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Project Based Elementary School Pivots To Teacher-Led/Parent-Owned Model: Could It Work For Your Child?
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Project Based Elementary School Pivots To Teacher-Led/Parent-Owned Model: Could It Work For Your Child?

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(This is a guest post by Amanda Reeves Fellner, Ed.D. Amanda is a mom of a first grader at Portfolio School and is committed to project-based learning as a method for elementary education. She is also a Lecturer in the Early Childhood Program at Teachers College, Columbia University where she works with pre-service teachers and… Continue reading Project Based Elementary School Pivots To Teacher-Led/Parent-Owned Model: Could It Work For Your Child?

Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?
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Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?

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In response to recent state, local and school board elections where education finally(!) became a key voting issue and parents turned out in unprecedented droves to support their candidates, the Michigan Democratic Party tweeted out the following statement: This is not a winning strategy. And deciding that THIS is why parents are families are frustrated… Continue reading Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?

NYC, Meet the New School Chancellor: What This Means For Your Child
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NYC, Meet the New School Chancellor: What This Means For Your Child

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Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hasn’t had a lot of luck with his School Chancellors. His first pick, Carmen Farina, opened multiple Dual Language programs… but barely lasted through de Blasio’s first term. His second, Alberto Carvalho, accepted the job, then backed out at the last minute – on live television. He… Continue reading NYC, Meet the New School Chancellor: What This Means For Your Child

NYC Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Stop Teachers Protesting Or Parents Debating
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NYC Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Stop Teachers Protesting Or Parents Debating

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New York City’s vaccine mandate, which required anyone who works in a public school or a community-based center contracted by the Department of Education (DOE) to have gotten at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to continue working, finally went into effect on Monday, October 4, 2021. Although Mayor Bill de Blasio… Continue reading NYC Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Stop Teachers Protesting Or Parents Debating

NYC Educator Says, “Enough! Who Will Teach Our Neediest Children?”
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NYC Educator Says, “Enough! Who Will Teach Our Neediest Children?”

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I am exhausted. Stressed. Frustrated. Sad. The “back and forth” with the vaccine mandate for educational staff is just ridiculous. Three days before the “official“ start of school, the mayor proclaimed that CBO Pre-K teachers and staff who were contracted with the DOE would have NO testing option. We would be forced to get the… Continue reading NYC Educator Says, “Enough! Who Will Teach Our Neediest Children?”

Parents Stand Up For Teachers In Possible NYC School Covid Strike
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Parents Stand Up For Teachers In Possible NYC School Covid Strike

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Earlier this week, we printed a post from New York City public school parents willing to go on strike to demand a remote learning options for their children, and from those who insisted it wasn’t necessary and would only make the upcoming year worse. One incensed parent wrote me: TM: Parents are afraid of unvaccinated… Continue reading Parents Stand Up For Teachers In Possible NYC School Covid Strike

NYC Issues Vaccine Mandate: Teachers For Choice Push Back
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NYC Issues Vaccine Mandate: Teachers For Choice Push Back

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After attending a HUGE “Teachers for Choice” rally at City Hall last Wednesday, I really saw firsthand how the vaccine mandate movement was building. Thousands were there and countless news outlets. Teachers for Choice is led by Michael Kane, a DOE teacher who has left the UFT due to these mandates, and is encouraging others… Continue reading NYC Issues Vaccine Mandate: Teachers For Choice Push Back

We Know What’s Best For Your Child: NYC Answers (Some) Parent Questions About Back To School 2021
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We Know What’s Best For Your Child: NYC Answers (Some) Parent Questions About Back To School 2021

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In response to last week’s post, Everything We Don’t Yet Know About NYC School Reopening 2021 (But We’re Not Afraid To Ask), multiple parents commented that they were terrified to send their unvaccinated children back to school in September without a remote option. When he spoke at a press conference on Thursday, August 26, Mayor… Continue reading We Know What’s Best For Your Child: NYC Answers (Some) Parent Questions About Back To School 2021

NYC Teacher Speaks Out: Equity For ALL? (Part 3 of 3)
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NYC Teacher Speaks Out: Equity For ALL? (Part 3 of 3)

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Part #1 Part #2 For decades, Community Based Organization preschools in NYC have been the main source of “PreK For All” seats for the city’s children, and are now single-handedly making the “3K” expansion that the mayor brags about a reality.  Most of the children and families served in CBOs are the most underprivileged in… Continue reading NYC Teacher Speaks Out: Equity For ALL? (Part 3 of 3)

NYC Teacher Speaks Out: “Essential” Workers? (Part 2 of 3)
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NYC Teacher Speaks Out: “Essential” Workers? (Part 2 of 3)

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Part One Most Community Based Organization preschool staff, like myself, worked in person, throughout the past year, when many in the NYC education field “went remote.”  I am the leader of a CBO pre-k in the Bronx that has served the community for over 70 years. Recently, the mayor and city council didn’t think school… Continue reading NYC Teacher Speaks Out: “Essential” Workers? (Part 2 of 3)