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To reduce NYC class sizes, task force pitches enrollment caps and teacher incentives
Dissenters within the group warned that a law limiting class sizes could cause "significant disruption" throughout the school system.
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Jessica Gould
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All NYC public schools would stock anti-overdose drug naloxone under bill passed by City Council
The antidote, which is commonly known as Narcan and is used to reverse opioid overdoses, is already in city high schools.
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Caroline Lewis
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15-year-old stabbed inside Brooklyn High School by another student
Police said they had a suspect.
By
Bahar Ostadan
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Jessica Gould
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Catalina Gonella
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NYC schools chancellor admits to messaging mix-up over city's storm response
"We should have had stronger communication," Schools Chancellor David Banks said on Tuesday.
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Elizabeth Kim
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New York lawmakers vote to decrease public school class sizes
The legislation would cap the number of students in school classrooms at 20 to 25, depending on grade level. Mayor Eric Adams has called it an unfunded mandate that will come at the cost of other school programs.
By
Jessica Gould
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NYC Schools Bought Weaker Air Purifiers. Now Underventilated Campuses Are More Prone To COVID Cases
A WNYC/Gothamist investigation discovered that the Department of Education got those devices for a bargain after the supplier lobbied the city.
By
Nsikan Akpan
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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NYC Public School Enrollment Falls To 938,000 In Latest Preliminary Numbers
Enrollment in public schools was 1,002,000 in the mostly pre-pandemic 2019-2020 school year.
By
Jen Chung
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NYC Officials Say School Windows Can Always Offer Solid Ventilation. Independent Scientists Disagree.
While engineers have called windows a less reliable source of ventilation because they depend on fickle weather conditions, city officials argue they are not only adequate but sometimes more effective than an HVAC system.
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Caroline Lewis
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NYC’s Plan For Testing Unvaccinated Students Allows Parents To Opt Out—With No Consequences
If too many parents decline, some critics worry that the testing pool will be too limited to detect cases and catch outbreaks as they boil over.
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Jessica Gould
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NYC Approves 4,000 Classrooms For In-Person Schooling Despite Unreliable Ventilation
Department of Education surveys say these classrooms rely exclusively on functioning windows—a lower standard than what would be expected to prevent airborne transmission of the coronavirus indoors.
By
Caroline Lewis
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