Gary The Creator
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New York Decides Whether a Diploma Still Runs Through a Regents Exam
The Board of Regents takes up item BR (A) 4 on Monday at nine, asking whether to sunset diploma assessment requirements and move every New York student to a single diploma beginning in 2027-28.
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New York Working Papers Go Digital in 2027: What Changes
Every New York student picking up working papers this fall is the last cohort to do it on paper, with a physical exam and a parent's trip to the district office. Here is how the system works while it lasts.
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The Playbook: How to Talk to Your Kids About a Day You Remember and They Can't
Every child in school today was born after 9/11, and so are a growing number of their teachers. A father on what to say, what to skip, and why the hardest part of the conversation is managing your own face.
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Eight Things Changed in New York Schools This Year: Albany Left the Details to Your District
A personal finance mandate with no class attached, the last cohort that has to pass the Regents, and a bus deadline that just moved five years. Here is what actually changed for 2026-27.
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New York's Constitution Has Said No Since 1938 But The Program Albany Is Weighing Never Has to Ask
New York bars public money from religious schools. The federal Education Freedom Tax Credit routes around that bar entirely, and the decision to join it rests with one office, on a form, before October.
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A Teacher Transfer Is Not Discipline in New York: One Day Between Two Papers Made It One
New York districts can reassign tenured teachers almost at will, but not in bad faith. Two Commissioner's decisions show how a counseling memorandum and a transfer notice, filed a day apart, become discipline.
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New York's Reading Score Fell Five Points: Teachers From Copenhagen to Queens Say They Stopped Assigning Whole Books
Statewide English language arts proficiency dropped to 48 percent in the 2025-26 assessments. Veteran teachers in four regions of New York describe the same classroom change behind it: the novel replaced by the test-sized passage.
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Free School Meals Don't Mean Free Staff Meals: NYSED Sets 2026-27 Adult Prices
NYSED has set new minimum 2026-27 prices for breakfasts and lunches sold to adults in school cafeterias, with separate rates for severe-need schools and the state's 30% Initiative. Districts also must account for sales tax and a narrow exception for employees who directly operate or administer the nutrition program.
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Your Child Cannot Be Turned Away for Missing Paperwork: New York Districts Have to Enroll Them the Same Day
New York students living doubled up, in motels, in shelters or in cars have the right to enroll immediately without residency proof, immunization records or transcripts. Here is the statute, the transportation rule and the phone number that makes a district move.
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The Rules on Your School District's Website May No Longer Be Current
A school district policy manual may look official while carrying language, procedures or legal references left behind by newer laws. Here is how New York families can tell whether the rules posted online still match the rules in force.
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New York's Federal Pass Mark for a College Program Is $30,793: Most Students Have Never Seen It
A single Federal Register number now decides whether New York college programs keep their student loans. It sits below the national figure, below New York City full-time minimum wage, and no student will see a score until 2027.
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Mamdani Halts Student AI Use Through Eighth Grade for One Year
New York City is pausing student-facing generative AI from 2-K through eighth grade for the 2026-27 school year. The policy also restricts classroom screen time, prohibits AI grading and creates tightly controlled high school pilots.
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