UPDATED. The announcement comes after calls from the state teachers union to move to online classrooms for the first quarter.
University researchers have produced estimates, visualized by The New York Times, that show how school size relates to COVID-19 infection rates.
The modified start follows a strong union-led push to provide more time for more teacher training and preparation.
The pandemic is spurring candidates to focus on how the Legislature and DOE will use limited funding for safety measures and access to distance learning.
Distance learning makes it possible to bring learning home — literally. But schools need to be flexible with schedules and deadlines.
The proposal still must be approved by the state Board of Education.
We collected resources and advice for stress-free ways to talk to your kids about a stressful subject.
The Department of Education should not roll the dice on the lives of our teachers and children. We can afford to wait.
The state Department of Education is facing an $84 million budget hole in the coming year.
The pandemic is spurring candidates to focus on how the Legislature and DOE will use limited funding for safety measures and access to distance learning.
Distance learning makes it possible to bring learning home — literally. But schools need to be flexible with schedules and deadlines.
The proposal still must be approved by the state Board of Education.
We collected resources and advice for stress-free ways to talk to your kids about a stressful subject.
The Department of Education should not roll the dice on the lives of our teachers and children. We can afford to wait.
The state Department of Education is facing an $84 million budget hole in the coming year.
One board member is proposing pushing back the Aug. 4 reopening until Aug. 18.
Civil Beat’s new columnist explains why he’s compelled to return to the classroom at a time when teaching is being turned on its head by efforts to deal with the coronavirus and possible statewide budget cuts.
The teachers union is calling for an indefinite delay to the Aug. 4 start date.
