Teachers

NYC Schools Brace for Up to 10,000 Missing Teachers as Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect

Sept. 24, 2021, 10:55 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:59 a.m.

As the vaccine mandate for New York City teachers is set to take effect next week, schools are bracing for this Tuesday when thousands of educators might be barred from their classrooms.

Teachers

How Can You Social Distance at Overcrowded NYC Schools? A Two-Tiered System Feared

Aug. 15, 2021, 7:11 p.m.Aug. 15, 2021, 7:11 p.m.

With the start of classes just a month away and the COVID-19 Delta variant spreading, it’s still unclear whether — or how — many schools will adhere to the three-foot guideline. “We are very, very scared,” one Brooklyn parent said.

Schools

Some NYC Healthcare Workers Face Vaccine Requirements or Weekly Tests. Teachers Could Be Next

July 21, 2021, 6:56 p.m.July 21, 2021, 7:08 p.m.

After announcing that certain healthcare workers would be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio is now considering the same for other city workers, including teachers, he said Wednesday.

Special Education

When It Comes to Special Education, What’s Working and What Isn’t? Let’s Talk About it at the Next Open Newsroom

Jan. 14, 2021, 5:15 p.m.Jan. 14, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

THE CITY and Chalkbeat New York are bringing together parents, teachers, advocates and experts to discuss finding solutions to help vulnerable New York City public school students facing a lack of legally mandated services amid the pandemic.

Juvenile Justice

Stuck on Mute: Kids in Juvenile Lockups Can’t Be Seen or Heard by Teachers During Remote Learning

Nov. 19, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Feb. 19, 2021, 6:55 a.m.

The end of in-person schooling is being felt even worse by children in city detention centers due to strict online instruction rules. Advocates say the students risk being left further behind.

Education

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Nov. 18, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Thousands of kids enrolled in southern Brooklyn have already been living with school shutdowns for more than a month, as students citywide now them in all-remote learning.

Education

Most NYC Students Are Learning Online, But The City’s Virtual Teaching Strategy Remains Elusive

Nov. 16, 2020, 8:54 p.m.Nov. 16, 2020, 8:55 p.m.

On a given school day, up to 800,000 students are expected to sign in for remote learning from home — but New York City has yet to put forward a detailed strategy to help schools improve online instruction.

Education

NYC Public Schools Have Lost 31,000 Students This Fall, Preliminary Data Show

Nov. 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m.Nov. 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m.

Public school enrollment is falling at schools across New York City, according to data obtained by Chalkbeat. School rosters have already lost about 3.4% of students compared with last year.

Public Schools

Seeking Safer Classrooms, NYC Teachers Are Crowdfunding for Air Purifiers

Nov. 5, 2020, 5:00 p.m.Nov. 5, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

DOE officials say they’ve purchased 30,000 HEPA purifiers. But that’s not enough, so hundreds of school staffers are filling in the gaps on their own.

Economy

Unions Wary as de Blasio Backs Push for Early-Retirement Packages

Nov. 2, 2020, 8:03 p.m.Nov. 3, 2020, 7:20 a.m.

The city has agreed to an incentive bill in Albany that could apply to up to 75,000 municipal workers. But union leaders worry there could be problematic exceptions.

Teachers

NYC Schools Brace for Up to 10,000 Missing Teachers as Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect

How Can You Social Distance at Overcrowded NYC Schools? A Two-Tiered System Feared

Some NYC Healthcare Workers Face Vaccine Requirements or Weekly Tests. Teachers Could Be Next

When It Comes to Special Education, What’s Working and What Isn’t? Let’s Talk About it at the Next Open Newsroom

Stuck on Mute: Kids in Juvenile Lockups Can’t Be Seen or Heard by Teachers During Remote Learning

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Most NYC Students Are Learning Online, But The City’s Virtual Teaching Strategy Remains Elusive

NYC Public Schools Have Lost 31,000 Students This Fall, Preliminary Data Show

Seeking Safer Classrooms, NYC Teachers Are Crowdfunding for Air Purifiers

Unions Wary as de Blasio Backs Push for Early-Retirement Packages

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