NEW YORK – a new report published Monday aims to resolve New York City’s financial concerns after the City Council approved a budget that would appear to leave schools with millions less than in previous years, prompting an outcry from parents and teachers. Budget woes have only intensified as the days of summer dwindle and … Read more
What you should know New York City public schools are exploring adding virtual instruction for students isolated due to a positive COVID-19 test, but the mayor insisted any remote option will not expand beyond that. Eric Adams has faced increasing pressure on safety protocol and below average attendance levels. As of Friday, district-wide attendance was … Read more
What you should know In just over a week since the city began offering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11, more than 72,000 doses have been administered, and a third of these vaccinations were done in pop-ups located in public schools. Emphasizing the success of the city’s COVID-19 vaccination program that brought … Read more
What you should know The vaccination campaign in New York City schools with children ages 5 to 11 in more than 1,000 buildings across the city began Monday and runs through November 15. No appointments are needed, but children permission from a guardian or parent. Verbal consent can also be provided over the phone, the … Read more
NEW YORK – New York is facing a potential staffing crisis due to the vaccination mandate that goes into effect for domestic helpers. Thousands of patients who need services at home could be left without care because many of those healthcare workers have refused to receive the vaccine. According to the Suffolk Visiting Nurse Service, … Read more
NEW YORK – As of Monday, October 4, some 148,000 New York City public school employees must present at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or face suspension without pay. This despite several attempts to reboot the measure and after US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from city … Read more
NEW YORK – US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request from New York City teachers to block the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The decision means that New York City’s roughly 148,000 school employees have until 5 p.m. (time that expired at the time of the Supreme Court announcement) to receive at least their … Read more
What you should know A group of New York City teachers petitioned the United States Supreme Court for an emergency order preventing the city’s vaccination mandate from taking effect on Friday. Earlier this week, federal judges ruled in favor of the city and dissolved a temporary lockdown that kept the city’s vaccine mandate on hold. … Read more
What you should know New York City is building on its previous weekly COVID vaccination or testing policy for Department of Education employees, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. It is an interim measure while the latest temporary injunction against his mandate is developed that requires at least one dose for all those employees. On … Read more
NEW YORK – New York City’s mandate that all school personnel be vaccinated by Sept. 27 has a new hurdle after a federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction three days before the mayor’s deadline. . The workers’ mandate for the nation’s largest school system was due to take effect on Monday. But on Friday … Read more