Education and youth issues reporter @nydailynews.com‬ Tips to: cbamberger@nydailynews.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mkno3l22d22zState testing system glitches lock out NYC students ready to take standardized tests https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/29/state-testing-system-glitches-lock-out-nyc-students-ready-to-take-standardized-tests/29 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkno3l22d22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mk3lvnhrik2rNYC Council is debating a law that would set time limits on young people's social media use as concerns grow over its effects on mental health https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/21/nyc-council-debates-limiting-social-media-time-for-young-people-amid-mental-health-concerns/22 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lvnhrik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mjzkiabe3k2qThe first day of NYC public school will be unusually late this fall, according to the official 2026-27 school year calendar released today — forcing families to scramble for child care at the end of summer break. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/21/nyc-public-school-classes-will-start-almost-week-later-usual-next-school-year/21 Apr 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzkiabe3k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mj2yrwgv5k2hAs NYC launches free child care for 2-year-olds, Mayor Mamdani will open most of the first 2,000 seats in programs that operate on a full-day year-round schedule, he’ll announce at a press conference later today in Brooklyn. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/09/mamdanis-signature-2-k-child-care-program-will-be-full-day-and-year-round/09 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2yrwgv5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mht5ms4pzc2dAI guidance for NYC public schools is out and, as the DN reported yesterday, includes a "traffic-light" system to help teachers and principals make informed decisions about AI in education. Here's what it says — and doesn't say: https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/24/nyc-public-schools-ai-guidance-lesson-plans-grades-discipline/24 Mar 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht5ms4pzc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mhq7tas3g226At the City Council's NYC Public Schools budget hearing, Chancellor Kamar Samuels announces AI guidance coming tomorrow: "Our work to leverage technology responsibly continues with our foundational AI guidance, which will be released tomorrow and will include opportunities for community input."23 Mar 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq7tas3g226https://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mhe4kjegik2dDylan Lopez Contreras, the first known NYC student detained by federal immigration authorities as part of President Trump’s mass deportation agenda, has been released after nearly a year in custody https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/18/dylan-lopez-contreras-nyc-high-school-student-released-10-months-ice-detention/18 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe4kjegik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mggkgcaeuk26Gov. Hochul said that she provided Border Czar Tom Homan today w/ "the names of a number of students who are in detention that we would like to see released." The Daily News asked the governor's office for that list, but they declined to share it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggkgcaeuk26https://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mggjokypwk2qThe NYPD has released body-cam footage of officers encountering DHS agents after last week’s federal immigration arrest of Columbia U student Ellie Aghayeva https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/06/body-cam-video-shows-nypd-response-ice-arrest-columbia-student/07 Mar 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggjokypwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mgdakm22lc2xNYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels picked his cabinet today, w/ a seasoned education official as his top deputy and major changes to the way superintendents are overseen: https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/05/kamar-samuels-appoints-deputy-two-superintendant-leadership/05 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdakm22lc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mg4icxnbw22aFormer Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos has taken a job as a high-ranking advisor at HMH, a company that does millions of dollars in city business each year as one of three literacy curriculum providers NYC schools were required to use. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/02/former-chancellor-aviles-ramos-takes-gig-at-company-doing-millions-in-business-with-city-schools/03 Mar 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4icxnbw22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mg3k5q2n5k2tCalls to remove a south Brooklyn superintendent are mounting after her husband allegedly posed as someone else on social media to attack a union rep for local teachers. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/01/husbands-alleged-online-attacks-against-union-rep-spark-calls-to-oust-brooklyn-superintendent/?share=rsieluyngwwwnosgtkin02 Mar 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3k5q2n5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mfukvsfgvs2jToday's the deadline to apply for 3K + preK. More than 75,000 families had submitted apps as of early this week — thousands short of last year's total. We ask: How much will Mamdani’s best efforts to get the word out move the needle on the # of families who apply? https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/25/amid-mamdani-outreach-blitz-applications-for-nyc-3-k-pre-k-programs-running-short-of-goal/27 Feb 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfukvsfgvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/caylabam.bsky.social/post/3mfrlmwnmik2vDHS agents entered a residence hall and detained a Columbia University student this morning, after making "misrepresentations" to gain entry, President Claire Shipman said. https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/26/federal-dhs-agents-detain-columbia-student-campus-dorm-misrepresentations-shipman/26 Feb 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:psyvpc63kwmik7gf3r7y4ckl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrlmwnmik2v