NY Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year.

The state is due to unveil a “cap and invest” program — its biggest effort yet to fund climate initiatives. But fears about ...

A newly obtained document sheds light on how the disavowed diagnosis infiltrated the Rochester Police Department before Prude ...

Chris Bragg, New York Focus’s Albany bureau chief, reflects on how even the most familiar topics brought new twists to his ...

New York Focus reporter Chris Gelardi reflects on the criminal justice reporting that shined light on overlooked agencies and ...

Two years ago, New York passed a law mandating that all new school bus purchases must be electric starting in 2027. The ...

New York Focus climate reporter Colin Kinniburgh reflects on his environmental coverage over the past year and what’s coming ...

The Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council just issued recommendations to cut the state’s child poverty rate in half, as ...

The NYC Law Department, which runs the city’s insurance program, has been cited over 10,000 times for legal infractions each ...

I started off 2024 on the climate/environment beat, often reporting with my colleague Colin Kinniburgh. My question was often ...

New York Focus reporter Sam Mellins reflects on what he learned this year, and teases what lies ahead for 2025.