Education

Apr
02
‘A tremendous loss’: Brooklyn Third Grade Teacher Dies From Coronavirus

‘A tremendous loss’: Brooklyn Third Grade Teacher Dies From Coronavirus

Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, PHOTO CREDIT: P.S. 9Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/04/02/a-tremendous-loss-brooklyn-third-grade-teacher-dies-from-coronavirus/?utm_
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Apr
01
Coronavirus School Closures Shorten Spring Break To Just Two Days

Coronavirus School Closures Shorten Spring Break To Just Two Days

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/
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Mar
30
Citing Low Enrollment, NYC Will Close 23 Child Care Centers For ‘Essential’ Workers

Citing Low Enrollment, NYC Will Close 23 Child Care Centers For ‘Essential’ Workers

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza at a COVID 19 Press conference. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on
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Mar
27
Plan In Works To Expand Free NYC School Meals To Adults, Too

Plan In Works To Expand Free NYC School Meals To Adults, Too

NYC School lunch. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Greg B. Smith, Originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.
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Mar
27
Internet Providers Blocked Families With Unpaid Bills From Remote Learning Deals

Internet Providers Blocked Families With Unpaid Bills From Remote Learning Deals

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat
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Mar
25
Social Distancing Forces Piano Tutors To Rethink Teaching

Social Distancing Forces Piano Tutors To Rethink Teaching

CLINTON HILL – Sarah Dutcher sits at her dark wood Yamaha grand piano and looks to her right. A webcam captures
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Mar
25
Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Brooklyn Principal Hospitalized After Another Principal Of Co-Located School Dies From Coronavirus

Chancellor Carranza speaks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press conference on COVID-19. City Hall. Monday, March 23, 2020. Credit:
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Mar
24
A Brooklyn Principal Has Died From Coronavirus Complications

A Brooklyn Principal Has Died From Coronavirus Complications

Dez-Ann Romain, via Brooklyn Democracy Academy’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8W6Cwnqr_/].Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.
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Mar
23
Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Here’s The Latest On NYC’s Child Care Centers

Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Originally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/20/heres-the-latest-on-nycs-child-care-centers-opening-monday-amid-a-citywide-school-shutdown-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_
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Mar
18
Elementary School in Williamsburg Reports Positive Coronavirus Case Just As City Closes Schools

Elementary School in Williamsburg Reports Positive Coronavirus Case Just As City Closes Schools

PS 132 Photo courtesy of Ben WeissA teacher at P.S. 132, an elementary school in Williamsburg, tested positive for
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