Families

NYC Announces Sweeping Changes to Middle, High School Application Process

Dec. 18, 2020, 3:10 p.m.Dec. 18, 2020, 3:18 p.m.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to dramatically alter the public school issions process.

Life

Drawing Lessons From Protests, Black Women’s Group Makes Holidays Happier for Foster Kids

Dec. 17, 2020, 8:27 p.m.Dec. 17, 2020, 8:34 p.m.

Kimberly Bernard and Caroline Gombé show that in addition to demonstrating against what you don’t want in your community, you also have to fight for what you do.

Child Welfare

State Moves to Ban Face-Down Restraining Hold at Foster Care Facilities

Nov. 30, 2020, 8:24 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

So-called prone restraints involve adult guards pinning allegedly unruly children on the floor. The move can be deadly.

Juvenile Justice

Stuck on Mute: Kids in Juvenile Lockups Can’t Be Seen or Heard by Teachers During Remote Learning

Nov. 19, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Feb. 19, 2021, 6:55 a.m.

The end of in-person schooling is being felt even worse by children in city detention centers due to strict online instruction rules. Advocates say the students risk being left further behind.

Education

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Nov. 18, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Thousands of kids enrolled in southern Brooklyn have already been living with school shutdowns for more than a month, as students citywide now them in all-remote learning.

Education

Most NYC Students Are Learning Online, But The City’s Virtual Teaching Strategy Remains Elusive

Nov. 16, 2020, 8:54 p.m.Nov. 16, 2020, 8:55 p.m.

On a given school day, up to 800,000 students are expected to sign in for remote learning from home — but New York City has yet to put forward a detailed strategy to help schools improve online instruction.

Education

NYC Public Schools Have Lost 31,000 Students This Fall, Preliminary Data Show

Nov. 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m.Nov. 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m.

Public school enrollment is falling at schools across New York City, according to data obtained by Chalkbeat. School rosters have already lost about 3.4% of students compared with last year.

Families

Child Welfare Chief Urges Higher Bar to Launch Investigations Following School-Tech Family Probes

Oct. 29, 2020, 8:39 p.m.Oct. 29, 2020, 8:42 p.m.

City Council hearing on race in the child welfare system highlighted disparities on how families whose kids were unplugged from online school got treated by the system.

Health

Count of NYCHA Apartments With Lead Paint — and Kids — on Pace to Hit 20,000

Oct. 25, 2020, 7:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Public housing officials have yet to inspect tens of thousands of apartments. THE CITY’s analysis found at the current rate, the number of tainted units would more than double.

Families

NYC Announces Sweeping Changes to Middle, High School Application Process

Drawing Lessons From Protests, Black Women’s Group Makes Holidays Happier for Foster Kids

State Moves to Ban Face-Down Restraining Hold at Foster Care Facilities

Stuck on Mute: Kids in Juvenile Lockups Can’t Be Seen or Heard by Teachers During Remote Learning

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Most NYC Students Are Learning Online, But The City’s Virtual Teaching Strategy Remains Elusive

NYC Public Schools Have Lost 31,000 Students This Fall, Preliminary Data Show

Child Welfare Chief Urges Higher Bar to Launch Investigations Following School-Tech Family Probes

Count of NYCHA Apartments With Lead Paint — and Kids — on Pace to Hit 20,000

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