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‘Essential government-funded youth programs could be repurposed to transform the current potpourri of citywide services into a comprehensive public-private partnership focused on creating a rigorous academic tutoring system, with education…

ByRobert Cordero 1Comment

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Jan 2021

Education Opinion

Opinion: NYC Students Need Music Education Now More Than Ever

‘Fifty-five percent of city public schools didn’t have a music educator, even before the COVID-19 pandemic…one aspect of that rebuilding must be integrating music as a core subject in the…

ByPenny Swift 5Comments

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Sep 2020

Education Health

City’s COVID-19 Testing Efforts for School Staffers Fall Short, Teachers Say

The city offer prioritized COVID-19 testing for DOE staff and students at 34 sites across the city. But only for seven days.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Why We Organize For Police-Free Schools

‘I have come to see police, surveillance and harsh punitive measures in schools as a way to disproportionately target vulnerable students, primarily Black and Latino, and not to protect and…

ByLeah Moise 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Education Health Investigations

Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities

From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2020

Economy Education Podcasts

DOE Chancellor on What’s Next for City Schools Amid COVID

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.

ByJarrett Murphy 16Comments

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Mar 2020

Education

School Absences Rise in Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Epidemic

At P.S. 124, the Yung Wing School in Chinatown, where more than 90 percent of students are Asian, more than 50 – or 10 to 15 percent of students –…

ByYiyan Zheng for World Journal 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Schools, Landmarks and Ecology Are the Focus as Gowanus Awaits Next Rezoning Steps

Advocates and elected officials are taking steps to prepare for the changes likely to come by landmarking historic sites, calling for a designated “eco-district” and raising concerns about school integration…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Opinion

Opinion: DOE’s Desegregation Plans Offer Hope, Need Improvement

‘While the DOE’s initial plans are encouraging, they fall short of what’s needed to dismantle the entrenched segregation in our schools.’

BySarah Darby

ByMiriam Nunberg 8Comments

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May 2019

Education

DOE Deals With Parent Worries About Plans to Merge Two Bronx Middle Schools This Fall

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.

ByNatalie Rodriguez 1Comment

Opinion: NYC Schools Can Help Close the COVID Achievement Gap With Tutoring

Opinion: NYC Students Need Music Education Now More Than Ever

City’s COVID-19 Testing Efforts for School Staffers Fall Short, Teachers Say

Opinion: Why We Organize For Police-Free Schools

Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities

DOE Chancellor on What’s Next for City Schools Amid COVID

School Absences Rise in Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Epidemic

Schools, Landmarks and Ecology Are the Focus as Gowanus Awaits Next Rezoning Steps

Opinion: DOE’s Desegregation Plans Offer Hope, Need Improvement

DOE Deals With Parent Worries About Plans to Merge Two Bronx Middle Schools This Fall

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