Education and Youth Issues Reporter

Cayla Bamberger

Cayla covers education and youth for the Daily News. She previously reported on schools for the New York Post and Hechinger Report. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post and Education Week. Her reporting on the COVID pandemic was recognized by Society of Professional Journalists’ Connecticut and Education Writers Association.

CUNY attributes budget shortfall to factors from enrollment declines that accelerated with the pandemic to the increased costs. Faculty blasted the measures as leading to larger class sizes and reduced student services.

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CUNY chancellor, under fire over budget cuts, defends reductions as key to cutting deficit

February 8, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

CUNY attributes budget shortfall to factors from enrollment declines that accelerated with the pandemic to the increased costs. Faculty blasted the measures as leading to larger class sizes and reduced...

A newly state-approved accrediting agency for yeshivas is facing blowback from skeptics who worry it'll be used to bypass quality checks such as school visits or standardized tests.

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Education reform at orthodox yeshivas threatened by NY state decision: critics

February 4, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

A newly state-approved accrediting agency for yeshivas is facing blowback from skeptics who worry it'll be used to bypass quality checks such as school visits or standardized tests.

Nine people were arrested Friday during protests in and around the Columbia University campus over Israel's actions in the war in Gaza, police said.

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Nine arrested as Columbia University students protest Israeli actions in Gaza

February 3, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

Nine people were arrested Friday during protests in and around the Columbia University campus over Israel's actions in the war in Gaza, police said.

One posted a clip on Instagram saying most of the Israeli hostages "were okay" and that "some of them actually liked their time." The other denied verified reports Hamas sexually assaulted women on Oct. 7.

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NYU suspends two professors after questioning the horrors of Oct. 7, Hamas captivity

February 2, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

One posted a clip on Instagram saying most of the Israeli hostages "were okay" and that "some of them actually liked their time." The other denied verified reports Hamas sexually...

The changes would scrap a provision that guarantees school districts at least the same aid as last year and calculate inflation differently.

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Education officials, lawmakers push back at Gov. Hochul’s school aid proposal

February 1, 2024 at 7:24 p.m.

The changes would scrap a provision that guarantees school districts at least the same aid as last year and calculate inflation differently.

Police respond to 229th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, New York after a person was shot outside Martin Van Buren High School on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)

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Two students stabbed in Queens high school stairwell, gun recovered from victim

February 1, 2024 at 10:06 p.m.

A 17-year-old student was stabbed in the shoulder while the other, also 17, was wounded in the abdomen inside Martin Van Buren High School.

The expansion will include a couple dozen new autism programs in School Districts 5, 12, and 14 that have already shown results elsewhere in the city.

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NYC pressing efforts to keep autistic kids from fleeing public schools

January 31, 2024 at 9:54 p.m.

The expansion will include a couple dozen new autism programs in School Districts 5, 12, and 14 that have already shown results elsewhere in the city.

Close to 8 in 10 families cannot afford to pay for child care or after school programs, a coalition warns in a letter to Adams.

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Mayor Adams’ cuts in day care, summer programs will drive families out of NYC: advocates

January 30, 2024 at 9:55 p.m.

Close to 8 in 10 families cannot afford to pay for child care or after school programs, a coalition warns in a letter to Adams.

Columbia University Apartheid Divest want the university to pay protesters' medical and mental health service bills and for property damage.

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Columbia students walk out of class, seek end to Tel Aviv University program after chemical spray attack

January 24, 2024 at 8:39 p.m.

Columbia University Apartheid Divest want the university to pay protesters' medical and mental health service bills and for property damage.

A sickening substance sprayed at a recent pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University smelled like "raw sewage and decaying carcass" and compelled several demonstrators to seek medical attention, students and faculty told the Daily News on Tuesday.

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Columbia students recount spray attack during pro-Palestinian protest

January 23, 2024 at 7:59 p.m.

A sickening substance sprayed at a recent pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University smelled like "raw sewage and decaying carcass" and compelled several demonstrators to seek medical attention, students and faculty...

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