New York’s Schools are Still the Most Segregated in the Nation: Report

New York’s Schools are Still the Most Segregated in the Nation: Report

By Jessica Gould, Gothamist UCLA’s Civil Rights Project made headlines back in 2014 when it said New York had the most segregated schools in the nation. Now, researchers there have released a new report that finds the distinction remains. New York City’s schools, in particular, are extremely segregated, and many Black students attend schools that […]

Easing Students’ Anxieties as They Return to the Classroom

Easing Students’ Anxieties as They Return to the Classroom

When it comes to the emotional well-being of students’ post-pandemic, a new study reveals that teachers expect significant challenges when schools make a full return to in-person learning. The study, commissioned by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), the world leader in de-escalation training, shows that 84% of teachers say student trauma, mental health issues and […]

How schools can reduce parents’ anxiety during the pandemic

How schools can reduce parents’ anxiety during the pandemic

The big idea Our recent survey found that schools can affect the mental health and well-being of not just students but their parents, too. From April through June 2020, we surveyed 152 parents – primarily mothers – in Detroit, Michigan, who were managing the new demands of remote schooling for their children. Not surprisingly, they reported high […]

NYC’s Situation Room is Supposed to Respond Quickly to School COVID-19 Cases. It’s Not Working, Council Members Say.

NYC’s Situation Room is Supposed to Respond Quickly to School COVID-19 Cases. It’s Not Working, Council Members Say.

Epidemic concept COVID-19. Coronavirus Test Station. Medical worker in full protective checks the temperature at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site. Checking children before school. (Shutterstock) By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Teachers at P.S. 63 anticipated their Bronx school would shut down last week when they learned from a company conducting […]

Today is World Teachers’ Day

Today is World Teachers’ Day

Today is designated as World Teachers’ Day! Today is also the day that due to increased COVID19 cases in New York, schools are about to close in 19 zip codes across Brooklyn. Today as well, Jamaican teachers and students return to school on virtual google platforms. Schools are the most vulnerable places when it comes […]

Principals Union Calls for de Blasio and Carranza to Give Up Control of Schools Amid New Reopening Chaos

Principals Union Calls for de Blasio and Carranza to Give Up Control of Schools Amid New Reopening Chaos

 NY Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and Richard A. Carranza, Dept. of Education Schools Chancellor at a press conference in the Blue Room in NYC Hall. – New York NY/USA-January 17, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, THE CITY In a stunning statement, leaders of the union representing New York City […]