New Yorkers can save hundreds of gallons of water each week by following these simple water-saving tips
Nominate Your Favorite Educator for the 2025 Big Apple Awards and Meet the 2024 Recipients!
Celebrate 2024's Big Apple Award winners, and nominate the next group of amazing teachers who are making a difference in our schools! Nominate your favorite teacher by Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
The Kindergarten Application for Fall 2025 is Open!
Opportunities for Students (December 2024)
Warm up your winter with these blazing hot learning opportunities, programs, and scholarships available for City students! See what's available for NYC public school students this month and beyond, and register/apply for them today!
Celebrate Computer Science Education All Week Long (December 9–13)
Throughout the week, our students will complete hands-on projects like participating in hackathons, designing computer programs, and building robots and drones. These fun activities will foster problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork, while also opening doors to expanded college and career opportunities in the future.
The Month Ahead (December 2024)
See what's in store for NYC Public Schools during the last month of 2024! Key dates this month include the start of fall 2025 kindergarten admissions, the end of fall 2025 middle and high school admissions, Computer Science for All Week, and of course, Winter Recess.
We're Listening: Chancellor Announces Five-Borough Listening Tour
Beginning November 19, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos will be traveling across the five boroughs and listening to parents, educators, and other community member as part of her Five-Borough Listening Tour. Check out the Chancellor's schedule, and register to attend an event in your borough to let us know your thoughts about City schools!
Prepare for Remote Learning
In the event that weather conditions or other emergencies require the temporary closure of public school buildings, students will participate in remote learning at home. Make sure your family is ready with these tips and answers to frequently asked questions.
Stay Informed with a NYC Schools Account (NYCSA)
With a NYCSA, you can:
- Access your child's school information on the go
- See your student’s grades, test scores and more
- Complete important forms
- Take classes in Parent University
- Get technology support through SupportHub
What We're Reading
December 9–13 is Computer Science Education Week! We’re celebrating with some of our favorite technological tales, with a book list featuring stories of history-making engineers, coding mysteries, and dystopian futures, all with computer science at the center. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Early Readers (3K–Grade 2)
- Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer, by Traci Sorell; illustrated by Natasha Donovan
- Coding Capers: Luci and the Missing Robot, by Angela Cleveland and Tamara Zentic; illustrated by Juan Manuel Moreno
- A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon, by Suzanne Slade; illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
Elementary (Grades 3–5)
- Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer, by Emily Arnold McCully
- Grace Hopper, Queen of Computer Code, by Laurie Wallmark; illustrated by Katy Wu
- Lauren Ipsum, by Carlos Bueno
Middle School (Grades 6–8)
- Emmy in the Key of Code, by Aimee Lucido
- Jinxed, by Amy McCulloch
- Secret Coders, by Gene Luen Yang
Upper Grades (Grades 9–12)
- Girl Code, by Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser
- Google It, A History of Google: How Two Students’ Mission to Organize the Internet Changed the World, by Anna Crowley Redding
- Warcross, by Marie Lu
You can find these books and many more great reads on Sora, our Citywide Digital Library, which provides free access to thousands of digital e-books and audiobooks for our students, including those in the "New York State of Mind" Collection.
Missed our previous book recommendations?
Check them out in the "What We're Reading" Archive!
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SCHOOLS
During Thanksgiving Recess, the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) wrapped up its 2024–25 NYC football season by hosting four championship games, two of which became instant PSAL classics. Check out some of our favorite photos from the events below, and visit PSAL's official Instagram page for more photos as well as video highlights from each of these contests!
The 2024-2025 School Year Calendar has been Updated
The latest calendar can be viewed on the 2024-2025 School Year Calendar page.
An Introduction to Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos
"I am honored and excited to be your new Chancellor. As a lifelong educator and mom of a New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) student, I am eager to work with and serve you."
Apply to NYC Middle Schools for Fall 2025 by December 20
From October 15 until December 20, 2024, NYC families can apply to middle school for the 2024–25 school year. Learn more about this year's admissions processes, including suggested tips and tools that you can use to discover and select programs, and submit your application!
A MySchools.nyc Tutorial: Learn the Basics
Throughout any stage of New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) application processes for 3-K, Pre-K, Kindergarten, middle school, high school, and Gifted and Talented (G&T) for grades 1, 2, 3, and 4, you can use MySchools.nyc—learn how to today!
Ready to Read: Literacy Resources for Families
NYC Reads is reshaping the way that we teach our students to read, but the learning doesn't have to stop at the classroom door! Whether it's a family book club or a phonics-based 20 questions game, you can bring the "science of reading" home by using any of our helpful resources that will help your children continue to develop their literacy skills, like:
- Reading Games
- Phonics, Vocabulary, and Storytelling Practice
- And more!
