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NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools
coronavirus · NYC Parent Voices · NYC Schools · NYC Schools Reopening · Parents Helping Parents

NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools

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(As a coalition of parents and teachers sues the DOE to stop the testing, this is a guest post by Diana Brogan, an attorney but currently stay-at-home mom of two elementary school students. She is PTA President and Executive Committee member of the District Presidents’ Council.) Last Monday morning thousands of New York City public… Continue reading NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools

NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”
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NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”

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(This is a guest post by M. Baranski, a parent in the NYC public school system.) The DOE’s movement spearheaded by the school chancellor Carranza and encouraged by the Mayor is trying to completely undermine our already barely functioning educational system by eliminating the concept of “education” and merit based achievement from DOE’s agenda.   Carranza,… Continue reading NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”

Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?
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Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?

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(This is a guest post by Pawan Dhingra, author of Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough. He has been published in The New York Times, CNN, and elsewhere. He and his work have been featured in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and USA Today. He can… Continue reading Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?

Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?
coronavirus · NYC Schools · NYC Schools Reopening · NYC Teacher · NYC Teacher Voices · Teacher Voices · Teaching in NYC · UFT

Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?

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(This is a guest post by Michael Kane, who has worked as a New York City public school teacher for over 13 years and is a steering committee member of NY Teachers For Choice, a grassroots organization of educators. He is a former UFT union delegate who served on consultation committees addressing problems with working… Continue reading Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?

NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”
Hybrid Learning · NYC Parent Voices · NYC Schools · online learning · Parents Helping Parents · remote learning

NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”

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(The author of this guest post wishes to remain anonymous.) Caveat – my vantage point is primary school; I have a kindergartner and a third grader and I believe that the principal and teachers at my daughters’ school are genuinely and in good faith trying their best to make this school year as positive an… Continue reading NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”

What We Can Learn From Educators in the Pandemic: Remote Teaching and Learning Guides
achievement gap · coronavirus · educational equity · Hybrid Learning · NYC Teacher · online learning · remote learning

What We Can Learn From Educators in the Pandemic: Remote Teaching and Learning Guides

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(This is a guest post by Rebecca O’Neill, executive director of the Robertson Center at Success Academy. She previously served as Vice President of Communications at Teach For American and Vice President of Pro-Social Initiatives at CIVIC. She completed her graduate work at Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African American studies, where she focused… Continue reading What We Can Learn From Educators in the Pandemic: Remote Teaching and Learning Guides

The Challenges of in Person Learning During the COVID -19 Pandemic
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The Challenges of in Person Learning During the COVID -19 Pandemic

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(This is a guest post by Joseph S. Lento, a licensed Teacher of Orchestral Music and School District Administration. In 2014, President Obama named him a National Teacher of Arts and Humanities. Joseph also has commendations from Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. In 1999, he was named NYC Public Schools Bronx County… Continue reading The Challenges of in Person Learning During the COVID -19 Pandemic

Why We Created a Website for Students of Color, and Why We Shouldn’t Have Had To
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Why We Created a Website for Students of Color, and Why We Shouldn’t Have Had To

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This is a guest post by:  Aisha Baiocchi: Uses she/her pronouns and is half Brazilian and half Indian. She is a rising senior at the High School of American Studies in the Bronx. She is the founder and executive editor of The Outsiders Guide website. She is also an artist and an advocate for public… Continue reading Why We Created a Website for Students of Color, and Why We Shouldn’t Have Had To

NYC Mom Fights DOE – And Wins! How You Can, Too!
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NYC Mom Fights DOE – And Wins! How You Can, Too!

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In August of 2018, we spotlighted a mom who was deliberately blackballed by her zoned school – and how she pushed back. In July of 2019, we profiled the family who did everything right when applying their child to public Kindergarten – and still got the run-around. Today, we’ll hear from a parent who took… Continue reading NYC Mom Fights DOE – And Wins! How You Can, Too!

Teachers Union Prez Says NYC Schools Have Been Fixed—But For Whom?
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Teachers Union Prez Says NYC Schools Have Been Fixed—But For Whom?

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(This is a guest post by Matthew Ladner, executive editor of redefinED. He has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform, and his articles have appeared in Education Next; the Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice; and the British Journal of Political Science. He is a graduate of… Continue reading Teachers Union Prez Says NYC Schools Have Been Fixed—But For Whom?