Yasmeen Khan

Step back in time, to 1964, when New York City tried to desegregate a small group of schools, including two from opposite sides of Astoria Boulevard in Queens. 

Now the question turns to how state education officials respond to the scrutiny the tests receive.

New York City's first LGBT liaison for schools says the federal order ensuring rights for transgender children in schools affirms what the city has already been doing. 

The change means schools will not see students' preferences and maybe, just maybe, families won't stress so much over how to rank their top choices.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña fielded some tough questions in an area of the city that's rapidly changing, where privilege and poverty exist side by side.

Newly arrived and first-generation teens will explore what it means to learn and strive in New York City through student performances.

One school is working to improve how it tracks student learning by making assessments frequent and low pressure. Most importantly, the approach treats students as partners.

An arbitrator ruled the city's Department of Education erroneously removed the principal of John Dewey High School last year, and must be reinstated as a principal with full back pay.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz, confident after a Wisconsin win, campaigned in firm democratic territory in the Bronx.

Protesters outside Gov. Cuomo's office in Manhattan called for increased funding for the City University of New York. Dozens were arrested after blocking entry to the building.

Former Cuban political prisoners in Union City, N.J. said that President Obama's trip to Havana was not a "thaw" between the two countries, but a stab in the back.

Parents opposed to the state's annual tests aligned to the Common Core standards say they aren't appeased by recent changes, and they plan to boycott the tests once again.

New York City schools that were allowed to expand what enrollment factors to consider met their individual diversity goals for incoming students.

The Department of Education is adding a whopping $1.4 billion in funds to its school capital plan, but the infusion will only help the city tread water on school overcrowding.

High school match letters go out to New York City students on March 4. Among the results: an increasing number of students with disabilities are getting into selective high schools.

A newly overhauled SAT debuts nationally on March 5. But some 15,000 public school students in the city took it for free, as part of their school day this week.

New York City is supposed to keep track of how many students qualify for special education services, and whether they're actually receiving them.

Parents of Brooklyn Technical High School students say the funding is lower there than at the other specialized high schools, and it's hampering students' education.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to shutter three schools may be on a smaller scale than his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, but the sting of closure remains the same. 

To stay on track with its goals — higher reading levels, more Advanced Placement classes and expanded computer science programs — New York City has big plans for the spring and summer.