COVID-19
Summer Camp Amid COVID: Fewer Kids, More Clorox and Make Your Own S’mores
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Could NYC schools learn from how day camps have adapted to the pandemic?
college
CUNY Dorm Refund—and Answers—Can be Hard to Get
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More than three months after the move-out date—and after CUNY approved refunds for graduating students—at least some CUNY families face obstacles trying to learn when students who graduated this spring will get their refunds.
Education
NYPD’s Community Affairs Chief Says Cop Morale is Low
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‘People are asking us to address quality of life issues. People are asking us to stop the violence that’s happening out here but the police need the support of the people as well.’
Education
City’s Youth Programs are Ready, and Waiting, as Budget Deadline Nears
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Organizations are prepared to run virtual programming that would be largely similar to their afterschool programs that continued during the height of the pandemic.
Education
Virtual English Classes Offer Escape and Comfort for Immigrants During Lockdown
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Some immigrants who are out of work during the pandemic are using the time to take English classes. ‘To me, this has been a relief in the middle of the sad and painful situation we are enduring,’ one such student tells El Diario.
Budget
In Fight to Save Summer Youth Employment, Advocates Push City to Let Teens Work Remotely
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Youth advocates and SYEP participants say cancelling the program this summer will be a financial hit to low-income youth who rely on those jobs.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
For NY’s College Students, Remote Learning Brings Distraction and Uncertainty of What’s Next
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College students say the switch to remote learning has been a hard adjustment. Some have considered taking a gap year if remote learning carries into future semesters, concerned with paying for standard tuition for online classes.
CUNY Students Scramble After COVID-19 Dorm Evictions, Demand Spring Tuition Refunds
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Student-residents at five CUNY campuses have been told to move out as soon as possible, as the state turns to college dorms for possible medical uses during the pandemic.
The Max & Murphy Show
DOE Chancellor on What’s Next for City Schools Amid COVID
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A leading anti-hunger advocate also joined Max & Murphy to talk about how SNAP benefits and food pantries can be reinforced to address COVID’s economic fallout.
Coronavirus
It’s More Than Machines: The Emerging Concerns About NYC’s Online Learning
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Making sure students have laptops is important. But teachers and parents say access to WiFi, guides for how to navigate online learning, a clearer set of goals and new emotional support are also needed.