NY Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year.

The alternative, privately managed, publicly funded schools are popular with parents for their rigor but fiercely opposed by ...

The incoming administration’s plan to minimize the role of government is being cheered by stalwarts of the party.

While many have sung praises over Eric Adams’ pick for New York City’s top lawyer, critics worry she will rubber stamp the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has assembled the wealthiest presidential administration in modern history, with at least 13 ...

The proposed cuts under the Department of Government Efficiency program could significantly reshape the services that millions of people rely on every day. Reductions in funding for healthcare, ...

NEW YORK — State budget negotiations will not start in earnest until the new year, but Gov. Kathy Hochul is already backing off a push to cut funding to New York school districts losing enrollment.

As a conservative, I can sympathize with the Republicans and conservatives who wish to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The Constitution does not empower the federal government to fund ...

Taxpayers in New York could receive $500 refund checks next year, as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first official proposal to combat the cost of living in 2025. The “Inflation Refund” — the ...

"In the short term, if the Department of Education is dismantled, all of that funding would probably just go somewhere else and be administered somewhere else in the federal government." ...

Stop by the New York Hall of Science for an evening discussion on climate change and its intersections with education, fashion, sustainability, and more. Attendees will hear from diverse experts in ...

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tweeting up a storm about creating a Department of Government Efficiency — although to listen to some of what they are saying, such a department has ...