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Some city teachers protest vaccine mandate
While the city claims to have thousands of substitute teachers and paraprofessionals waiting in the wings to supplant employees, many, including the U.F.T., are highly skeptical that the plan in place will adequately address their absence.
News•Politics
New York City Mayoral candidates share their plans on improving city public schools
Seven community members were allowed to direct questions to candidates with a focus on equity and accessibility, educational quality and safety in the classroom.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Students from different parts of the world struggle as schools reopen during a pandemic
“I think the quality of teaching, and also the class, has significantly dropped down."
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
New York schools shut for the rest of school year
The decision on summer school programming will not be made until the end of May.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Paterson, New Jersey parents struggle to overcome education disparity during pandemic
The lack of virtual learning is only one of the hardships that low-income families face at this time. Students’ parents are getting let go from their jobs.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
The coronavirus hurls Oakland schools into uncertainty
As kids struggle to begin online classes in Oakland, there is a digital divide for low-income families.
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The Opioid Epidemic: The Community Of Pasco County
The opioid epidemic is overwhelming Pasco County, Florida.
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As parents overdose, Pasco County schools becomes overburdened
Pasco County, Florida, is a primarily white middle-class community perfectly nestled between the Gulf of Mexico’s sunny beaches and Disney […]
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As parents overdose, education becomes overburdened
Parents are getting high, children are being neglected and teachers are desperately seeking help as the opioid crisis unleashes its plague on the state of education.
Features
Arts organizations give city kids a chance to experience theater
Students working with the Situation Project get a chance to shadow staff at the show. Photo courtesy of the Situation […]