Masks when we’re sick, bikes for everyone, and new respect for workers. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “E-Learning”
New Yorkers Reflect on a Stressful Week Back at School Amid Omicron Wave
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
Two dozen interviews with parents, educators and students revealed a range of opinions about whether schools should remain open. But most said the return to classrooms had been bumpy. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Defends Choice to Keep NYC Schools Open Amid Omicron Surge
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
Eric Adams, who took office as mayor on Saturday, enthusiastically backs keeping public schools open and has urged companies not to let their workers work remotely. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools' Covid Strategy: Test More, but Keep Classrooms Open
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced weekly testing of students and relaxed quarantine rules but continued to resist mandatory vaccination of schoolchildren. Source: New York Times
How One Principal Got Students Back to a Bronx Public School
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
Last year, 80 percent of students at Public School 5 and half its teachers learned and taught remotely. Source: New York Times
The End of Online Classes
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2021
Masks will still be required, and schools will follow social-distancing guidelines, but vaccinations are not yet mandatory. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Eliminate Remote Learning for Next School Year
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
All students and staff members will be back in school buildings full time come September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Source: New York Times
New York Was the 1st Big School District to Reopen. Here’s What Happened.
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
Elementary schools have been open for months. As the city prepares to reopen middle schools, problems remain, but there is also cause for optimism. Source: New York Times
How the 3 Diallo Sisters Were Finally Able to Connect to Their Classes
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
The city said it would be “impossible” to quickly install Wi-Fi in shelters for remote learning. Some shelter operators have proven them wrong. Source: New York Times
‘The Word of the Year Is Fluid’: The Pandemic Brings a New Teaching Style
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
Like many districts nationwide, schools in Edison, N.J., are struggling to make hybrid instruction work. Source: New York Times
Fight Over Closing Schools Reignites as N.Y.C. Positive Rate Tops 9%
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
The teachers’ union wants schools to shut again if the rate of positive virus tests keeps rising. The city is determined to keep them open. Source: New York Times
With Remote Learning, a 12-Year-Old Knows Her English Is Slipping Away
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
In New York City, 142,000 children are learning English in school. Online classes are especially challenging for them. Source: New York Times
Top Mayoral Candidate’s Choice: Should He Send His Sons Back to School?
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
If Scott Stringer wins the race next year, his experience as a parent is likely to inform how he guides New York’s public schools out of crisis. Source: New York Times
Racial Divide in Reopened Classrooms: More White Than Black Children
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
As New York City schools reopen, many families of color are choosing to keep students home. That disparity is raising alarms, given the shortcomings of remote learning. Source: New York Times
Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
New York City became the highest-profile example when Mayor de Blasio said elementary schools would reopen starting Dec. 7. Source: New York Times