New York has an education problem that no one really likes to talk about: it spends more than any other state or country in the world yet achieves mediocre results at best. This might come as a surprise, especially since some politicians and pundits Read More
Voters in 24 New York school districts return to the polls on Tuesday for school budget revotes. Last month, voters in 96 percent of school districts outside New York City conducting votes approved their school budgets for the upcoming year. The 6 Read More
Refer to the dashboard at the bottom of the page for the enrollment data for each school district since the 2013–14 school year.Enrollment in New York public schools during 2024-25 remained steady at 2.24 million, according to . Helped by Read More
Most school board members in New York's largest school districts were elected with teachers' union support and many are themselves teachers' union members. Read More
Absenteeism was and remains particularly problematic for students in high school, Black and Hispanic students, and special education students. Read More
Organizations across New York and the country last week observed to raise awareness of the educational pathways that exist outside of residentially-assigned public school systems. But what Read More
A staff shortage in upstate hospitals prompted , where hospital officials and state lawmakers asked that more funding to train medical professionals be included in January’s sta Read More
Results are in for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nation’s report card. They paint a bleak picture for New York. Read More