Announcements

6/30/2021

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Announce Record Number of 3-K for All Offers

33,000 families receive 3-K for All offers as program expands across all 32 community school districts

6/25/2021

Chancellor Porter Marks Last Day of School with Messages of Optimism and Recovery

6/16/2021

Chancellor Porter Announces 2021 Big Apple Award Winners

6/26/2020

Chancellor Carranza Delivers Message Of Gratitude During Visits Across The City On Last Day Of 2019-20 School Year

6/28/2019

Chancellor Carranza Announces Updated Transgender and First-Ever Gender Inclusion Guidelines For New York City Schools

Students can change their name and gender on school records without legal documentation, families can self-report their child’s gender upon enrollment

6/20/2019

Mayor de Blasio First Lady McCray and Chancellor Carranza Announce Major Expansion of Social-Emotional Learning and Restorative Justice Across All City Schools

Partnership with Sanford Harmony program to expand Social-Emotional Learning support to all NYC elementary schools; 85 clinical social workers to provide earlier intervention for students in need; all high schools and middle schools to receive Restorative Justice training; NYC Schools to keep suspensions below 20 days in most cases except those that involve serious or violent incidents

6/13/2019

Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza Announce Adoption of School Diversity Advisory Group Recommendations

City will adopt 62 recommendations, announces first five districts receiving new school diversity grants

6/13/2019

Chancellor Carranza Celebrates Fifth Annual Borough Arts Festivals

Approximately 3,200 students across five boroughs have showcased their work

6/10/2019

Mayor de Blasio Speaker Johnson Chancellor Carranza and New York City Council Announce Support for Community-Based Early Care and Education Providers

6/27/2018

Chancellor Carranza Announces Streamlined Support and Leadership Structure for New York City Schools

Superintendents and Field Support Centers will be overseen by nine Executive Superintendents who will report to the First Deputy Chancellor. New Leadership Team includes a realigned structure and newly created Chief Academic Officer and Deputy Chancellor positions

6/21/2018

Chancellor Carranza Announces Summer Reading Book Giveaway for 3-K And Pre-K Families

All 3-K and Pre-K families will receive three free books to support summer learning, and have access to 6,000 books online

6/20/2018

Mayor de Blasio, United Federation Of Teachers Announce Contract Agreement To Provide Paid Parental Leave For All New York City Public School Teachers