Two dozen interviews with parents, educators and students revealed a range of opinions about whether schools should remain open. But most said the return to classrooms had been bumpy. Source: New York Times
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Eric Adams Defends Choice to Keep NYC Schools Open Amid Omicron Surge
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
Eric Adams, who took office as mayor on Saturday, enthusiastically backs keeping public schools open and has urged companies not to let their workers work remotely. Source: New York Times
David Banks Is the Next N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
Mr. Banks, who founded the Eagle Academy, a network of public schools for boys, is the first commissioner named to Mayor-elect Eric Adams’s administration. Source: New York Times
School District Investigates Claims of Longtime Sexual Misconduct by Teachers
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
Six teachers from Babylon High School have been placed on leave as the investigation continues and alumnae come forward with claims. Source: New York Times
Why Was a Black Lives Matter Mural at a Brooklyn School Destroyed?
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Artwork intended to reflect on social justice and racial equity has exposed long-simmering tensions in a Brooklyn public school. Source: New York Times
Msgr. John Powis, Champion of Brooklyn’s Poor and Downtrodden, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
His aggressive agenda as a pastor and civic leader in Brownsville and Bushwick laid the groundwork for a remarkable recovery. Source: New York Times
Judges Rule New York City Vaccine Mandate for School Workers Can Proceed
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
The mayor said he would extend the deadline until the end of the day Friday. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Prepare for Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Mandate Looms
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2021
Thousands of Department of Education employees still haven’t received their first doses or haven’t submitted proof of vaccination. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.'s Vaccine Mandate for Teachers Is Delayed by a Court
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2021
The mandate, which affects well over 150,000 people working in the nation’s largest school system, was set to go into effect on Monday at midnight. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools' Covid Strategy: Test More, but Keep Classrooms Open
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced weekly testing of students and relaxed quarantine rules but continued to resist mandatory vaccination of schoolchildren. 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
N.Y.C. Union Leaders Say Mayor’s Covid Mandate Took Them by Surprise
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
Municipal union leaders bristled at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that workers must get vaccinated or tested weekly, while city workers had mixed reactions. Source: New York Times
What It Would Take for N.Y.C. Schools to Fully Reopen This Fall
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio must soon make crucial decisions about medical waivers for teachers, remote schooling and social distancing for September. Source: New York Times
‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Frustration over pandemic reopening plans is growing in New Jersey’s affluent suburbs, where taxes are high and many students are barely in classrooms. Source: New York Times
Why Child Care Staff Had to Show Up While Teachers Worked Remotely
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
The pandemic has spotlighted disparities in working conditions between child care workers and teachers. Source: New York Times