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Mar
12
NYC Reluctantly Readies For Online Learning If The Coronavirus Forces School Closures

NYC Reluctantly Readies For Online Learning If The Coronavirus Forces School Closures

Mapleton School /P.S. 48. Liena Zagare/BklynerOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/11/nyc-reluctantly-readies-for-online-learning-if-the-coronavirus-forces-school-closures/
4 min read
Mar
11
A New School Focused On Raising Global, Urban Citizens To Open In Brooklyn

A New School Focused On Raising Global, Urban Citizens To Open In Brooklyn

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The redeveloped old Macy’s on Fulton Street will open in the fall of 2020 to welcome hundreds
10 min read
Mar
10

‘Save the CUNY Students’: Students Petition to Cancel In-Person Classes

Brooklyn College Campus. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Several universities in New York have shut-down their in-person classes, moving them online
6 min read
Mar
10
If A Student Or Staffer Gets Coronavirus, The School Will Close For 24 Hours: Cuomo

If A Student Or Staffer Gets Coronavirus, The School Will Close For 24 Hours: Cuomo

Spring Creek Educational Campus. Nigel Roberts/BklynerOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/09/if-a-student-gets-coronavirus-the-school-will-close-for-24-hours-cuomo/?utm_
4 min read
Mar
09
NYC Public School Teacher Reveals Week of Hell Over Coronavirus Scare

NYC Public School Teacher Reveals Week of Hell Over Coronavirus Scare

By Greg B. Smith [https://thecity.nyc/author/greg-b.-smith/], Originally published on THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/
7 min read
Mar
05
After Mixed Messages, NYC Will Not Count Absences in Middle and High School Admissions Amid Coronavirus Fears

After Mixed Messages, NYC Will Not Count Absences in Middle and High School Admissions Amid Coronavirus Fears

Classroom. Photo by Yustinus Tjiuwanda on Unsplash.By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman. Originally published March 4 on Chalkbeat. [https://chalkbeat.
3 min read
Mar
04
Kids Spent Days in Class with City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs

Kids Spent Days in Class with City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs

Photo of a classroom, by NeONBRAND on Unsplash.Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen for THE CITY. Originally posted on
4 min read
Mar
04
Will Coronavirus-Related Absences Count Against NYC Students in Admissions? Yes — at Least for Now.

Will Coronavirus-Related Absences Count Against NYC Students in Admissions? Yes — at Least for Now.

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on the Coronavirus in the Blue Room at City Hall on Tuesday,
4 min read
Mar
03
Stay Home If You’re Sick. Wash Hands Regularly. In NYC Schools, Following Coronavirus Guidance Is Harder than It Sounds.

Stay Home If You’re Sick. Wash Hands Regularly. In NYC Schools, Following Coronavirus Guidance Is Harder than It Sounds.

Hand Washing. Photo by by UGA CAES/Extension via Flickr.By Alex Zimmerman. Originally published on Chalkbeat March, 2. [https:
4 min read
Mar
02
After 15 Rocky Years, NYC’s Teacher Union No Longer Wants to Run a Charter School

After 15 Rocky Years, NYC’s Teacher Union No Longer Wants to Run a Charter School

UFT President Michael Mulgrew Photo by Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/28/
4 min read