Troy Closson

Across the nation, state leaders are taking steps to improve reading instruction for struggling students. But in New York, concern has grown: Is too little...

New York City’s specialized high schools represent perhaps the highest-profile symbol of segregation in the nation’s largest school system.

New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers can...

Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling out...

In an effort to close proficiency gaps, the city’s schools chancellor is making major changes to how reading is taught. We’d like to hear from...

Swimming is required to graduate with full honors from the elite Manhattan public school. Some Muslim girls worried the shift to co-ed classes would pit...

Students taking the African American studies class have learned about ancient kingdoms, 20th century movements and modern issues.

The city will launch lessons about Black and Asian Americans across more schools next year, but some students say there should be more.

Two new specialized dyslexia programs will open at Brooklyn public schools as New York focuses more on children with the learning disability.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to allow more charter schools to open in New York City. But as the public school system loses students, the effort...