Tag: Schools

Allegations against Kamar Samuels highlight widespread dysfunction in NYC’s school contract system

Michael Elsen-Rooney and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat June 19, 2026 Community No Comments

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Probe of Upper West Side Teacher With Sexual Misconduct Past Exposes Improper Contracts Signed by Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels: REPORT

Mike Mishkin June 1, 2026 No Comments

A complaint about a teacher working in two Upper West Side schools touched off an investigation that revealed improper DOE contracts signed by Kamar Samuels Read More...

A Neighboring UWS Private School Has Offered $20 Million for Manhattan Country School’s Bankrupt Building

Mike Mishkin May 22, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

The six-story schoolhouse on West 85th Street that once held Manhattan Country School has drawn a potential buyer — another Upper West Side private school, Read More...

NYC pulls contentious proposals to open AI-themed high school, close Upper West Side middle schools

Michael Elsen-Rooney and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat April 27, 2026 Community No Comments

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NYC Reverses Plan to Close Upper West Side Middle School in Wake of Racist Remarks at District 3 Meeting

Mike Mishkin March 3, 2026 No Comments

In the letter, Samuels cited two reasons for the reversal. Read More...

Hunter College Professor Placed on Leave After Making Racist Remarks During District 3 School Meeting

Mike Mishkin February 25, 2026 No Comments

The college said the move is pending the outcome of an investigation. Read More...

Video and Multiple Witnesses Identify Person Behind Racist Remarks Made During Student Testimony

Mike Mishkin February 20, 2026 No Comments

A newly published video of the February 10 Community Education Council District 3 meeting reveals the specific remarks an adult participant made while students were giving testimony Read More...

Racially Offensive Remarks Made During District 3 School Meeting: Superintendent Responds

Mike Mishkin February 12, 2026 No Comments

The comments were heard by many attendees, including children. Read More...

Daycare Center Faces Scrutiny After Bleach Solution Mistakenly Served to Children

Mike Mishkin November 21, 2025 Community No Comments

Bright Horizons’ Columbus Circle location — already under intense scrutiny after three employees were indicted this summer for allegedly abusing toddlers — is now the subject of a newly revealed … Read More...

The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine: A Leader in K-8 Education on the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin October 7, 2025 No Comments

Tucked within the 11-acre campus of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Cathedral School has long been regarded as one of New York Read More...