Reading at the Root: New York City’s Literacy Crisis and Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Change
By Anne Webster
New York City stands at a pivotal moment in its educational history, facing a literacy crisis that threatens to undermine the …
Reading from the Beginning: NYC’s Illiteracy Crisis and Andrew Cuomo’s Educational Blueprint
By: Anne Webster
New York City is grappling with a critical and largely underreported problem: illiteracy. Children are bound to struggle—and entire communities may …
Reading at Risk: NYC’s Literacy Crisis and Eric Adams’s Response
By: Anne Webster
New York City is in the midst of a profound literacy crisis that threatens the academic and economic futures of its …
Educated Abroad, Excelling at Home: Why More American Citizens Are Seeking Superior Pre-College Education Overseas
By Esther Claudette Gittens
In recent years, a growing number of American citizens—many of them children of immigrants, middle-class families seeking value, or globally …
Why NYC Alternative High Schools Are Failing — and How We Can Truly Help Young Adults Succeed
By Chris Tobias
In New York City, alternative high schools were created as a second chance for students who struggled in traditional settings—whether due …
With U.S. Students Struggling, Educators Rethink the School Day
With chronic absenteeism and low performance among students nationwide, a growing number of educators are reshaping the school day — …
School Phone Ban, Early College, AI Guardrails: Hochul’s 2025 Education Agenda
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Gov. Kathy Hochul will move to limit cellphone use in New York schools this year, she said during …
Technology is Supposed to Decrease Teacher Burnout – but We Found it Can Sometimes Make It Worse
When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we’d find that learning management systems …