Study: In-person learning at school doesn’t lead to COVID-19 spike
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Mar 11, 2021, 7:42am EST
There is promising new data this morning when it comes to getting Hudson Valley kids back into the classroom safely.
A new study found in-person learning in New York City s public schools did not lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
This comes as many districts in the Hudson Valley are rolling out plans to bring more students back into the classroom full-time to finish out the school year.
Only .4% of the 200,000 people tested in the city s schools between October and December 2020 came back positive. And only .5% of those who were directly exposed in school ended up catching the virus. These data points and additional studies that continue to come out only help because it provides the foundation on which you can build a smart, safe, layered mitigation strategy to reopen your schools, says White Plains School Superintendent Dr. Joseph Ricca.
Doesn’t make sense. Educators push back on plan to restart standardized testing
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 24, 2021, 3:36pm EST
Standardized testing is happening for students this year.
It’s something the federal government hopes will reveal the
pandemic’s impact on education.
The decision by President Joe Biden wasn’t expected
considering school officials from the Hudson Valley and across the state have
been urging the federal government to hold off on standardized testing this
year.
As the pandemic throws a curveball at standard learning, the
government wants to know where students stand in their education.
The tests will look different though. They’ll be shorter,
Schools must give standardized tests, Biden administration says
Some educators in the U.S. are concerned about standardized testing amid the disruption caused by the pandemic.
NEW YORK - There is nothing normal about this school year: the temperature checks at the front door, the masks in the classroom, or the remote learning from home. Despite the challenges, there is one tradition the Biden administration wants to keep: standardized testing for students.
In a letter to districts nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education says it is important to understand the impact of COVID-19 on students. The department gives states flexibility on how districts do testing but not allowing the outright cancelation of exams.
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