An Industrial CTE High School Keeps Students Engaged with Shortened Day
A career-focused Brooklyn high school turns to less hours of virtual class time in order to improve attendance.
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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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With Virtual Attendance in Flux, City Teachers Turn to Flexible Instruction
Some of New York’s high school teachers are finding that a flexible, project based approach to virtual instruction has led to increased attendance and engagement.
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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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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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Immigrant Students Navigate an Uncertain Future Online
A Brooklyn High School for new immigrants depends on intense, face to face college prep counseling to help their students successfully enroll in college. How does that happen remotely?
Read MoreOn the Other Side of the Outbreak, Will Virtual Classes Continue?
Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical. [Education Week]
Read MoreSchools Spare No Effort to Reach Students Without Internet Access
As the current crisis highlights a harsh digital divide, districts rely on offline communication and instruction to reach students without internet access at home. [The Hechinger Report]
Read MoreFor NYC English Language Learners, Barriers to Online Classes
Advocates and families are worried that the shift to online learning will leave students behind who drop out more than their native English-speaking peers in normal circumstances. [Chalkbeat]
Read MoreA Crisis in Remote Learning for Students With Special Needs
What do students who rely on schools for the personal, hands-on attention of specialists do now? [The Atlantic]
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