Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, Author at THE CITY

City Students Struggle With Hunger as Pandemic Aid Wanes

Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat July 8, 2022, 6:55 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 5:00 p.m.

Food insecurity has jumped by 36% in the city. And it’s higher among children. An estimated 1 in 4 kids don’t have enough to eat — a 46% increase over pre-pandemic numbers.

Vaccinations

There’s a 42% Gap Between the Most and Least Vaccinated School Districts in NYC

Feb. 27, 2022, 1:36 p.m.Feb. 28, 2022, 2:13 p.m.

A majority of NYC’s public school students are fully vaccinated against COVID, but deep disparities remain.

Schools

Are NYC Students Ready to Ditch Masks?

Feb. 14, 2022, 3:04 p.m.Feb. 28, 2022, 1:09 p.m.

Here’s what NYC school students had to say about mask mandates, in their own words.

Schools

Some NYC Schools Shift to Remote Learning Option as COVID Surges Again

Dec. 20, 2021, 8:57 p.m.Dec. 21, 2021, 11:13 a.m.

School leaders are taking matters into their own hands to respond to positive cases and staffing shortages. Meanwhile, calls are rising to increase COVID testing within schools as absence rates grow.

Education

NYC Announces 2022-23 issions Policies for Middle and High Schools

Dec. 15, 2021, 10:56 a.m.Dec. 15, 2021, 10:57 a.m.

De Blasio reverses plan to eliminate high school geographic priorities and zones, after families expressed concerns about potentially long commutes.

Education

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

Nov. 19, 2021, 8:25 a.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 9:24 a.m.

The impact of child welfare investigations on already traumatized families can be severe: charges stay on records for decades and may affect future job prospects. Parents say they are trying their best to keep their kids safe and educated.

Vaccinations

NYC Children Get Vaccinated at School Amid Both Relief and Frustrating Waits

Nov. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Nov. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.

Kids, ages 5 to 11, started getting their shots, though demand outpaced supply at some schools and lines wrapped around the block at others. Parents got $100 gift cards after their children received the first-come, first-served shots.

Public Schools

NYC to Eliminate ‘Gifted’ Test in Overhaul of Segregated Program

Oct. 8, 2021, 7:11 p.m.June 10, 2024, 1:16 p.m.

New York City will no longer test rising kindergartners for entry into its gifted and talented program, which has long attracted controversy for enrolling starkly low numbers of Black and Latino students.

Schools

De Blasio Blows Deadline on Overhaul for Segregated Gifted-and-Talented School Programs

Oct. 5, 2021, 8:50 p.m.Oct. 5, 2021, 8:50 p.m.

The mayor promised to present “a very different approach” for the programs by the end of September. Now the fate of reforms is unclear as the end of his mayoralty approaches. “It’s too late,” said State Sen. John Liu.

Schools

NYC Teachers and School Staff Get Vaccine Mandate Deadline Delay

Sept. 26, 2021, 11:02 a.m.Sept. 26, 2021, 11:02 a.m.

A federal judge temporarily blocked an order that could have barred tens of thousands of teachers and other workers from classes this week. But a of three jurists is expected to review the case Wednesday.

Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat

City Students Struggle With Hunger as Pandemic Aid Wanes

There’s a 42% Gap Between the Most and Least Vaccinated School Districts in NYC

Are NYC Students Ready to Ditch Masks?

Some NYC Schools Shift to Remote Learning Option as COVID Surges Again

NYC Announces 2022-23 issions Policies for Middle and High Schools

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

NYC Children Get Vaccinated at School Amid Both Relief and Frustrating Waits

NYC to Eliminate ‘Gifted’ Test in Overhaul of Segregated Program

De Blasio Blows Deadline on Overhaul for Segregated Gifted-and-Talented School Programs

NYC Teachers and School Staff Get Vaccine Mandate Deadline Delay

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