Eliza Shapiro
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In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money
New York’s Hasidic Jewish religious schools have benefited from $1 billion in government funding in the last four years but are unaccountable to outside oversight. → Read More
Covid Live Updates: New York Dropping School Mask Mandate, Indoor Vaccination Rules
The restrictions will end on March 7 if case numbers remain low. In Hong Kong, the worst outbreak of the pandemic is overloading hospitals. → Read More
Covid-19 Live Updates: Mask Mandates, Guidelines and Omicron News
Gov. Hochul said the statewide mask mandate in schools would end on Wednesday, and Mayor Adams planned to lift pandemic measures in the city on March 7. → Read More
New York City Schools See Few Covid Cases, but Testing Questions Linger
The positivity rate among students is 0.25 percent — well below the city’s overall rate — but experts believe the city should do more testing. → Read More
Covid Live Updates: New York City Schools Reopen With Hope, and Anxiety
Nearly a million students in the largest U.S. school system returned to classes, most for the first time in 18 months. In China, an outbreak in one province adds to doubts about Beijing’s “zero-Covid” strategy. → Read More
How the Mayor’s Big Decision Could Upend N.Y.C. School Admissions
New York City’s highly competitive gifted and talented programs could be overhauled in one of the last major policy moves from Mayor de Blasio. → Read More
How the Mayor’s Big Decision Could Upend N.Y.C. School Admissions
New York City’s highly competitive gifted and talented programs could be overhauled in one of the last major policy moves from Mayor Bill de Blasio. → Read More
N.Y.C.’s Challenge: Keeping 1 Million Students Safe Amid Delta
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the school safety reopening plan on Thursday, raising questions about the city’s readiness to bring back all its students to schools next month. → Read More
All N.Y.C. Educators Must Be Vaccinated by September, de Blasio Says
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all Department of Education employees must have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27. → Read More
Educators Will Be First N.Y.C. Workers to Face Full Vaccine Mandate
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all Department of Education employees must have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27. → Read More
N.Y.C. requires shots for all education staff, including teachers and principals.
The new mandate will affect about 148,000 city employees. → Read More
Most of Scott Stringer's Supporters Have Fled. Not the Teachers' Union
The United Federation of Teachers is boosting Mr. Stringer’s embattled campaign with an advertising blitz. → Read More
Teachers’ Union Backs Stringer for N.Y.C. Mayor, Giving Him a Boost
The endorsement comes at a critical time for the city comptroller, who has struggled to gain traction in the race. → Read More
Covid-19 Live Updates: Sharp Rise in New Cases in Upper Midwest
States including Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota have reported significant increases in cases and hospitalizations. Health officials say that a fourth surge of cases could hit the United States despite the vaccination push. → Read More
New York City Schools Have Been Closing a Lot. That’s About to Change.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is easing the two-case rule about positive virus cases that had been forcing many schools to temporarily shut this year. → Read More
First Black Woman to Run N.Y.C. Schools Faces Huge Task: Full Reopening
Meisha Porter, a New York City native, must lead a return to traditional, in-person learning after the pandemic left many of the city’s one million students in virtual classes. → Read More
New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Phase Out Hybrid Learning
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an abrupt shift in managing schools during the pandemic. Officials had faced criticism that they prioritized activities like indoor dining over the well-being of children. → Read More
N.Y.C. Will Close Schools and Businesses in Areas Hard-Hit by Covid
“Today, unfortunately, is not a day for celebration,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. His plan would affect nine neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. → Read More
New York City’s school testing plan may miss large outbreaks, a study suggests.
New York reopened classrooms for hundreds of thousands of students last week, after a tumultuous summer of last-minute changes. But the city’s ambitious plan to randomly test students for the coronavirus in each of its 1,800 public schools will probably be insufficient to catch outbreaks before they spread beyond a handful of students, according to new estimates of the spread of infections in… → Read More
N.Y.C.’s School Testing Plan May Miss Large Outbreaks, Study Finds
Half of New York’s students should be tested every two weeks, researchers estimate. Officials plan to test only 10 to 20 percent of each school every month. → Read More