New York City students are struggling with reading, but principals are worried that the rollout of a new teaching method is happening too quickly. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.C. will require shots for all education staff, including teachers and principals.
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
New Jersey also announced on Monday that all employees of public, private and parochial schools must be fully inoculated or face weekly testing. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Mandate Vaccines for Teachers and School Staff
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
The new mandate will affect about 148,000 city employees. Source: New York Times
When a Valedictorian Spoke of His Queer Identity, the Principal Cut Off His Speech
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2021
The principal also took away the valedictorian’s prepared remarks, so the student recited the speech from memory. Source: New York Times
How de Blasio Backed Himself Into a Corner on Closing Schools
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
He says that he has celebrated educators more than any mayor in the last 20 years, but Bill de Blasio has taken heat from all sides about school policy during the pandemic. 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
Principals Assail N.Y.C. Mayor, Calling for State Takeover of Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2020
The union representing New York City’s principals said it had lost confidence in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to reopen schools. Source: New York Times