Schools Chancellor David C. Banks has launched the 17th annual NYC School Survey, a critical tool in New York City Public Schools’ efforts to engage members of our school communities and strengthen the connection with our educators and families. The updated survey provides new insight into what families and students think about their school, aligned
Why NYC School Closures Might No Longer Be Needed
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A year ago, New York shuttered all of its schools to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spiraling out of control. The decision made sense at the time, as children have long been the drivers of respiratory outbreaks such as influenza, measles, and whooping cough. COVID-19 bucks these trends with kids recording far fewer cases, hospitalization, and deaths than older adults
A new slate of studies and public health advisories now raises questions about whether New York schools should ever shutter again except during the most extreme COVID-19 surges. Together, they find that school closures may not have effectively reduced severe COVID-19 cases and deaths as expected.
3 out of 4 of the city’s students are considered economically disadvantaged (New York City Office of the Mayor/AP; iStock; Lily illustration) Anne Branigin
Mar. 3, 2021
Rasheedah Harris knows how easy it can be for students and their families to be overlooked in New York City schools. As a student, she says she learned early on that only the loudest voices are heard.
Years later, she says she felt the same way when her own daughter was a student in New York.
Then she met Meisha Ross Porter, a Bronx executive superintendent who also grew up in the public school system.