What’s Missing When the School Library Closes?
At the start of the school year, almost half of the city’s schools didn’t have operating libraries. Now, no students can access the physical space.
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The Long Wait for Accessible Schools Just Got Longer
For the first time in nearly 100 years, New York City public schools were on track to alter their “abysmally low” number of buildings that meet the needs of hundreds of students with physical disabilities. Then came Covid-19.
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Making it Work: Parents Against the Odds Keep Their Children Engaged in Virtual School
The CDC reported that the spread of COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted low-income, minority communities. Here’s how some families at the epicenter of the pandemic stay on top of their children’s online schoolwork.
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About One-Third of NYC’s Secondary School Librarians Aren’t Certified. Does It Matter?
Today, as students are learning entirely online, a librarian with a master’s degree in library studies can make the difference between enriched access to learning materials, or not.
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School Librarian Meets Students Where They’re At: Instagram
Brooklyn school librarian Ciro Scardina connects with his scattered students on social media during COVID-19.
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School Librarians Find Resources and Relief Through Online Network
NYCSLIST, a listserv of school librarians, becomes all the more relevant in the age of remote learning.
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Campus Librarians Support Thousands of Students, Hundreds of Teachers Apiece
Campus librarians meet with unique opportunities and challenges to step up and support multiple schools during remote learning.
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In Quarantine Quarters, Parents Balance Babies and Remote Learning
Parenting toddlers and infants in quarantine is “an evolving roller coaster of emotion,” said one Queens mother.
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With Schools Closed, New York’s Computer Science Students Confront Uncertainty
“Nobody knows what to expect,” said one Far Rockaway high school computer science student.
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Art Students Find Their Way at a Technology-Focused High School
Students in the arts find their way at a technology-focused high school
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