Child care providers and parents have grown frustrated over millions of dollars in delayed payments, and one major center is closing. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Education (Pre-School)”
New York City to Expand Gifted and Talented Program but Scrap Test
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2022
The mayor unveiled a plan to add seats in the highly selective program for both kindergartners and third graders and to permanently replace an admissions test with universal screening. Source: New York Times
Preschoolers Can Shed Their Masks, Mayor Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
New York City plans to end the mask requirement for the city’s youngest children on April 4 if coronavirus cases remain low. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Pledged to Improve Inequality in New York. Did He?
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Checking in on Bill de Blasio’s pledge to improve inequality, eight years later. Source: New York Times
Inside the Mayor’s Plan to Help N.Y.C.’s Schools Recover
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2021
Bill de Blasio unveiled a $635 million plan to restore the system post-lockdown and give students extra academic and mental health support. Source: New York Times
Mary Monahan, Dedicated Preschool Teacher, Dies at 67
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
An Irish immigrant to the Bronx as a toddler, she had ample training for her job as the eldest of eight children. She died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Susan Feingold Dies at 95; Helped Give New York Children a Head Start
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
Her Bloomingdale Family Program provided preschoolers with a haven where there hadn’t been one before. It became a model for similar efforts under Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Source: New York Times
A Beloved Teacher Died From the Virus. Now Her School Confronts Reopening.
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2020
At Public School 9 in Brooklyn, students will start each day by talking about how they are feeling and will take breaks for movement and meditation. Source: New York Times
Virus Cases Are Reported in 100 N.Y.C. School Buildings
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
Nearly all the buildings remained open, following city guidelines that say only those schools with two cases in different classrooms will shut. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Classrooms Finally Reopen for Some Students
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2020
Up to 90,000 children in pre-K and students with advanced disabilities went back to in-person school on Monday. Source: New York Times