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fromChalkbeat
3 hours ago

After racist comment goes viral, NYC halts closure of Upper West Side middle school

NYC education officials reversed plans to close Community Action School on the Upper West Side after a racist comment during a public meeting sparked national attention and community backlash.
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fromNew York Amsterdam News
5 days ago
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As Mamdani expands child care, lessons from a Brooklyn early childhood center

FirstStepNYC demonstrates an integrated early education model combining school system resources, social services, and Head Start principles to support families from pregnancy through kindergarten entry.
fromChalkbeat
3 weeks ago
Education

As Mamdani expands child care, lessons from a Brooklyn early childhood center

Integrated, family-centered early education from prenatal stages through kindergarten can better address fragmented and underfunded NYC early childhood systems.
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fromGothamist
4 months ago

Gifted and talented programs become flashpoint in NYC mayoral race

About 2,500 children out of the school system's more than 60,000 kindergartners are in gifted programs. "I continue to believe that it is incredibly important for us to deliver excellent quality public education for each and every New Yorker, and that for kindergartners, we should not have a gifted and talented program that is separating them on the basis of that assessment," Mamdani said at an unrelated press conference on Friday.
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fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Zohran Mamdani plans to phase out Gifted and Talented program in NYC elementary schools

Zohran Mamdani will eliminate the kindergarten Gifted and Talented program in New York City and begin phasing out elementary gifted programs.
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