Fewer than half of students passing math, reading at 900 NYC public schools

Close to Half of New York City Schools Are Failing, New Report Says

Nearly half of New York City public schools are failing to get a majority of their students to pass standardized tests measuring math and reading, even though the city is spending about twice as much money on the schools as other districts do, a devastating new report from the Success Academy charter school network says.The post Close to Half of New York City Schools Are Failing, New Report Says appeared first on .

More than 400K New York City children enrolled in failing public schools: report

New York City school test scores show 503 schools where most students failed both math and reading proficiency exams, despite spending 36,293 per pupil annually.

Blue City’s Public Schools Light Money On Fire Only For Students To Keep Failing, Report Shows

Almost half of New York City public schools have nearly half of their students failing, even though the Big Apple's public school system spends more than double the national average per student, a new report shows.

Local students still dominate public university enrolment in Malaysia, says IPPTN

GEORGE TOWN, July 9 — Local students remain the dominant group in public universities, with 96.56 per cent of unde...

Report: Nearly Half of NYC Schools are Failing in Reading and Math

“No other public institution would be permitted to operate in this way.” The post Report: Nearly Half of NYC Schools are Failing in Reading and Math first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Students Claiming To Be Disabled Enroll At Prestigious Law School At Higher Rate Than Men

The percentage of students claiming to have disabilities — and thus qualifying for accommodations such as extra time for assignments and tests — is higher than the percentage of male students at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. As reported by The New York Post, more than one-third of students enrolled in the ...

Students at the center of NYC high school's success

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Thousands of Ohio students are M.I.A. from school and losing the opportunity to reach their potential. Nearly 385,000 students—about one in every four—were “chronically absent” in 2024–25, meaning they missed more than 10 percent of the school year. Of these students, 125,000 were absent more than 20 percent of the year, or about two months’ worth of school. In districts such as Cleveland, Lorain, and Youngstown, more than half of students were chronically absent. Based on preliminary data, Read More

Illinois’ per-pupil spending 7th-highest in U.S., but outcomes shaky

Illinois spends more per public school student than nearly every other state. During the 2022-23 school year, the state spent 25,000 per student, adjusted to 2024 dollars, according to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics. That’s almost 5,000 more than the U.S. average of 20,039 per student. The figure includes local and... The post Illinois’ per-pupil spending 7th-highest in U.S., but outcomes shaky appeared first on Illinois Policy.

How New Trier High School cut chronic absenteeism by 65% – Illinois Policy

New Trier’s problem reflected the state’s: 28.3 percent of all public school students in Illinois were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year and 26.3 percent the following year. New Trier’s success in combating absenteeism comes as the rest of the state still faces a crisis. In 2025, one in four students in the state were chronically absent.

Your local elementary school is about to close

It won’t get a ton of national headlines, but your local media (if you still have one) will be all over this story in the coming decade: Fewer and fewer children are attending the local public school, spurring debates over closures, consolidations, and downsizing. Nearly 50.8 million students attended a K-12 public school in the []

एसइई पूरक परीक्षामा ६४.६८ प्रतिशत विद्यार्थी उत्तीर्ण

काठमाडौं। राष्ट्रिय परीक्षा बोर्डले माध्यमिक शिक्षा परीक्षा (एसइई) २०८२ को पूरक (ग्रेडवृद्धि) परीक्षाको नतिजा सार्वजनिक गरेको छ। परीक्षामा सहभागीमध्ये ६४.६८ प्रतिशत विद्यार्थी उत्तीर्ण भएका छन्। परीक्षा नियन्त्रक टुकराज अधिकारीका अनुसार पूरक परीक्षामा सहभागी एक लाख २९ हजार ११४ परीक्षार्थीमध्ये ८३ हजार ५२३ जना उत्तीर्ण भएका छन्। गत असार १ देखि ९ गतेसम्म सञ्चालन भएको परीक्षाका []

CBSE rejects Vedant's allegations of discrepancies in 12th revaluation result; 'not 2, but 11 marks gained'

The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has rejected allegations of discrepancies in Class 12 revaluation result by a student Vedant Shrivastava and called his statement factually incorrect and blatant lie. As per CBSE, though the candidate has claimed only two marks increased in his revised marksheet, but a total of 11 marks got increased. The student's marks in Maths was increased from 46 to 47 (one mark), Computer Science - 61 to 62 (one mark), Physics - 35 to 44 marks (9 marks).

68,191 OKU berjaya ditempatkan di sektor swasta

KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 68,191 Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) berjaya ditempatkan dalam sektor swasta sejak 2023 hingga 31 Mei lalu. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan berkata, jumlah itu turut merangkumi golongan neurodivergen termasuk individu autisme, Gangguan Kurang Daya Tumpuan dan Hiperaktif (ADHD), disleksia serta peserta Program Return To Work (RTW). Beliau berkata, daripada jumlah ... Read more The post 68,191 OKU berjaya ditempatkan di sektor swasta appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Gap grows in maths, writing: More than 90% of poor children fall behind by Year 3

Gap grows in maths, writing: More than 90% of poor children fall behind by Year 3

NYC Budget Gives Every Public School Kindergartner $1,000 for College, Restores Education Programs

New York City public school kindergartners will automatically receive 1,000 for college expenses, up from 100, under a budget deal announced Tuesday between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council. The budget also restores a handful of education programs that Mamdani did not include in his preliminary proposal and were at risk of cuts, including []

UN: 93 million children globally out of school amid crises

Of the 182 million children living in the 20 most critical emergency settings, approximately 74 million are not attending school, accounting for nearly 80 of all out-of-school children identified in the study.

Maths enrolments rebound, but one group is taking longer to bounce back

Boys outnumber girls in general maths classes this year – a subject in which females traditionally outnumber males.

Popular Lies About Test Scores Corrupt Debates About the Progress of Our Students and Their Schools

Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://share.google/NXK2OD6xIFegOuWoe By David Reinking and Peter Smagorinsky Every day we read about people asking, “At what grade level does my child read?” “Is it true that 54 of adults in the U.S. read below a sixth-grade level?” “Have reading scores dropped an entire grade level since the pandemic?” The assumption behind these questions is test scores []

Why Teaching Math for Test Results Is Not Enough

Over the last year, New York City has had a fascinating discussion about teaching math. In particular, NYC Department of Education has started to implement ... Read More The post Why Teaching Math for Test Results Is Not Enough appeared first on The Jose Vilson.

Colleges Serving More Autistic Students Than They Realize, Researchers Say

Colleges Serving More Autistic Students Than They Realize, Researchers Say Joshua.Bay Mon, 07/06/2026 - 03:00 AM New research from Michigan State University finds that enrollment among autistic students is far higher than previously estimated, underscoring gaps in how campuses identify and support students. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

No Money for Schools? Mary Katharine Ham Schools the Commie on NYC's $40K-Per-Student Disaster

No Money for Schools? Mary Katharine Ham Schools the Commie on NYC's $40K-Per-Student Disaster

General : Local Students Continue To Form Majority In Public Universities - IPPTN

GEORGE TOWN, July 8 (Bernama) -- Local students remain the dominant group in public universities, with 96.56 per cent of undergraduate enrolment comprising Malaysian students, proving that priority for local students remains safeguarded.

79 Per Cent of PEP Students Master Literacy, 75 Per Cent Numeracy

Seventy-nine per cent of students exiting primary school in June 2026 have demonstrated mastery of literacy, while 75 per cent have mastered numeracy. Literacy and numeracy competencies were assessed at []

NYC specialized high schools continue to offer few seats to Black and Hispanic students

NEW YORK — New York City’s specialized high schools continued to make few offers to Black and Latino students during Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first admissions cycle in office, according to data released Friday. Black students received 3.5 ...

Thousands of children absent from school in wake of overnight England World Cup win

Exclusive: It is estimated there were around 332,000 fewer children in school on Monday compared to last weekAround 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to initial figures, as attendance fell in the wake of England’s 3-2 win over Mexico.School registers were down more than three percentage points on last week, after England manager Thomas Tuchel advised parents to “write an excuse for school and let them watch”. Continue reading...

107,180 pupils write common entrance examination in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says no fewer than 107,180 primary school pupils sat for the 2026 common entrance examination into junior secondary schools across the state. The Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Professor Haruna Musa, disclosed this while inspecting examination centres at Fagoji Primary School in Dutse. According to him, the Board [] 107,180 pupils write common entrance examination in Jigawa

Zero Debt, Zero Regret: Why Young Shenzhen Workers Are Swearing Off Borrowing

In a city built on hustle and credit, a growing cohort has decided the math no longer adds up

School expulsions soar in WA public schools for student misconduct and aggression, teacher resignations rise

Expulsion rates at WA public schools have more than doubled in the past five years, with more than 120 students permanently excluded from their school for extreme behaviour last year.

Higher Ed Is Very Sorry

Just 10 years ago, almost 60 percent of Americans said they had a lot of confidence in higher education. By last year, that number had fallen to 42 percent. Seventy percent of Americans told Pew last fall that higher education is moving in the wrong direction. The disdain has become so difficult to ignore that, []

Hundreds of high school students make Broadway debut at the Jimmy Awards

Hundreds of high school students make Broadway debut at the Jimmy Awards

Frenier: The inequality of “equality” in education

Almost 40 years after the VT Supreme Court rendered its Brigham decision, supposedly ensuring equal educational opportunities for all Vermont kids, the opportunities to be academically proficient in Vermont schools remain decidedly UNequal. The post Frenier: The inequality of “equality” in education first appeared on Vermont Daily Chronicle. The post Frenier: The inequality of “equality” in education appeared first on Vermont Daily Chronicle.

Hundreds impacted from closure of English language school in Limerick

HUNDREDS of students and teachers are protesting over the presumed closure of an English language school in Limerick City. Up to 250 students from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mongolia, Algeria, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina have not attended classes in nearly three weeks. Another 300 students who have paid fees to start a course at Student Campus [] The post Hundreds impacted from closure of English language school in Limerick appeared first on Limerick Post.