In New York City, the shift to remote learning “exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps” for the 200,000 thousand students with disabilities. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Education (K-12)”
How One Principal Got Students Back to a Bronx Public School
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
Last year, 80 percent of students at Public School 5 and half its teachers learned and taught remotely. Source: New York Times
Tonight, a Night at the Theater
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2021
The biggest Broadway shows reopen this evening, a year and a half after the pandemic closed in on New York. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Reopen With Joy and Anxiety on ‘Game Changer’ First Day
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
“We’ve got to give this a chance,” said one parent as the nation’s largest school system reopened in full for the first time in 18 months. Source: New York Times
New York City Schools Reopen For 1st Time in 18 Months
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Almost all of the nearly 1 million students in the public system are returning to class on Monday. Source: New York Times
It’s a Day of Firsts in N.Y.C. Schools, and Here
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
In a milestone moment, New York City’s one million schoolchildren are expected back in class today. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Virus Cases Appear to Plateau. Could an Uptick Lie Ahead?
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
As students head back to school, experts say that the city’s third coronavirus wave may be ebbing. Source: New York Times
Why Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Scientists believe the administration’s new measures may tamp down the pandemic, although the effects will not immediately be obvious. Source: New York Times
How the Mayor’s Big Decision Could Upend N.Y.C. School Admissions
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
New York City’s highly competitive gifted and talented programs could be overhauled in one of the last major policy moves from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
What the First Day of School May Look Like in Two Weeks
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
On Sept. 13, roughly one million public school students in New York City are set to return to their classrooms with no remote option available. Source: New York Times
How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
A detailed study in California found that the variant easily spread from an unvaccinated teacher to children and, in a few cases, their families. Source: New York Times
New York’s Private Schools Tackle White Privilege. It Has Not Been Easy.
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
In this world — where tuition runs as high as $58,000 — the topic has become flammable. Parents, faculty, students and alumni have all entered the fray. Source: New York Times
Keeping 1 Million N.Y.C. Students Safe Amid the Delta Variant
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the school safety reopening plan on Thursday, raising questions about the city’s readiness to bring back all its students to schools next month. Source: New York Times
NYC Outlines Safety Protocols for Schools This Fall
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2021
The city’s school testing program will be smaller than last year, and only unvaccinated students will have to quarantine if exposed to the virus. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Educators Must Be Vaccinated by September, de Blasio Says
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all Department of Education employees must have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27. Source: New York Times