COVID makes school lunch complicated in NYC
From Chalkbeat: Bronx mom Grisel Cardona is hopeful that her daughter’s fourth-grade class will be able to eat on the playground this year as often as possible, even if it means sitting picnic-style on the ground. She’s worried about students socializing together during a time of day that they can’t wear masks and hopes that […]
NYC teachers union, city at impasse over vaccine mandate for medical and religious exemptions
From Chalkbeat: Negotiations have stalled between New York City’s teachers union and City Hall over a vaccination mandate for school staffers, pushing union leaders to file a formal complaint with the state. The city has refused to pay teachers who have a legitimate medical or religious reason not to take the shot, according to the […]
NYC mandates COVID vaccines for high school athletes and their coaches
From Chalkbeat: High school athletes and coaches participating in sports considered “high risk” for contracting the coronavirus will be required to have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine by the first day of competitive play, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. The mandate will apply to an estimated 20,000 students […]
Job Posting Alert: Positions Available for the 2021-2022 School Year!
Where? Bronx Academy Charter School 1349 Inwood Ave Bronx, NY 10452 Please contact: Aldrina Ashravan aashravan@bronxacademyofpromise.com https://www.bronxacademyofpromise.com/apps/jobs/ Positions Available for the 2021-2022 School Year: NYS Certification Required for all positions posted. Certified NYS School Psychologist Elementary Classroom Teacher Elementary Special Education Teacher for ICT Classroom School Secretary (experienced with ATS) 4th Grade Leave Replacement (End […]
All classrooms to have 2 air purifiers next year, New York City officials pledge
From Chalkbeat: To help curb the spread of COVID, all 56,000 New York City public school classrooms will be equipped with two air purifiers by September, according to the education department. Already, the department has distributed 100,000 air purifiers to schools, and they are working to ensure each classroom has two air purifiers by the […]
COVID rates are down, but some Bronx parents are not ready for in-person learning
From Chalkbeat: For the first time in almost a decade, Bronx mom Lourdes Jibodh did not receive a letter from her son’s school saying that his promotion to the next grade level was in doubt. Instead, her 17-year-old son Christian Camacho has been performing well academically while learning online during the pandemic. The junior at […]
Racial, economic gaps are widening among NYC’s free pre-K programs, researchers say
Chalkbeat has this article: The quality of programs serving mostly Black and Latino students has stalled or declined slightly, and is lower in census tracts with higher poverty levels, according to the Berkeley analysis released this week. Meanwhile program quality was improving at centers serving mostly white and Asian children, and was higher in wealthier […]
NYC’s fully remote elementary students can opt back into school buildings, de Blasio says
The city will survey remote middle and high school students but won’t yet give them a chance to return. New York City’s pre-K and elementary school students who are learning at home full-time will get another chance this school year to sign up for in-person instruction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. The window for […]
