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As the number of COVID cases rises across the city again, some parents want the DOE and other schools across the city to restore a remote learning option. Mayor Bill…

ByMary Steffenhagen 26Comments

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Jul 2021

Opinion: This Fall, New York City Schools Should Return to Better Than ‘Normal’

‘We need to have the audacity to be bold, because our students need us now more than ever. Normal wasn’t working, not just for marginalized communities, but for most.’

BySelena Carrión 0Comments

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Jul 2021

CLARIFY

Meet Our Summer 2021 NYC Youth Reporters

This year, the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) is launching its first email newsletter, where the work of our youth interns will be delivered straight to your…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Project-Based Learning Can Jumpstart a New Educational Era for NYC Schools

‘Broad use of PBL/PBA in the city’s schools could jumpstart New York’s post-pandemic educational era away from the drill-and-kill, standardized test-based techniques of the last 20 years, invigorating teachers and…

ByDavid C. Bloomfield 2Comments

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Jun 2021

Education Government News Resources

NYC is Expanding Resources for Students’ Mental Health. But Is It Enough?

The de Blasio administration has proposed an increase in spending for student mental health initiatives, but advocates and council members are pushing for more.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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May 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Mayoral Candidates Must Commit To Financial Literacy Education For Youth

‘The pandemic has widened the gap between young people with the educational and support systems they need and those without, making the issue of unequal opportunity ever more urgent.’

ByGabriele Delmonaco 1Comment

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May 2021

Education Government News

Immigrant Parents Press DOE for Culturally Responsive Curriculum in Schools

Last week, a group of organizations demanding a more culturally diverse curriculum in New York City public schools took to the Department of Education’s (DOE) Lower Manhattan headquarters seeking to…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Education

New School Attendance Data Shows Steeper Drops for Students in Shelter, English Language Learners

Data released recently by the Department of Education for January shows students living in the shelter system saw the most absences, with a monthly attendance rate of 75.7 percent compared…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Education Health Opinion

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

‘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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Feb 2021

Education Opinion

Opinion: Want to Have a Say in City Schools? Join a Community Education Council

‘We need more parents to run so that each CEC’s economic diversity reflects that of the district. Without such diversity, whole swaths of a school district may be voiceless.’

ByAleta LaFargue 0Comments

As NYC Students Head Back to School, Immunocompromised Families Push for Remote Option

Meet Our Summer 2021 NYC Youth Reporters

Opinion: Project-Based Learning Can Jumpstart a New Educational Era for NYC Schools

Opinion: Mayoral Candidates Must Commit To Financial Literacy Education For Youth

Immigrant Parents Press DOE for Culturally Responsive Curriculum in Schools

New School Attendance Data Shows Steeper Drops for Students in Shelter, English Language Learners

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

Opinion: Want to Have a Say in City Schools? Join a Community Education Council

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