Michael R. Bloomberg

Attendance At New York City Public Schools Drops During Current Covid Spike

Editorial Board

New York’s Students Get Cheated by Politics

The state’s new budget undermines mayoral control of the city’s schools, putting future generations at risk.

Editorial Board

Struggling Students Need Their Teachers to Show Up

Pandemic learning loss in America’s schools can’t be reversed until leaders and unions face the problem of chronic teacher absenteeism.

Biden Administration Pledges Cut In Methane Admissions From Oil & Gas Production

Editorial Board

SpaceX Launch Opens New Front In Climate Fight

A methane-tracking satellite will locate and measure emissions globally and make the data public, ensuring greater accountability.

Editorial Board

Empowering Our Future Workforce Requires Transforming High Schools

Training students to fill badly needed jobs when they graduate will help everyone for years to come.

COP28 UNFCCC Climate Conference: Day Eight

Editorial Board

COP28’s Success Was More Than Words

No doubt, a lot of work remains to be done. But this year’s climate conference has set the world on a more promising path.

Editorial Board

America’s Dismal Test Scores Are a Bipartisan Failure

US students are falling further behind the rest of the world. Politicians don’t seem to have noticed.

18 Dead After Mass Shooter Goes On A Rampage In Maine

Editorial Board

Maine’s Mass Shooting Should Change America’s Gun Culture

It’s time for votes and actions, not just thoughts and prayers.

Perspective

The Economy of Urban Replication: Why Cities Need to Be Sharing Ideas

A new Bloomberg Cities Idea Exchange will provide resources to spur innovation and help break the so-called urban doom loop.

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Editorial Board

Israel Should Not Fight Its War Alone

Anyone who professes to have the best interests of either Israelis or Palestinians at heart should work toward a short conflict and a long-lasting peace.

Editorial Board

Democrats Share the Blame for McCarthy’s Fall

The party’s leaders missed a golden opportunity to reach across the aisle and save Congress and the country from dysfunction.

Editorial Board

Biden Steps Forward on Asylum Crisis

Granting temporary protected status to half a million Venezuelans is a crucial first step — but it cannot be the only one.

Students return to later schedule in California

Editorial Board

US Students Need Better Schools, Not Smaller Classes

Class-size reduction mandates are popular with politicians and teachers’ unions, but they won’t help the students who need it most.

Editorial Board

America’s Export of Gun Violence Is a Bipartisan Outrage

Presidents from both parties have allowed the gun industry to sow chaos abroad and undermine US security. Enough is enough.

2023 Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony

Editorial Board

Affirmative Action’s End Demands a Rethink

The Supreme Court’s ruling affects only a small number of elite schools. It’s time to focus on bolstering the rest.

Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

Editorial Board

Supreme Court Ruling Requires New Diversity Efforts

The high court just acted to end affirmative action, but the fight for equal opportunity and pluralism goes on.

Miami Readies For Former President Trump's Arraignment In Federal Court

Politics & Policy

No One, Not Even Trump, Is Above the Law

The former president’s criminal indictment was justified. That doesn’t mean it’s good for the country.

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Editorial Board

Fighting Climate Change Requires All Hands On Deck

That’s why Dr. Sultan Al Jaber is the right person to preside over the upcoming UN climate summit.

NYC's Cannabis Capital Leaves Other Neighborhoods 'Jealous'

Editorial Board

Lax Enforcement of New York’s Marijuana Law Endangers Kids

Weed stores have become ubiquitous in much of New York City. Unsurprisingly, drug-related incidents in the schools are on the rise.

World Bank As Chief Wont Resign Over Climate Comments

Editorial Board

The World Bank Must Take Bolder Action on Climate

Its own history shows that multinational development banks have the power to tackle global challenges — and no challenge is bigger than climate change.

Editorial Board

Winter Blackouts Highlight Need for Clean Energy

Restricting Americans’ access to solar-powered electricity is an expensive, and dangerous, proposition in our changing climate.