Among teachers, the vaccination rate has climbed to 96% following the imposition of a mandate in New York City schools. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Education (K-12)”
N.Y.C.'s Teacher Vaccine Mandate Prompts Thousands of Last-Minute Shots
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
The mandate is the first full vaccine requirement for any group of city workers and affects well over 150,000 teachers and staff members. Source: New York Times
When Dasani Left Home
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2021
What happens when trying to escape poverty means separating from your family at 13? Source: New York Times
Judges Rule New York City Vaccine Mandate for School Workers Can Proceed
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
The mayor said he would extend the deadline until the end of the day Friday. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Prepare for Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Mandate Looms
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2021
Thousands of Department of Education employees still haven’t received their first doses or haven’t submitted proof of vaccination. 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
N.Y.C. Schools to Change Virus Testing and Quarantine Rules
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
The city will introduce weekly coronavirus testing at all public schools starting next week, as officials try to strengthen safety protocols, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Source: New York Times
Parents of Students With Disabilities Try to Make Up for Lost Year
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
In New York City, the shift to remote learning “exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps” for the 200,000 thousand students with disabilities. 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
Tonight, a Night at the Theater
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2021
The biggest Broadway shows reopen this evening, a year and a half after the pandemic closed in on New York. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Schools Reopen With Joy and Anxiety on ‘Game Changer’ First Day
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
“We’ve got to give this a chance,” said one parent as the nation’s largest school system reopened in full for the first time in 18 months. Source: New York Times
New York City Schools Reopen For 1st Time in 18 Months
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Almost all of the nearly 1 million students in the public system are returning to class on Monday. Source: New York Times
It’s a Day of Firsts in N.Y.C. Schools, and Here
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
In a milestone moment, New York City’s one million schoolchildren are expected back in class today. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Virus Cases Appear to Plateau. Could an Uptick Lie Ahead?
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
As students head back to school, experts say that the city’s third coronavirus wave may be ebbing. Source: New York Times
Why Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Scientists believe the administration’s new measures may tamp down the pandemic, although the effects will not immediately be obvious. Source: New York Times