Coronavirus
Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities
Jeanmarie Evelly |
From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.
Voices of New York
Preparing for the New School Year, in Polish
Joanna Szybiak for Bialy Orzel |
For the 10,000 students attending Polish Language Schools on the East Coast, remote learning in the Spring meant renewed connections to Poland. What lies ahead is uncertain.
Budget
Summer Youth Programs Still Reeling From Funding Cut and Late Reversal
Jarrett Murphy |
First the mayor moved to cancel SYEP. Then it was belatedly restored. Providers say the rush to get it up and running has made the summer harder than it needed to be.
Budget
Families Rally to Keep School’s Polish Dual-Language Program
Wojtek Maslanka for Nowy Dziennik |
A hard-won program is slated for cuts because of COVID-19.
COVID-19
Summer Camp Amid COVID: Fewer Kids, More Clorox and Make Your Own S’mores
Jarrett Murphy |
Could NYC schools learn from how day camps have adapted to the pandemic?
college
CUNY Dorm Refund—and Answers—Can be Hard to Get
Nicole Javorsky |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
‘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
Nicole Javorsky |
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
Edwin Martínez for El Diario |
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
Rainier Harris |
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.
