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P-Tech Students Transition from High School to Corporate America

May 23, 2020May 27, 2020 - by Claire Bryan

Janiel Richards didn’t spend four years on an undergraduate college campus. Instead, she spent it at the multinational technology company IBM’s campus, starting when she was 17 years old, as …

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Attendance Is More Than Just a Number

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 - by Jenna Beatrice Gyimesi

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, schools are learning that attendance is more than just checking a box. Teachers, parents, and school administrators are faced with the challenges of keeping students online and engaged.

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What’s Missing When the School Library Closes?

May 16, 2020May 29, 2020 - by Cayla Bamberger

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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An Industrial CTE High School Keeps Students Engaged with Shortened Day

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 - by Claire Fox

A career-focused Brooklyn high school turns to less hours of virtual class time in order to improve attendance.

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Hundreds of City Schools are 100 Years Old. Can They Ever Be Made Handicapped Accessible?

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 - by Kasturi Pananjady

For over three years, William Herrera has been able to indulge his fascination with architectural history as he walks the halls of New York City schools to determine whether or …

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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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“He Needs School”: Students with disabilities cut off from services and support in quarantine

May 16, 2020July 28, 2020 - by Elize Manoukian

Many mandated services to the city’s 200,000 children with disabilities of these services cannot be provided online. Parents worry their special needs children are not receiving the free and appropriate education required by law.

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The Long Wait for Accessible Schools Just Got Longer

May 15, 2020June 8, 2020 - by Kio Herrera

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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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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With Virtual Attendance in Flux, City Teachers Turn to Flexible Instruction

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 - by Carter Johnson

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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