Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Civics Education Could Offer New Path to New York High School Graduation

May 10, 2021, 7:21 p.m.May 10, 2021, 7:21 p.m.

State education officials are proposing a “seal of civic readiness” that could count toward one of the required five Regents exams students must take to graduate. The idea: to bolster civic education and readiness among students.

Education

NYC Schools to get Billions of New Dollars Under State Budget Deal

April 7, 2021, 4:29 p.m.April 7, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

Education advocates are optimistic that this spending plan will help districts create programs for students’ academic and mental health needs.

Schools

Six NYC Families on What It Will Take for Fully Remote Students to Return to School

April 5, 2021, 8:01 p.m.April 5, 2021, 11:05 p.m.

Here’s how some families are weighing the decision about whether to return kids to their physical classrooms.

Special Education

Huge NYC Special Education Complaint Backlog Targeted by State Officials

March 17, 2021, 10:54 a.m.March 17, 2021, 10:54 a.m.

Board of Regents-authorized changes will widen the pool of so-called impartial hearing officers to oversee cases. But advocates and state officials alike say more must be done to get students needed services.

Education

NY Cancels Most Regents Exams in Response to Biden istration Refusal to Scrap 2021 Standardized Tests

March 15, 2021, 5:07 p.m.March 16, 2021, 9:28 a.m.

The news is a victory for parents, students and advocates who have been pushing to cancel the exams and unlink them from graduation requirements. Only Regents exams in Algebra I, English, living environment, and earth science will be istered this June.

Schools

Meet Meisha Ross Porter, New York City’s New Schools Chancellor

Feb. 28, 2021, 3:21 p.m.Feb. 28, 2021, 3:21 p.m.

The first Black woman to head the nation’s largest public school system rose through its ranks. She’s facing enormous challenges as she replaces Richard Carranza — starting with getting high schools reopened.

Education

New York Education Officials Call for Canceling State Tests

Jan. 25, 2021, 5:08 p.m.Jan. 25, 2021, 5:45 p.m.

New York will ask the federal government to waive state reading and math tests for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus crisis.

Education

Could NYC School Buildings Shutter Again? It’s Possible Under State Rules, de Blasio Says

Dec. 8, 2020, 9:00 p.m.Dec. 8, 2020, 9:00 p.m.

Mayor Bill de Blasio ditched his 3% threshold for shuttering school buildings, but a state rule could still cause a shutdown if positive rates reach 9%.

Schools

NYC Elementary School Students Can Return to Buildings Dec. 7, as de Blasio Shifts Strategy

Nov. 29, 2020, 3:57 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

As COVID cases grow across the five boroughs, the mayor said the city will no longer use a percentage positivity rate to shutter buildings. Schools serving students with significant disabilities will reopen Dec. 10.

Education

New York State Changes Course on Plan to Address Backlog of Special Education Cases

Oct. 20, 2020, 1:01 p.m.Oct. 20, 2020, 5:33 p.m.

Officials rescinded a proposal to allow non-lawyers to oversee special education complaints in New York City.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat

Civics Education Could Offer New Path to New York High School Graduation

NYC Schools to get Billions of New Dollars Under State Budget Deal

Six NYC Families on What It Will Take for Fully Remote Students to Return to School

Huge NYC Special Education Complaint Backlog Targeted by State Officials

NY Cancels Most Regents Exams in Response to Biden istration Refusal to Scrap 2021 Standardized Tests

Meet Meisha Ross Porter, New York City’s New Schools Chancellor

New York Education Officials Call for Canceling State Tests

Could NYC School Buildings Shutter Again? It’s Possible Under State Rules, de Blasio Says

NYC Elementary School Students Can Return to Buildings Dec. 7, as de Blasio Shifts Strategy

New York State Changes Course on Plan to Address Backlog of Special Education Cases

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