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Aug
31
Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

Concern and Frustration Over Lack of Detail on School Reopening Worry Southern Brooklyn Parents and Educators

BAY RIDGE/CONEY ISLAND –  Last Thursday night some 60 residents Zoomed into the Southern Brooklyn Community Roundtable on School Reopening,
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Aug
31
NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Aug
26
An Update On The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefit – Just Over 50% Have Received It

An Update On The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefit – Just Over 50% Have Received It

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.BROOKLYN – Three months ago, it was announced that through a federal relief effort, the
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Aug
26
NYC is scrambling to check buildings before schools reopen. But some educators say they’re discouraged from reporting problems.

NYC is scrambling to check buildings before schools reopen. But some educators say they’re discouraged from reporting problems.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Monday, August 24, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Amy Zimmer and
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Aug
24
Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

Schools To Use Parks & Streets For Outdoor Learning

BROOKLYN –  Schools are now able to use parks and streets as part of a new ‘Outdoor Learning’ initiative unveiled this
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Aug
21
State budget cuts threaten 9,000 teacher jobs and NYC’s in-person learning plans, Carranza warns

State budget cuts threaten 9,000 teacher jobs and NYC’s in-person learning plans, Carranza warns

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour New Bridges Elementary to observe the school’s PPE delivery and reopening
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Aug
21
P.S. 169 Sunset Park School Equity Team’s Open Letter On School Reopening

P.S. 169 Sunset Park School Equity Team’s Open Letter On School Reopening

P.S. 169 Sunset Park School Equity Team sent the following letter [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HCUYtP54SWLxb4zzOezaIfKMQ8f3AbffmFW0yvUkIqY/edit]
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Aug
20
A Mural For Kids: “Bloom Where You’re Planted”

A Mural For Kids: “Bloom Where You’re Planted”

Volunteers working on the octopus mural at P.S. 54 in 2019. Courtesy of Lauren Cawdrey.Two years ago, on
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Aug
18
I’m Desperate For Schools To Open, But Maybe Not Just YET – OPINION

I’m Desperate For Schools To Open, But Maybe Not Just YET – OPINION

By Jill Marshall, single parent of two elementary school kids in Greenwood Heights Like most parents these days, I’ve
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Aug
17
Nearly Half of NYC’s Asian Families Opt For Fully-virtual Learning, New Figures Show

Nearly Half of NYC’s Asian Families Opt For Fully-virtual Learning, New Figures Show

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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