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Eight of New York City's elite, specialized high schools could be without a freshman class in 2026 if a contract to provide the admissions exam is not approved next week, parents fear.
Class size law requires that K-3 classes have no more than 20 students, grades 4-8 have no more than 23 students, and grades 9-12 have no more than 25 students.
Individual school funding is allocated during the summer based on the city’s projections of how many students are expected to fill seats. The city spends about $30,000 per student.
As of the 2022-2023 school year, there were approximately 219,000 students with disabilities (20.9% of the student body) being educated in the NYC school system. [60] The most prevalent disability classifications are learning disabilities (40%) and speech or language impairments (32%). Boys outnumber girls with IEPs by two to one. [61]
Grade retention or grade repetition is the process of a student repeating a grade after failing the previous year.. In the United States of America, grade retention can be used in kindergarten through to third grade; however, students in high school are usually only retained in the specific failed subject.
According to Census Data, NYC spent $19,076 each year per student in 2013, [35] more than any other state [36] compared to the national average of $10,560. Per student spending has continued to increase. The New York City Department of Education is the largest public school system in the United States.
The DOE’s social media policy says employees “should not communicate with students currently enrolled in DOE schools on personal social media sites,” except in an emergency, and then a ...
Diddy is the new ‘D word.’ New York City public school kids as young as 8 are making Diddy-themed jokes and comments in class – and some parents are so upset over the “heartbreaking ...