Department of Education

The five-story building will be completed by September 2020 and fit 980 students, officials said. 

Many public schools across the city don't recite the pledge, although it is a state requirement.

Ten schools, including five elementary schools, have tested for high levels of lead.

The city had moved students from an elementary school for autistic kids into trailers in 2001.

P.S. 196 has a waitlist more than twice the size of last year's, the Department of Education said.

The school said it has not been equitably assessed for serving students with high needs.

Harriet Tubman Charter School is hoping to construct a new building on E. 166th Street.

Parents at I.S. 49 and I.S. 347 oppose plans to give a charter school more space in their building.

The program will be the first for middle school students in the district, officials said.

The planned residential tower is too tall and unaffordable for residents of East Harlem, neighbors say.

A new cursive writing lesson plan has been developed, though it's not mandated as part of curriculums.

A plan to house Teachers College Community School at P.S. 36 could disrupt students, some fear.

The city isn't accounting for development at the Hudson Yards and along the High Line, CB4 members said.

Consuelo Villegas has been working with parents in city schools for over 30 years.

More rigorous lead testing rules have found more elevated levels, but the city says students are safe.