Children’s Health Care Bill Faces New Obstacles
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Bipartisan negotiations over an extension of children’s health insurance are veering off course, raising doubts that legislation can be passed quickly.
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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help dress up their streetscapes to attract new businesses, residents and tourists.
City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Legislation barring City Council members from making outside income will go into effect on January 1, forcing several sitting and incoming Council members to make tough decisions about their side jobs.
Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Steve and Connie Ballmer are giving $60 million over six years to a program created by StriveTogether, a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children.
New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law
Release Date:
10/05/2017
New York state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education law.
New York City Students Are Getting Younger
Release Date:
10/05/2017
New York City's preschool expansion is not happening in quite the same blitz as its massive scale-up of classes for 4-year-olds, when the city added nearly 50,000 full-day pre-k seats to the school system over the course of two years.
Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years
Release Date:
10/05/2017
At the start of December 2014, New York Post reporter Susan Edelman sent an intriguing public records request to the city’s Department of Education. “Under the Freedom of Information [sic], I request all e-mail communications since Dec. 30, 2013...
Simons Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation
Release Date:
10/05/2017
A new short film, the second installment in a series produced by the Simons Foundation, chronicles the work of scientists developing the Simons Observatory. The film traverses the globe, from the barren Atacama Desert in Chile to the sunny beaches...
City to Build 1,000-Seat High School in Long Island City
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The city will construct a new high school with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills, according to the Department of Education.
Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The new leaders of Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced they were scuttling a half-billion-dollar plan for a gut renovation of David Geffen Hall and seeking simpler ways to improve the lackluster theater.
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