NY teacher retirements skyrocket due to COVID pandemic

There has been a huge increase in teachers retiring across New York amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Teacher retirements spike across NY amid coronavirus pandemic
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The coronavirus pandemic and remote learning has caused hundreds of teachers across New York State to end their educational careers.

100-year-old Long Island school bus monitor retires

At the age of 100, a school bus monitor on Long Island who has worked for more than 5 decades is finally retiring.

Early retirement for 100-year-old school bus monitor
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At the age of 100, a school bus monitor on Long Island who has worked for more than 5 decades is finally retiring.

Many NYC students don't have devices for remote learning, councilman says

Councilman Mark Treyger said some principals in District 22 have tried to order devices through an approved vendor but haven't had any luck.

State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students as 'favors' to donors and friends

The California State Auditor also found in the audit released Tuesday that campus staff falsely designated 22 of the applicants as student-athlete recruits because of donations from or as favors to well-connected families.

NYC students return to school but most not to classrooms

For most schoolchildren in New York City, Monday meant back to school, but not back to the classroom. Only pre-kindergarteners and some special education students ended a six-month absence from school buildings because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

In-person learning begins for some NYC public school students

The day many parents have either been anticipating or dreading for months is here, students in New York City are heading back to school on Monday.

Some NYC public schools reopen tomorrow
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The day many parents have either been anticipating or dreading for months is here, students in New York City are heading back to school on Monday.

COVID-19 infection rates soar in college towns as students return

College towns across the U.S. have emerged as virus hot spots in recent weeks as schools struggle to contain the virus.

De Blasio 'very confident' in new NYC school reopening timeline

New York City's mayor says he is confident the city will meet a revised timeline to bring public school students back to classrooms within the next two weeks. 

UES Montessori School holding in-person classes full-time

While NYC public schools are still working out staffing and health protocols, an independent Montessori-inspired school on the UES has found a way to successfully conduct in-person classes.

UES school holds full-time in-person classes
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While NYC public schools are still working out staffing and health protocols, an independent Montessori-inspired school on the UES has found a way to successfully conduct in-person classes.

NYC school delay fallout
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Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is confident NYC schools will be able to meet the new timeline for returning students to in-person learning.

SUNY Oswego halts in-person classes amid COVID-19 outbreak

An upstate New York college is suspending in-person classes for two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak, officials announced Friday, but campus will stay open and students won’t be sent home.

Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism

The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, saying that the school’s recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to an admission of discrimination.

'No more Zoom:' Fed up with distance learning, families rally for in-person education

About 100 people took part: parents, students and teachers who are upset that the pandemic will keep everyone out of the classroom until 2021, regardless of the progress the county makes in its Covid-19 data.

De Blasio delays reopening of NYC public schools, again

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he was delaying the reopening of New York City public schools for in-person classes again.

In-person classes in NYC delayed again
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The decision to delay in-person classes in New York City came as a surprise to kids and parents across the city.