BY ARI EPHRAIM FELDMAN | NEW YORK CITY | SPECTRUM NEWS NY1 NEW YORK — New York City will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all Department of Education workers, from teachers to custodians to agency office staff, beginning Sept. 27. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the vaccination mandate Monday, three weeks before the beginning of the school […]

Thank you to the hundreds of arts education champions that joined in this spring in advocating for increased funding for arts education. While we are still waiting to hear about funding for DOE Arts Initiatives, here is what we know so far: Fair Student Funding (FSF) was funded at 100%. This money makes up a school’s […]

On July 26th, Mayor de Blasio announced that the City is requiring all City and contracted employees to show proof of vaccination or weekly COVID-19 tests. This is referred to as the “COVID-Safe Requirement.” Under the COVID-Safe Requirement, employees must either: provide one-time verification that they are fully vaccinated OR provide a weekly record of […]

CONTACT: Audrey Cox, ACox16@schools.nyc.gov Dear Arts Partner, The Office of Arts and Special Projects is pleased to announce summer 2021 Murals & Pop-up Performance Grants, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs and the City Cultural Aid. These grants will provide $25,000 School Allocation Memorandum (SAM) funding to grantee Summer Rising sites to build partnerships that […]

Dear Arts Partners,  We are excited to let you know about a new resource from the NYCDOE called Parent University!  Launched in November 2020, Parent University is a learning management system that offers a centralized catalog of courses, live events, resources and activities to help the DOE and community connect with families and support students. The platform offers all New York City parents and family […]

CONTACT: Audrey Cox, ACox16@schools.nyc.gov The Office of Arts and Special Projects is pleased to announce recipients of Arts Partnership Grants: Arts for English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities and Arts and Family Engagement Grants for the 2020-2021 school year. For further information, please reference School Allocation Memorandum (SAM) #36, Arts Funding Initiatives. Details can […]

$635M historic investment to jumpstart academic achievement for every student  NEW YORK – Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter today announced their academic recovery vision for New York City’s public schools and students in the wake of the pandemic. The bold, rigorous framework will guide school communities and support students during the […]

Contact: Ryan Max / Annie Leist, publicaffairs@culture.nyc.gov, 212-513-9323 Grants are part of City’s largest-ever $212 million arts and culture expense budget, which also includes funding for members of the Cultural Institutions Group and CreateNYC initiatives. See the full list of grantees here. New York, NY – The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs has announced $51.3 million in grants for to support public […]

New Initiative to Address Equitable Engagement in Inclusion Classrooms This week, The New Victory Theater, ArtsConnection and Community-Word Project launch GIVE, an invaluable arts education resource that will serve the more than 12,500 students with disabilities enrolled in New York City public schools. Thanks to a $600,000, two-year grant from the New York Community Trust, GIVE or “Growing […]

NEW YORK – Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today released the 2017-18 annual Arts in Schools Report and announced a record $433 million citywide investment in arts education, up from $336 million at the start of this administration in 2013-14. The $97 million increase in annual citywide arts education spending includes school-based spending in addition to the […]