NYPD School Safety Officer in front of school in Lower Manhattan. – New York – May 3, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Stanley S. Litow, The Conversation Since COVID-19 forced many of America’s schools to teach kids remotely, parents and elected officials have been rightly concerned about when things will get back to normal. But there are […]
Students attend first day of in-person learning at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy. – New York, NY – September 09, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Eliza Shapiro, NY Times Mayor Bill de Blasio’s monthslong effort to reopen New York City classrooms was complicated by major logistical challenges, staunch political […]
By Kui Xie and Sheng-Lun Cheng, The Conversation If you take classes online, chances are you probably procrastinate from time to time. Research shows that more than 70% of college students procrastinate, with about 20% consistently doing it all the time. Procrastination is putting off starting or finishing a task despite knowing that it will seriously compromise […]
By OECS Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — St. Georges Methodist School in Grenada was first introduced to the Early Learners Programme in January 2017 and has seen a marked improvement in their early grade students’ reading levels as a result. Despite trepidation to start, the Principal and teachers embraced the various ELP initiatives and incorporated those […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Census 2020 Director Julie Menin go door-knocking to encourage New Yorkers to complete the census in South Richmond Hill, Queens. – NEW YORK, NY – JULY 29, 2020 By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, THE CITY As New York City hurtles toward a Sept. 10 school start […]
By Taryn Morrissey, The Conversation Whether I’m looking at the question of why it has always been hard to be a working parent in the United States as a mother with two children under 7, or as a scholar of child and family policy, one reason stands out. The hours employers demand and public school […]
By Linda N As the 2019/2020 school year draws to a close, and summer break is just around the corner. Public schools in New York City will be joining their counterparts to end the school year by June. To many, describing the session as challenging would be an understatement, as educators’, administrators, students, and other […]
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat , THE CITY New York City families will be able to keep their children home this fall and opt for a full remote school schedule regardless of medical need, education department officials said Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio had previously indicated such an accommodation would be allowed, […]
By Bruce Cory and Nicole Mader There’s a longstanding debate about why so few Black and Hispanic students are admitted to New York City’s specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. They accounted for fewer than 9% of students offered admissions at eight specialized schools for the current school year; that’s down […]
The United Federation of Teachers has collected these photos and posted them to a webpage launched to honor members who have died from presumed coronavirus complications. Photo: Courtesy United Federation of Teachers By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Claudia Shirley continued to teach in Bushwick even after retiring and loved her job so much that she inspired […]