The next mayor will have to deal with the educational damage wrought by COVID-19 and the profound problems of quality and equity that challenged the city’s schools even before the pandemic.
city budget
Opinion: NYC’s Foster Care Mentorship Program, Fair Futures, Saved Me. Now the City Needs to Save Fair Futures.
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‘It just isn’t fair for any young person to be denied a fundamental support system in their lives. Youth in care deserve to have this very basic need met, and the city must do its part by baselining $20 million for Fair Futures in the upcoming budget.’
nyc schools
Opinion: Instead of Arguing About Reopenings, Let’s Unite for Systemic Change in Our Schools
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‘The truth is, New York State has not met its constitutional responsibilities, laughing off multiple court orders and duly-passed laws mandating minimums for neglected, underfunded schools. And it has never mattered more, but instead of standing together, parents and teachers are finger-pointing in classic “scarcity mindset.”’
Education
The Check In: NYC Schools and COVID-19
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In this week’s episode, reporter Nicole Javorsky discusses the latest on schools, which are slated to reopen Monday to offer in-person instruction to some students following a systemwide shift to all-remote learning last month.
coronavirus pandemic
3,311 Cases, 1,929 Classroom Closures: COVID-19 and the Uncertain NYC School Year
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Coronavirus infection rates have remained low in the school system even as cases across the city rise, prompting officials to take a new reopening approach this month. But questions and uncertainty remain.
The Max & Murphy Show
Council Education Chair: Shift to All-Remote Learning Hits Young & Needy Students Hardest
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Brooklyn’s Mark Treyger wants the city to offer more in-person schooling to young and disabled kids who fare especially poorly in remote learning. The temporary shutdown offers a chance to adopt such a plan, he says.
Education
City’s Pandemic School Food Offerings Should Include Hot Meals, Councilmember Urges
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Councilman Mark Treyger says the city should tap into the resources it uses to run its senior meal delivery program to offer similar hot food options to students, saying his office has received “numerous complaints” about the current grab-and-go cold meals at schools.
Education
Opinion: ‘Learning to Work’ Program Cuts Threaten the Futures of Students Like Me
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‘While students face different kinds of obstacles in their previous schools, from mental health to family obligations or just a lack of support, they found trusting relationships and a new sense of purpose at their transfer schools.’
Education
Trump, Biden and NYC’s Public Schools: More Than Money?
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When it comes to the impact on classrooms, teachers and kids, does the difference between the two candidates come down solely to what they are willing to spend?
The Coronavirus Crisis
City’s COVID-19 Testing Efforts for School Staffers Fall Short, Teachers Say
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The city offer prioritized COVID-19 testing for DOE staff and students at 34 sites across the city. But only for seven days.
Coronavirus
Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities
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From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.