Beth Fertig

Ten years after opening its first school, Success Academy has grown into the largest charter network in New York City. We spoke with student 'lifers' on their decade with Success.

The city is changing the test that's used to determine which students get into the most elite public high schools, with the goal of making it more fair for everyone.

Brooklyn Lab Charter School has won $10 million to create a high school that serves different types of learners with technology, more guidance counselors and internships.

New York City parents and students can now try the Department of Education's new online search tool to help them navigate the complicated high school admissions process.

School's back in session this week and New York City Chancellor Carmen Fariña stops by WNYC to share what's on the agenda this year. 

With just 25 percent of New York City elementary school kids getting the required amount of physical education, officials vow to get the PE program into shape over the next few years.

Outside experts are questioning the way New York City tests for lead in public school drinking water, but officials insist they were advised by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Before Rudy Giuliani became America's Mayor in the aftermath of 9/11, he shifted from being a populist to a pugilist. Sound familiar?

School segregation isn't always about race. A new report finds the gaps between rich and poor neighboring districts in New York and New Jersey rank among the nation's highest.

The mayor's plan to increase diversity at the city's most competitive high schools kicked off just a few months before the admittance test.

After touting progress on this year's tests, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa offered slightly different takes on the results.

The low-performing schools in the Bronx are still waiting to hear if they've improved enough to get off the state's dreaded Persistently Struggling Schools List.

Faculty members claim they're owed money for healthcare bills by Dowling College, the financially troubled Long Island liberal arts school that's closing at the end of August.

New York City's mayor defended his views on test prep, charter schools and how to fix the nation's largest school system, all on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show.

An Upper West Side school with a high percentage of students from public housing will move to a new building in the fall of 2017. 

It's been a summer of protests across the U.S. As students ponder their own role, here's what a Staten Island teen learned about standing up for a cause.

The cleric Turkey accuses of plotting the recent failed coup attempt has been linked to a network of U.S. charter schools, including four in New York and six in New Jersey.

The city agency responsible for building libraries, police precincts and even wheelchair ramps is looking for the next generation of architects and engineers at Bronx summer camp.

A summer academy helps get the children of refugees and asylum seekers ready for life inside a New York City public school building.

Manhattan families heard about two proposals to address crowding and segregation at a limited number of schools on the Upper West Side, but some pressed for a district-wide solution.