Beth Fertig

Six Democrats are vying to represent the 19th council district in this month’s primary – three of whom have significant money and big name endorsements.

The City Schools Chancellor has released his annual grades for elementary and middle schools, and 97 percent of them scored A's and B's.

For the third year in a row, the city will release A though F letter grades for every school.

The Department of Education has offered principals extra financial incentives to hire teachers who have been in the pool since 2006. 

Girls Prep Bronx is part of a movement to expand single sex education.

A relatively new lobbying group is holding city council candidate forums focused on public education.

The first day of school is just around the corner and 2,000 public school teachers remain on the city's payroll.

Even if cost wasn't a factor, there are logistical problems with cooling subway platforms.

WNYC’s Beth Fertig and WNYC web producer Amy Pearl took a digital thermometer to compare the contrast between the heat of the platforms and the chill of the cars.

Photographer Matthew Jensen is interested in small patches of green that are way off the beaten path.

New York City intends to apply for a separate $650 million pot of federal funds for local school districts, the guidelines for which are expected to be announced this week.

The federal government wants to encourage education reform.

Commercial rents soar in the West Village, even as they plummet elsewhere. 

For retailers suffering from the crash of 2008, one bright spot may be a little wriggle room with the landlord.

For many of us, buying a metro card is as easy as swiping a credit or debit card. 

Low-income families will get an extra $200 per child for school supplies, thanks to a gift to the state from philanthropist George Soros. 

A new study is looking at whether Jamaica Bay's oyster population can be brought back to life. 

Summer used to mean downtime for New York theater. 

Senate Democrats sent the mayor a message that they wouldn't be pushed around, when they voted on a bill that would weaken his control of the schools.

With the state Senate gone for the summer, and no sign of a deal on mayoral control of the schools, three of the city's borough presidents want the new Board of Education to get to work.