This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Remote parent-teacher conferences, a holdover from the height of the pandemic, continue to elicit mixed feelings among families and educators alike. For some parents, these virtual meetings — which were enshrined in the most recent teachers union contract — have been a boon. They can Zoom […]
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Posted inWeather
‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters New York City botched its communication to schools in response to last week’s record rainfall, Chancellor David Banks acknowledged on Tuesday. He vowed to conduct a review of what went wrong. Hours after the school day began last Friday, Mayor Eric Adams and Banks […]
Posted inCity Department of Education, David Banks, Eric Adams
Eric Adams Ordered NYC Schools to Shelter in Place Due To Flooding. No One Told Principals.
The first time many school administrators heard about a shelter-in-place directive was when a top Education Department official emailed at 1:56 p.m.to tell them it “has been lifted.”
Posted inEducation
NYC Public Schools Tested 1,500 Students For Risk of Dyslexia After Mayor Adams Push
Students in 133 schools that serve about 63,000 students were given secondary screeners during the last school year that identify students who are at risk of dyslexia or other reading challenges. The effort, while relatively small, is set to be expanded.
Posted inEducation
Federal Judge Orders NYC to Fix Special Education Service and Payment Delays
The Department of Education must take 40 specific actions to resolve decades-old delays in providing or paying for special education services to students.
Posted inEarly Intervention, Education, Schools
58% of NYC’s youngest children don’t receive all of their Early Intervention services
The gap in services is particularly acute in The Bronx, where more than two-thirds of children did not receive all of the therapies they could have.
Posted inSchools
Hundreds of NYC Elementary Schools Used a Teachers College Reading Curriculum Banks Said ‘Has Not Worked’
Lucy Calkins wrote a popular reading curriculum used in hundreds of NYC elementary schools that encourages independent reading. But the model has come under fire from schools chancellor David Banks and others.
Posted inCity Department of Education
NYC Public Schools Allowed to Grade Own Regents Exams Again
Grading was done centrally for over a decade to reduce score manipulation, but state policy is changing again.
Posted inPublic Schools
Class Sighs: City to Roll Out Breathing Exercises for All Students, Chancellor Says
Education officials said it’s part of an attempt to tackle the mental health crisis gripping schools, but some teachers described the move as a “lackluster, inefficient way to really address social-emotional needs.”
Posted inCharter Schools
Some NYC Charter Schools Shrank During COVID, but Sector Keeps Growing Overall
The reasons for enrollment declines are complex, and appear to include the lure of new school construction on one hand, and the high cost of living on the other.