New York state standardized math and English test scores for third-through-eighth graders in West Harlem’s District 5 were lower for Black, Hispanic, and Native American students than those of white, Asian, and multiracial students, a Spectator analysis found.

New York City Council elections concluded on Tuesday with District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, holding his seat and District 9 City Council member Yusef Salaam victorious in his first City Council election.

The working group on class sizes for the New York City Department of Education unveiled its preliminary proposals for smaller class sizes at the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus auditorium on Monday.

The New York City Council passed a resolution earlier this month to call on the Department of Education to create a Jewish Heritage Day in all New York City public schools.

After spending last summer at the City College of New York and discovering its food pantry to be in “bad shape,” Tara Hernandez, a senior at City College, decided to revive it.

Walking through the streets of Harlem with a clipboard in hand, Yusef Salaam asked West 125th Street residents to sign a petition to help him qualify to run in New York City Council District 9’s upcoming primary elections. In conversation with residents, Salaam shared his story as one of the Exonerated Five, previously known as the “Central Park Five,” alongside his campaign goals. Many Harlem residents signed his petition, describing the problems they face and the changes they want to see if he is to be elected.

Over a dozen student activists and members of city-based organizations held a demonstration at Uris Hall on Tuesday afternoon during a Citibank recruitment event hosted by the University.