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Parents Say NYC Pre-K G&T Admissions Is Now a Confusing Mess

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Q&A: ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’ — New Jersey Parent Leader Explains Why Some Families Are Suing to Get Their Schools Reopened

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Erika Sanzi: Parent-Shaming Is Nothing New, But the Pandemic and the Ugly School Reopening Showdown Has Put It On Display In Ways It Never Has Been Before

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A Mom’s View: Shameful Shaming of Parents Who Only Want What’s Best for their Kids — Being Back in School

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A Pre-COVID Education Study With Big Implications for Remote Learning During the Pandemic: When Parents Take Over, Children Give Up Easier

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February 22, 2021

Adams: The Lottery — Parents Fear the Looming Horror of NYC’s New School Admissions Process

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An Educator’s View: The Empathy & Compassion Biden Talks About Are SEL Skills Every Child Should Have. How Teachers Can Help Students Learn Them

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January 12, 2021

A Student’s View: From One of New York City’s Top High Schools to Homeschooling, in a Single Marking Period

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January 10, 2021

Adams: Whatever You Do For Your Child, You’ll Be Wrong — Why I Gave My Son Permission to Drop Out of High School

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An Educator’s View: 6 Simple Steps for Parents and Teachers to Maximize Learning During COVID’s Second Wave

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Infante-Green: Kamala Harris and Rhode Island’s Top Female Leaders Are Setting a New Example for Today’s Young Women

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Adams: How to Avoid Integrating Schools — While Ending Up With Segregated Classrooms

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How My Family is Surviving Virtual Kindergarten (Sort of)

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Analysis: More Than Ever, Parents Need Data About Their Kids in a Form They Can Understand. Test Makers Are Starting to Get on Board

December 14, 2020

Adams: If the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few, Why Isn’t NYC Focusing on Kids Who are Learning Remotely?

December 9, 2020

A Mom’s View: Online Learning Isn’t Working for Students, Parents or Teachers. Here’s What’s Happening in My Home

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Adams: Grading NYC’s New Grading System — What Will Giving Marks Based on ‘Equity, Motivation and Academic Integrity’ Mean for Fairness?

December 2, 2020

New Poll Finds Parents Want Better Distance Learning Now, Online Options Even After COVID, More Family Engagement

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Educator’s View: Meet the ‘Students’ Helping Teachers Understand What Pandemic Life Is Like at Home

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Adams: How to Avoid Needless COVID School Closings & Treat All New York City Students Equally

October 15, 2020

Legislators’ View: Working Families Are in Crisis. As We Recover From COVID-19, We Must Rethink Child Care as an Economic and Public Good

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October 13, 2020

Adams: No Test Scores? No Problem — How NYC Can Screen for Admissions Without Exams and Find Out What Students Have Actually Learned

October 6, 2020

Porter: 10 States Honor Purple Star Schools That Support the Needs of Military Kids. More States and Districts Should Do the Same

October 5, 2020

Kaufman: Does Your Child’s School Use a Strong Curriculum? Why You Should Care, How to Find Out — and What to Do About It

September 30, 2020

Adams: COVID-19 Learning Loss Will Be Devastating for NYC Students. But the School System Will Come Out Looking Just Fine

September 22, 2020

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September 21, 2020

Roberts: Parent Coaching Can Relieve Stress, Bolster Babies’ Language Skills and Create a Deeper Sense of Community

September 16, 2020

Adams: Children Don’t All Learn the Same Way, or on the Same Timetable. So Why Should Our Education System Be One-Size-Fits-All?

September 9, 2020

WATCH: In New Animated Video Created for Kids, Dr. Fauci Helps Students Understand Coronavirus and Safety — and Plays a Memorable Round of ‘Fauc or Slouch’

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Adams: NYC’s Mayor and Chancellor Want to Reopen Schools. The City’s Teachers Union — and Parents — Aren’t So Sure

August 27, 2020

Bergen: Too Many Schools Lack a Student Newspaper. When Schools Reopen, However They Reopen, Every School Should Have One

August 12, 2020

A Tutor’s View: 4 Things I Learned About My Students, Their Families and Myself During COVID-19 Online Learning

August 10, 2020

Schoales: Would I Send My Kid to School This Fall? Some Things to Think About, and Some Advice, for Families Facing This Dilemma

Author: Van Schoales

Adams: In New York City, Being Stuck in a Failing School Is Suddenly Not a Good Enough Reason to Transfer

Fourth-Graders’ Tips for Learning Online: Go to Bed Early. Plug In Your Laptop. Try to Find a Quiet Place to Get Focused. Don’t Get Frustrated

A Mom’s View: Changing Schools Is Hard for Military Kids in Normal Times. In a Pandemic, It’s Even Harder. How Schools Can Help

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Analysis: What Apps Are Kids Using Most? Here Are 9 of the Newest and Most Popular This Summer — and What Parents Should Watch Out For

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Adams: How Can NYC Halt an Exodus of Students Worried About Going Back to School in the Fall? Create a Remote Learning District

Adams: A Math Problem No One Talks About — Why Does the Number of Low-Performing Kids at ‘Good’ Schools Always Equal the Number Who Receive Free Lunch?

What Should Kids (and Parents) Know About Student Data and Online Testing? Some Suggestions From a Privacy Advocate — and Mom

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A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

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Polonetsky: Are the Online Programs Your Child’s School Uses Protecting Student Privacy? Some Things to Look For

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A Mom’s View: This Is the Letter I’m Going to Write to My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher After Months of Filling In for Her at Home

Adams: For Equity’s Sake, Let Kids Who Like Remote Learning Keep Doing Class Online and Let Kids Who Need In-Person Teaching Have the Schools

Berens: With Students Learning Remotely From Home, Now Is a Great Time for Parents to Teach Their Children a Better Work Ethic

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A Mom’s View: I Believe Teaching Children to Be Kind, Caring and Aware of Diversity Can Change the World. That’s Why I Founded a School

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Analysis: Is Summer Canceled? From Virtual Camp to Family Mental Health Supports to Outdoor Adventures (Really!), 5 Ways to Reinvent School Vacation

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What Happens If NYC Eliminates Screened Schools? Amid a Pandemic and Canceled State Tests, Parents Worry About Equity in the District — and Being Locked Out of the Discussion

Munson: Are the Math Lessons Your Kids Are Doing at Home Good Enough? Here Are Some Things for Parents to Look For

Heitner: For Kids, ‘Doing School’ at Home Can Be Difficult. Some Ways That Parents and Teachers Can Help

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? New York Families Debate Fleeing the City Over COVID-19 School Changes

A Mom’s View: I Already Knew My Son’s Teacher Is Special. Her Socially Distanced Visits to Our Home Show What an Extraordinary Gem She Is

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A Student’s View: Thinking Outside the Device — With a Little Ingenuity, Libraries Could Keep Kids Loving Reading While Schools Are Closed

Adams: Will NYC Students Have to Repeat a Grade? Can They? Should They? Or Should We Rethink What Being in a Grade Means?

Damon: Teachers Are Working Hard to Keep Bonds With Students Strong as Learning Moves Online. 6 Ways Parents Can Help

Brenneman & Lenowitz: Math Can’t Wait for School to Reopen — How Teachers Can Empower Parents to Create ‘Math Time’ for Their Kids at Home

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An Open Letter to Parents From a National Teacher of the Year on Tips for Remote Learning and How to Support Your School Community

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Adams: From Freedom to Focus to Technical Troubles, How 1.1 Million Students and 75,000 Teachers Are Dealing With Remote Learning in NYC

A Mom’s View: My 2 Kids, Who Are on the Spectrum, and I Are Getting Through With Love, Family Support & a Dose of Social-Emotional Learning

Liz Parlett Butcher

Cotton: An Online Moms’ Community Pivots for the New Normal — Offering Resources, Helping to Solve Problems and Keeping Families’ Morale Up

Roicki: Math Can Help Teach Students to Make Good Decisions, Inside and Outside the Classroom. Here’s How

A Mom’s View: What to Do When Coronavirus Turns Your Home Into a School? As an Educator, I Know — You’re a Parent. You’ve Got This

Kate Finnefrock

A Homeschool Mom on Distance Learning for Special-Needs Kids, Socializing Online — and Why Parents Shouldn’t Try to Re-create Public School at Home

Author: Beth Hawkins

A Mom’s View: Some Families Have the Resources to Manage Online Learning for Their Kids. Too Many Others Do Not. Where Is the Equity in That?

Lindsay Portnoy

The Weather Channel Is Now Teaching Kids, at 50 Past the Hour: 8 Things We’ve Learned About Snow, Atmosphere, Planets & More

Meghan Gallagher

Author: Meghan Gallagher

Need Help Sorting Through the Avalanche of Online Resources for Kids Who Are Now Learning at Home? 11 Sites for Parents to Look At

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Fraise: Coronavirus Has Turned Families Into Unwitting Homeschoolers. Some Suggestions for How They Can Treat It Like an Opportunity

Catherine Fraise

Social Distancing Without a Social Safety Net: How Shutdowns Came to My Child’s Fragile School Community

Author: Beth Hawkins

Adams: NYC School Admissions, Attendance and Coronavirus — How Parents Forced the City to Change Its Applications Policy

Adams: A Revolutionary School Zoning Plan That Can Increase Diversity, Boost Funding and Make Parents’ Lives Easier

A Mom’s View: Two Generations of School Choice Have Enabled My Newark Family to Meet the Challenges of Dyslexia and Thrive

Generra Rodriguez

February 25, 2020

Adams: With Diversity Plans That Shift Kids From ‘Bad’ Schools to ‘Good’ (and Vice Versa), NYC Admits There’s Not Enough ‘Good’ Education to Go Around

February 12, 2020

Wehrly: What’s the Secret to Closing the Achievement Gap? Aligning Curriculum, Teacher and Student Expectations, and Whole-Child Support

February 10, 2020

Super Bowl Special: How Former 49er Tyrone Smith Made It From Poverty to the NFL — With Grit, Determination & Help From His Teachers

January 30, 2020

Adams: An Open Letter to Families Who Don’t Believe in School Choice — Because They Don’t Realize They Already Have It

January 28, 2020

Pasnik: Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? Study of 454 Young Children & Digital Media Says Yes. Here Are 4 Takeaways

January 27, 2020

Altman: Three Ways to Boost Family Engagement in Schools and Bolster Student Success

Author: Miriam Altman

January 26, 2020

Coleman: Fractions Can Be Scary for Kids and Adults. Here’s How to Take the Fear out of Them

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January 14, 2020

Adams: Forward-Rolling Ahead or Spinning Their Wheels? A Question of Equity vs. Equality for NYC School Kids

January 13, 2020

Powell & Ragsdale: We Were Blocked From Running for School Board in Our Kids’ L.A. Districts. It’s Time to Stop Shutting Out Families

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January 12, 2020

Aylesworth: We’re Teaching STEM Wrong — but Any Teacher Can Do It Right. It’s About Trial and Error, Doing Things & Watching Them Not Work

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January 7, 2020

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