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NYC's 2-K program expands with seats in every borough
The city announced that 10,000 new spots will be added across the city for free childcare for 2-year-olds. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
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The city announced that 10,000 new spots will be added across the city for free childcare for 2-year-olds. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The Department of Education said it will recommend the Board of Regents leave decisions on employee clothing, including apparel displaying offensive indigenous imagery, to local school districts. CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson reports.
They are opening up another 10,000 2-K seats next year. The mayor called the move historic and the governor touted it as part of her plan to make New York affordable for young parents. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The New York State Department of Education said Monday it will recommend that the Board of Regents now leave decisions on whether or not to use Native American imagery in sports logo to local school districts.
The Department of Education said Monday it will recommend that the Board of Regents now leave decisions on whether or not to use Native American imagery in sports logo to local school districts. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the second phase of the free 2-K program with additional seats starting in fall 2027.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other officials announced an expansion of NYC's 2-K program with 10,000 more seats.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that more than 12,000 children across the city will have access to 2-K starting in fall 2027.
NBA legends Earl Monroe and Bill Bradley joined Commissioner Adam Silver as students and community leaders celebrated the dedication of Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School's new South Bronx home.
Domestic violence survivors, city officials and students gathered in Lower Manhattan to discuss healthy relationships, consent and resources available to teens during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Cornell University's Faculty Senate began debating over a resolution of no confidence in the school's administration on Wednesday.
Dozens of members of Cornell's faculty will consider whether the university's administration can effectively address sexual assault at the school.
A child who was allegedly left alone on a school bus in East Orange, New Jersey, on Tuesday morning is back with his family.
The school said Tuesday it will also give New York State Police a role in investigating sex crimes on campus. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year.
Students and faculty at New York City's Ivy League school rallied Thursday in support of the alleged victim in the Cornell University rape investigation. But as CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports, organizers also had other concerns.
Many Columbia University students and professors gathered in Manhattan Thursday in support of Jane Doe, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house.
Cornell University students held a dining hall sit-in Wednesday over the school's handling of an alleged gang rape in 2024.
New York City is trying out its first gated school street on Clarkson Street in Lower Manhattan.
Students protested on the Cornell University campus on Monday, outraged at how the school handled an alleged gang rape two years ago in which nobody was criminally charged.