Coronavirus
Chinese Community Group Seeks to Debunk Coronavirus Confusion
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A local parents group is trying to knock down a false rumor circulating among Chinese parents that students couldn’t wear face masks to school.
Education
Lo que necesita saber: Clases gratuitas de inglés en Nueva York
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Para quienes vivan en Nueva York estas son algunas de las opciones en donde puede tomar clases gratuitas de inglés.
Voices of New York
Voices of NY Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan
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In New York’s Greenwich Village, there is a home for Irish culture and the Irish language.
Education
New York Sees Uptick in International Students from Taiwan
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According to statistics from the Institute of International Education, there were 22,454 Taiwanese students studying in the U.S. in the 2017-2018 school year, a 4.4 percent jump from the previous year.
diversity
Amid Sound and Fury Over NYC School Diversity Proposal, a Sober Discussion
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Yes, the School Diversity Advisory Group called for ending Gifted & Talented programs. But, as a group member and a Council education leader told the Max & Murphy Show, its recommendations don’t start or end there.
Brooklyn
Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Growing Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools
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Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
See Which NYC Schools Eat Lunch Before 10 a.m.
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Students at 51 percent of schools citywide head to the lunchroom at 11:00 a.m. or earlier. Where does your child’s school rank? And why is it so hard to feed kids at a normal time?
Education
Racial Skews in City Schools Not Solely Linked to Housing Segregation, Says Report
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The segregation of New York City schools is complex, with the system’s four broad racial groups present in at least 12 discernible patterns of singular majority or shared dominance, all of it linked only loosely to the city’s underlying housing segregation
Bronx
DOE Deals With Parent Worries About Plans to Merge Two Bronx Middle Schools This Fall
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At a recent meeting, parents and students expressed their concern about the effects that the merger may have on the students’ education and even their safety.
3-k
More than a Salary Dispute Divides the Mayor and his UPK Providers
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The nonprofits that deliver much of the mayor’s signature initiative say the city’s new program structure suffers from multiple flaws—beyond the issue of pay parity.