Announcements

5/13/2020

Chancellor Carranza Announces Record High Percentage Of Families Receiving Top Choice Pre-K Offer

90 percent of families receive offer to one of their top three choices; 77 percent receive first choice offer

5/1/2020

Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Announce "Let's Learn NYC" A New Television Program From WNET To Support Remote Learning

Beginning Monday, May 4, the new educational public television program for young learners will air weekdays at 11:00AM EST on THIRTEEN

5/1/2020

Mayor de Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Announce Adjusted K=12 Citywide Grading Policy For 2019-20 School Year

5/30/2019

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Announce Over 9500 Families Receiving 3-K for All Offers

For the first time this fall, 3-K for All will be in all five boroughs

5/29/2019

Chancellor Carranza Launches Community Outreach Campaign for Annual Free Summer Meals Program Available to All New Yorkers 18 and Under

Breakfast and lunch available at approximately 1,200 sites across the city from June 27 to August 30

5/17/2019

Chancellor Carranza Announces 2019 Big Apple Award Winners

Students, families, school staff and community members nominated a record 7,100 teachers

5/16/2019

Chancellor Carranza and Commissioner del Castillo Announce First Annual NYC Public School Film Festival

Festival showcases 20 short films by middle and high school students

5/6/2019

Chancellor Carranza Announces Pre-K Offers For 65521 Families

5/30/2018

Chancellor Carranza Announces Appointment of Edie Sharp As Chief Of Staff

Sharp will oversee management of the Chancellor’s Executive Office and serve as key advisor

5/23/2018

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Announce Four Times More Children Receiving 3-K for All Offers

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced 3,257 families are receiving offers to free, full-day, high-quality 3-K for All across six community school districts –up from 793 offers across two community school districts last year.

5/22/2018

Chancellor Carranza Announces $24 Million Investment in Health Ed Works

Comprehensive health education initiative will improve instruction for students, increase supports for teachers, and enhance community partnerships

5/11/2018

Chancellor Carranza Announces 2018 Big Apple Award Winners

6,500 Nominations Submitted by Students, Families, School Staff, and Community Members to Honor Outstanding Teachers