New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks claimed Tuesday that parents don’t care if classrooms are overcrowded, as he argued against a billion-dollar-plus state mandate to reduce their size. Banks ...

This article was originally published in Chalkbeat. New York City is giving schools extra funding to hire 3,700 teachers and 100 assistant principals to comply with a major class size reduction ...

NYC needs 6,000 teachers and billions in funding to meet class size caps. Top education leaders warn that without more state aid, city schools will fall short of the mandate.

This year, schools were encouraged to come up with their own plans to lower their class sizes and apply to the Department of Education for funding. By Claire Fahy Two years ago, New York State ...

The controversial state law requiring New York City public schools to reduce class sizes across the board could become more problematic and reduce “equity” for the neediest students amid budget cuts ...