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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and in this special episode, P.S. Weekly and Chalkbeat reporters — and their parents — share stories about the teachers who have inspired, encouraged, and shaped them.
The national wave of book bans has been coming ashore in surprising ways in New York City.
There's an effort to level access to Advanced Placement courses in NYC schools. Is it working?
New York is one of just eight states that requires high school exit exams. Seems like time for a new approach.
We get it. The "birds and the bees” talk is awkward. But if we want young people to be informed and safe, NYC schools’ sex education policies need to change.
In my selective high school it’s easy for students of color – including me – to feel disregarded. But every now and then you find a supportive adult who goes out of their way to make you feel seen.
When the pandemic forced schools to close in March, 75,000 New York City teachers had to shift quickly to remote teaching. This is a story about one of those teachers.
In the season finale from The James Baldwin School, we take a trip to the principal’s office.