What the education panel’s rejection of NYC’s funding formula means for schools
From Chalkbeat: What began Wednesday night as a routine vote by the city’s Panel For Educational Policy ended with concern among principals, union officials, and even the schools chancellor about the potential delay of school budgets and plans for the upcoming school year. The panel, a mostly appointed board that makes decisions on major contracts […]
NY judge tosses lawsuit for students with disabilities seeking services lost during the pandemic
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit this week that attempted to force the city’s education department to fast-track makeup services for students with disabilities in response to pandemic-related disruptions. The lawsuit, filed in November 2020 by the nonprofit Advocates for Children, claimed that tens of thousands of students with disabilities missed crucial services […]
Persistence is key: NYC families of students with disabilities share stories of their pandemic year
Persistence is key: NYC families of students with disabilities share stories of their pandemic year Remote learning has proved uniquely challenging for the roughly 200,000 New York City public school students classified with disabilities — many of whom haven’t received all of their mandated support services this school year. To hear about what was and […]
