Watch this video for a window into Blue Ribbon Commission members’ experiences as they work to finalize recommendations on New York State graduation measures.
Richard Ball, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, encourages students to learn about agriculture and eat fresh, nutritious, locally grown foods at school.
Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, encourages kids to find their passions as they return to school this year.
Gail Geohagen-Pratt, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Child Welfare and Community Services, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, offers words of hope and encouragement to New York State’s foster parents for the new school year.
As we embark on a new school year, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli discusses the importance of teaching students about financial literacy.
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder shares the history of school buses and talks about school bus safety for riders and pedestrians.
Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly, shares his favorite subject, advice to students, and the school field trip that inspired him to run for office someday.
Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa welcome students, educators, and families back to school.
The keynote presentation from NYSED's February 5th Digital Equity Summit, Advancing Digital Inclusion through Racial Equity and Collective Impact, was delivered by Rebecca F. Kauma, the Economic and Digital Inclusion Program Manager for The City of Long Beach, CA.
On June 10, 2020, NYSMBK held a virtual summit entitled "MBK Teacher Opportunity Corps II - All Eyes on Equity During COVID-19." The event featured a keynote from distinguished professor and author Dr. Pedro Noguera.
Watch the video of the virtual My Brother's Keeper Village Meeting presented by the New York State Education Department and the Partnership for After School Education.
There is great work happening in schools across the state to ensure students have a healthy breakfast each school day. Check out this video to learn all about school breakfast in New York!
This webinar focuses on the New York State English as a second language achievement test and provides an overview of four steps to determine a school-level rating in ELP.
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) students, school administrators, Chancellor Rosa, Vice Chancellor Brown, Regent Young, and Commissioner Elia talk about the positive impact of the New York State MBK initiative.
On February 17, 2017, the New York State Education Department hosted a symposium on My Brother’s Keeper. This video captures the morning portion of the event.
On February 17, 2017, the New York State Education Department hosted a symposium on My Brother’s Keeper. This video captures the afternoon portion of the event.
What is a Clinical Laboratory Technologist? This video highlights a healthcare profession licensed by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions.
This video takes you inside two schools in the Syracuse City School District to see how teacher leaders called “Multi-Classroom Leaders” (MCLs) are transforming teaching and learning to improve student outcomes.
In December 2015, the NYS Blue Ribbon Commission for the Arts made recommendations to the Board of Regents and Commissioner of Education on arts assessments of comparable rigor to a Regents Exam to be used as pathways assessments in the arts.
In her first visit to a P-TECH school, Commissioner Elia spoke to students and educators at Hamilton Fulton Montgomery BOCES, one of 26 P-TECH programs in New York.
On October 1, 2015, East Ramapo district monitors held a community forum to make a brief presentation on their work to date, and to answer questions from audience members.
Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Charles Giglio, 2015 New York State Teacher of the Year, join in welcoming educators, families, and students back to school.
Watch how educators from Brooklyn's Public School 369 and the New York Center for Autism Charter School are collaborating, with funding through a NYS Education Department Dissemination Grant.
Parents and family members learned how to help their children become college and career ready by attending workshops and hearing from education and community leaders on October 8 at Teachers College, Columbia University.
An exhibition that honors those lost in the September 11 World Trade Center attacks opened on September 11, 2014 at the New York State Museum, a program of the New York State Education Department.
On September 12, 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech in New York City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The New York State Museum has the only known audio recording of this speech.