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Author: Kyra Senese

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Access Delayed, Access Denied

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

After years of non-compliance with federal laws protecting the rights of students with disabilities, the city has set its sights higher with school physical accessibility targets for 2024. But the pandemic has disrupted its plans, and our age of remote learning has raised different challenges to accessibility.

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What Virtual Learning Means for Students With Severe Disabilities

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

The 2019-2020 school year has basically ground to a halt for many special education students, but for 20-year-old student Kristina “Krissy” Krotzer, the coronavirus all-school shut down could mean an …

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A Brooklyn High School with a History of Chronic Absenteeism Adapts to New Attendance Issues

May 15, 2020May 22, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

While teachers and students scrambled to adjust to virtual learning in the immediate aftermath of the coronavirus all-school shut down, long-term goals — like corralling runaway attendance rates — for …

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NYC Council Aims to Save Summer Youth Jobs Program

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

After slashing the program earlier this month, the New York City Council now hopes to salvage some form of the city’s summer youth jobs program. [Chalkbeat]

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On the Other Side of the Outbreak, Will Virtual Classes Continue?

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

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]

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Schools Spare No Effort to Reach Students Without Internet Access

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

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]

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For NYC English Language Learners, Barriers to Online Classes

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 - by Kyra Senese

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]

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