#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

“#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning” Roughly 51,000 Big Apple kids switched from remote to blended learning during a Department of Education opt-in period this month, according to the agency. That brings the total number of city students participating in classroom activity to 365,000, according to the DOE. There are roughly 960,000 kids…

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#Comptroller candidate calls for investigation into DOE spending

#Comptroller candidate calls for investigation into DOE spending

“#Comptroller candidate calls for investigation into DOE spending” City Controller Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has called for an independent investigation into spending by the Department of Education under ex-schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Caruso-Cabrera’s call for a probe comes in the wake of a report by The Post that revealed the education department paid Carranza’s current employer —…

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#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools

#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools

“#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools” State health officials released new social-distancing guidelines for schools, saying students can sit closer than 6 feet apart in most circumstances. The state Department of Health Friday put out the new rules, which mesh with recommendations made last month by the US Centers for Disease…

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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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#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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#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

“#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams” Forget pay-to-play: for high schoolers, make it campaign-for-credit. An email seeking teen volunteers for the mayoral bid of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — and promising bogus “classroom credit” in exchange — was blasted out to parents from Tottenville High School’s official email account this week,…

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#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test

#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test

“#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test” Mayor Bill de Blasio’s so-called “gold standard” school-reopening performance is a bitter joke to many angry city parents who’ve panned his effort as a “farce” and a failure. Pre-K and elementary schools reopened for full-time in-person classes in late December and middle schools followed last month….

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#Teacher COVID-19 vaccinations unlikely for school reopening

#Teacher COVID-19 vaccinations unlikely for school reopening

“#Teacher COVID-19 vaccinations unlikely for school reopening” Coronavirus vaccines will likely not be mandatory for teachers in order to reopen schools, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. Cardona made the admission Wednesday evening during an interview with “NBC Nightly News” while discussing the efforts to re-launch in-person instruction for K-12 schools nationwide, saying a mandate was…

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