thousands of private school students, but they have to waive their right to sue in exchange.

To receive the services, families have to sign a waiver relinquishing their rights to file a legal complaint against the city Education Department.

Black or Latino students represented 51% of the top seniors in NYC last year. But they made up just 36% of students who qualify for automatic admission to SUNY.

NYC schools have until Dec. 20 to apply for additional funding for next school year to comply with the state’s class size law.

“Before we spend millions on an AI program that could shape our kindergartners’ reading abilities, let’s make sure we’re doing this right,” Comptroller Brad Lander said.

“Before we spend millions on an AI program that could shape our kindergartners’ reading abilities, let’s make sure we’re doing this right,” Comptroller Brad Lander said.