Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that New York City’s 2017 four-year high school graduation rate is the highest on record – 74.3 percent. Continue Reading →
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Chancellor Fariña Announces Highest Ever Percentage Of Enrollment In College
Chancellor Carmen Fariña today released the 2016-17 School Quality Reports and announced New York City’s highest-ever postsecondary enrollment. Continue Reading →
Harlem Nonprofit Partners With Cornell University To Help Close Unemployment Gap
The nonprofit STRIVE New York has broadened its impact on urban youth unemployment by partnering with eCornell and local city organizations to launch Serve UP Harlem, an initiative to prepare 18- to 24-year-olds for career paths in food service and hospitality. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio, Phil Weinberg, Ydanis Rodriguez And Others Announce Re-entry Services
Mayor de Blasio today announced that by the end of this year, every person in the Department of Correction’s custody will receive re-entry services to help connect them with jobs and opportunities outside of jail, as well as five hours of programming per day during their stay to address vocational, educational, and therapeutic needs. Continue Reading →
Chancellor Fariña Announces Record High Of Students Enrolling In College From Harlem To Hollis
Chancellor Carmen Fariña today released the 2015-16 School Quality Reports and announced that New York City’s post secondary enrollment rate is its highest ever – 55 percent of New York City’s Class of 2015 (students entering 9th grade in Fall 2011).
Schools Chancellor Fariña Releases School Survey Results From Harlem To Hollis
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced the results of the tenth annual NYC School Survey. For the first time ever, survey participation exceeded one million respondents, with 1,002,196 students, teachers, and parents completing the survey. Continue Reading →
Chancellor Kicks Off NYC Reads 365 In Harlem And Citywide
Chancellor Fariña today announced the launch of NYC Reads 365, a new multi-year citywide literacy effort to promote a City that reads every day, in and outside of our schools. Continue Reading →
