You can now earn a tuition-free degree at a CUNY or SUNY College

On April 12, 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation enacting the Excelsior Scholarship to provide tuition-free college at New York’s public universities to families making up to $125,000 a year. If you are a 19+ US citizen, legal permanent … Read More

Getting More Men of Color to Teach Our Children Will Lift Our Communities

By Carmen Fariña, NYC Schools Chancellor Creating inclusive schools is not only about classrooms having students with a wide range of backgrounds and academic strengths—our teachers should also reflect the City’s diverse workforce and represent different ethnic backgrounds, languages, and … Read More

Chancellor Carmen Fariña kicks College Access for All – Middle School

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña kicked off College Access for All – Middle School yesterday, joining a middle-school visit to a college campus through the initiative and announcing the new early college awareness support and resources that all middle schools across … Read More