An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Children and Childhood”
Officials Target Youth Immigration Program, Speeding Up Deportations
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2025
The Trump administration is dissolving long-established protections meant to help undocumented children stay in the country. Source: New York Times
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2025
“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained. Source: New York Times
At New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2025
At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother. Source: New York Times
Marriages, Kids, Careers: For 44 Years, They’ve Been Talking It Out
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2025
Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, gather twice a month without fail. They credit their close-knit families to their longstanding friendships. Source: New York Times
Among Mamdani’s Many Upcoming Challenges: Fixing New York City’s Schools
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight. Source: New York Times
13-Year-Old Shot in the Head While Walking to School Dies Days Later
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2025
Sanjay Samuel, who had recently started ninth grade, was shot in Queens in what authorities said was gang-related violence. The police are seeking a 16-year-old suspect. Source: New York Times
They Held a Rally for Charter Schools. Then Came the Backlash.
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2025
A large demonstration — and a hostile response — could signal a resurgence of a political battle over the publicly funded but privately run schools. Source: New York Times
New York Loses Federal Grant for Head Start Program for Poor Families
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
The city’s Head Start preschool programs will not be required to close this school year, but the change injected fresh uncertainty into an unsettled early childhood system. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Are Failing to Help Students Learn English, Audit Says
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The enrollment of students learning English as a new language has soared in recent years. But a report found “systemic breakdowns” in their education. Source: New York Times
Inside a High-Stakes Fight to Limit Social Media’s Hold on Children
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. Source: New York Times
Death of 2-Year-Old in Shelter Last Year Is Ruled a Homicide
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
Mariya Huebler’s death in Harlem was a methadone overdose, the medical examiner said. No one has been arrested in connection with the case. Source: New York Times
Is It Covid? The Flu? RSV? New Yorkers Are Sick of Being Sick.
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
New Yorkers are contending with a bewildering and miserable mix of symptoms as Covid, flu, R.S.V. and various mystery illnesses circulate. Source: New York Times
For Bronx Children’s Museum, a Long-Awaited Home
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
After more than 10 years of busing exhibits across the borough, the museum is opening a permanent space on the Harlem River. Source: New York Times
Boy, 14, Is Fatally Shot in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
The police said the boy, whose name has not yet been released, was found Wednesday night outside a building in Fordham/University Heights with a gunshot wound to his torso. Source: New York Times