Academics

Helping students learn is the end goal of New York City public schools. We are committed to providing students a solid education so they can go to college; get good jobs; and lead productive, successful lives.

Find out more about what your child is learning, also known as learning standards, in:

• Arts;
• English Language Arts;
• Fitness and Health;
• Library Services;
• Mathematics;
• Science;
• Social Studies; and
• World Languages.

Click here to learn more about our high school graduation requirements.

Although the learning standards are the same all across the City, our students have a huge variety of options. Programs are available to help students with varying needs succeed. Find out more about:

• Early Childhood Education;
• English Language Learner Programs;
• Gifted and Talented Programs; and
• Special Education.

Great Expectations Learning Guides
The guides provide information about what students learn in core subject areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as what families can do at home to enhance learning in those areas and describe what students can expect to learn each year from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Closing the Achievement Gap Series
Closing the Achievement Gap is a year long program sponsored by the NYCDOE Office of Curriculum and Professional Development, Division of Teaching & Learning and designed to engage educators, education advocates, parents, politicians, and all interested members of our community in collective knowledge sharing, dialogue and strategy development related to closing the achievement gap.

K-12 Instructional Time, state requirements and NYC recommendations.