New York State Cancels Regents Exams
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and school closures, the state’s Board of Regents announced Monday that high schoolers will not be taking the Regents exams this spring. Further …
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How to Teach Reading and Writing Online in Rural Counties
A veteran Mississippi Delta region teacher focuses on getting students in very rural areas access to Wi-Fi and how to teach reading and writing virtually, as part of The Atlantic‘s …
Read MoreWith Dorms Shut, Foster Youth Sent Back Into the System
With CUNY dormitories closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, some students find themselves back in the foster care system. [New York Daily News]
Read MoreMore Students Than Ever Are Absent Nationwide
Students across the United States are not logging on, not checking in, or not completing assignments for class. [The New York Times]
Read MoreNYC’s Education Department Halts Zoom Student-Teacher Conferencing
Amid ongoing concerns regarding the security of the video conferencing site Zoom, the New York City Department of Education has instructed teachers to stop using the platform to communicate with …
Read MoreCity Education Department Cancels Spring Break
Educators and students in the city’s K-12 public schools won’t have spring break this year. [Gothamist] The change in plans come after a previous announcement that schools would have two …
Read MoreNYC Scales Back Emergency Child Care Centers
After several classrooms sat mostly empty last week, New York City will reduce the number of enrichment centers for the children of ‘essential’ workers. As of Monday, 23 of the …
Read MoreNYC Plans to Expand Free School Meals to Adults
City Hall is planning to open up free school meals to adults. During the school week at designated times, students and their parents can visit over 460 schools citywide to …
Read MoreNew York State To Skip Standardized Testing This Year
In the midst of a pandemic and city-wide school closures, New York State will skip standardized testing. [Chalkbeat] Previously, families, teachers and community leaders were calling for this year’s state …
Read MoreOnly 10 Black Students Accepted to Prestigious NYC High School
In 2019, Stuyvesant High School admitted just seven black students. A fierce debate and a year later, that number only rose to 10. [The New York Times]
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