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In this installment of Hidden Voices, we're sharing the story of the Mendez family, who led a groundbreaking legal fight to end school segregation in California. Their case, Mendez v. Westminster, helped pave the way for Brown v. Board of Education and showed how courage, community, and determination can spark lasting change in the fight for educational equality.
From October 15 until December 12, 2025, NYC families can apply to middle school for the 2026–27 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!
October is New York State College Application Month—learn how City students can start getting ready for life after high school by taking advantage of the resources and opportunities available to them this month and beyond, including application fee waivers, online virtual events, and more!
Learn more about how free, healthy, and sustainable meals help our students thrive with initiatives that help nourish their minds and bodies every day and discover fun ways to get involved in National School Lunch Week celebrations.
From October 7 until December 3, 2025, NYC families can apply to high school for the 2026–27 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!
Time for City students to pumpkin spice up their October! Check out the outstanding learning and earning opportunities available for City public school students this month, including free workshops, college fairs, and prestigious volunteer experiences, and register/apply for them today!
October is National Bullying Prevention Month! All month long, schools and families are encouraged to show respect and compassion to their school communities by coming together to choose "Kindness Over Bullies." Together, students and adults create safer, kinder communities year-round.
We made it to the second month of the 2025–26 school year—check out what's happening in NYC Public Schools in October 2025, including Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples'/Italian Heritage Day, the start of our high school and middle school admissions processes for fall 2026, and Diwali!
This year, students who register for the SHSAT between October 7–31 will take the test digitally, instead of the traditional paper format. To help students familiarize themselves with the new assessment, City middle schools will conduct a Digital SHSAT Readiness activity.
The 2025–26 school year is only just getting started, and there are already dozens of outstanding learning and earning opportunities available for City public school students this month, including paid internships and free virtual workshops. Check out what's available for NYC public school students and their families this September and beyond, and register/apply for them today!
On Wednesday, September 17, and Thursday, September 18 and 25, NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) is holding the first round of Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) of the 2025–2026 school year. Check out some of our tips to make your conference productive!
On Thursday, September 4, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos officially opened school doors and welcomed students and their families to the 2025–26 school year. See what has her excited about the new school year!
Ready for the first day of school on Thursday, September 4? If the answer is anything other than "yes," don't sweat it—check out our list of tips, suggestions, and advice on how to turn your child's first day into their Best Day!
Time to wave "goodbye" to the summer, and see what's happening in NYC Public Schools in September 2025, including the first day of the 2025–26 school year, the year's first round of Parent-Teacher Conferences, and Rosh Hashanah!
Is your child "feeling boneless" over the thought of their summer recess ending? Are your children having second thoughts about returning back to school? Learn how you can get your children back into learning shape by checking out our suggested ways to help them move past the "Back to School Blues!"
The Student OMNY Card is back this year! NYC Public School students ride subways and buses for free—all day, every day of the week. With up to four daily taps and easy transfers, it’s the best way for students to get around.
This fall, seven exciting new NYC public schools will be opening their doors for their first-ever day of school. Learn more about these new programs, and see what almost 4,000 City students can look forward to experiencing this fall!
As we look ahead to the start of the new school year, we're also celebrating some of the major strides NYC Public Schools has made in the last year. With record gains in reading and math scores and growing trust and satisfaction among families and educators, our school communities are thriving, and this is just beginning.
Get ready to go back to school this fall with NYC public libraries! With more than 200 locations across the five boroughs, there's something for everyone. Check out these highlights!
