New York is among the winners of the much sought after Race to the Top federal education grants.

Fifteen year-old Gabriela Molina’s 45-minute commute to summer school begins on the L train in Brooklyn. One subway connection later she’s now on a ferry to Governor’s Island. "When they first tell you that you have to take a lot of transportation you say 'it’s difficult.' But once you take it, it’s okay," she says, as a ferry pulls away from the Manhattan dock, blasting its deep horn.

New York Senate Democrats are trying again to come up with a way to let State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses charge more for tuition without getting legislative approval. The Democrats' latest proposal would allow the SUNY campuses at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook to raise tuition by as much as 7 percent, with lower rate increases at the other SUNY and CUNY campuses.

A proposal to eliminate New York State's annual exams in social studies for elementary and middle school students will be considered Monday by a Board of Regents committee.

The Texas State Board of Education adopted new social studies and history guidelines Friday for classrooms in an ideological debate over academic standards that has drawn intense scrutiny.

Fourth grade reading scores in New York City went up four points on a national reading test. That's considered a significant gain compared to other large cities.

The state budget crunch could result in 8,500 teachers being cut, but two elected officials say those shouldn't necessarily be the newest ones.

Will speed up disciplinary hearings for teachers accused of misconduct or incompetence.

Students and parents rallied alongside staff at the Harlem School of the Arts, calling for a solution to keep the school open. They also bashed the schools' board of directors for keeping them in the dark about the severe financial straits facing the prominent school. 

New York is in the running to receive as much as $700 million in a federal grant competition called "Race to the Top."

In the month since the Haitian earthquake the city's public schools have taken in 219 students from Haiti.

New York City and New Jersey public schools will be closed today, Wednesday, in anticipation of a big winter storm that promises to dump 12 inches of snow on the area.

The NAACP and the teachers union have filed a lawsuit claiming the city violated state laws with last week's vote to close 19 low-performing schools.

The president vowed to create jobs, pass education reform and complete a health care overhaul in his State of the Union address last night.

The city's Panel for Educational Policy voted early this morning at a hearing at Brooklyn Tech High School.

The non-profit arts research group, Americans for the Arts, announced yesterday that there have been losses in charitable giving and a declining attendance at larger cultural institutions, even as the number of arts organizations has grown.