Numerous vacancies are available at New York City's public schools as back-to-school season approaches.

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More than fifty unfilled positions are listed on the Department of Education website in New York City, and applications are welcome. In addition to teaching, there are other jobs in the Big Apple's school system, such as staff nurses, kitchen employees, and school business managers.

You can view the entire list of available positions by clicking this link. Before applying, interested parties must create an account here.

NYC's Educational Past

New York City's educational past is tainted by labor strikes, ethical responsibility, racial discrimination, civic engagement, religious controversy, political bias, and Welcome Back, Kotter. This guide will be a starting point for your research into the history of primary and secondary education in New York City.

You can use the New York Public Library to find resources on the general history of the public and private education systems in the five boroughs and look up records about specific public and private schools in the city and their faculty. In addition to the extensive collection at NYPL, school collections can be found in many other libraries, archives, and establishments.

The Evolution of Public And Private Schools

The evolution of public and private schools is critical to understanding the history of organized education in New York City. The complicated and starkly conflicting ideas of these institutions point to the vital role of religion and politics in colonial America.

Investigating New York's public schools leads to the history of the Public School Society, the forerunner of the Board of Education. Investigating private schools provides insight into the early actions of places of worship. Public schools are nonsectarian and supported by taxes. Private schools charge an annual tuition, are run by religious organizations or according to a liberal arts educational philosophy, and typically offer a curriculum that reflects these concepts and values.