#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school

#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school

“#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school” It’s past time for Mayor Bill de Blasio to reopen all public schools, full time, shut down hybrid learning and end remote instruction. Period.   Instead, all he’s done is give parents one last chance to opt-in to in-person classes —because that’s the most United Federation…

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#DOE not tracking remote kids learning from out of town

#DOE not tracking remote kids learning from out of town

“#DOE not tracking remote kids learning from out of town” The Department of Education isn’t tracking how many remote learners are living out of town — and one city official wants answers. Arguing that they shouldn’t occupy spots in DOE schools, Queens City Councilman Robert Holden asked City Hall for an accounting of the issue…

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#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine

#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine

“#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine” Just over one-third of New Yorkers — and almost 40 percent of New York City residents — have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest state data shows. Since inoculation efforts began in mid-December more than 6.8 million Empire State residents or 34.4 percent of…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021” Vax vexationMaybe the process of getting an appointment for the vaccine is part of the problem of fewer people in poor neighborhoods getting the vaccine (“Lax vax in NYC’s poorer nabes,” March 31). It’s often an online process that is extremely cumbersome. I had to jump through…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 2, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 2, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 2, 2021” The Issue: Building staffers who failed to act during a brutal attack on an older woman. It seems the building staffers who stood idly by while a woman was assaulted and beaten have been suspended (“They didn’t lift a finger,” April 1). Perhaps if they had listened…

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#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke

#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke

“#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke” Mayor Bill de Blasio is making a fair show of reopening city schools, but the reality is another story entirely. Local Catholic and private schools have been doing in-person instruction since September with no signs of significant outbreaks. Meanwhile, about 70 percent of public-school students are…

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