EDUCATION

Oct
11

Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins

Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins As a new school year kicks off next week—the third since the pandemic began—local advocates and families are calling for New York lawmakers to prioritize mental health resources for youth, pointing to the impact of COVID-19 on a system they say was strained […]

By John Russo | Blog . news
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Oct
04

The Looming Teacher Shortage in New York State

As state officials estimate New York will need more than 180,000 new teachers in the next decade, the teacher shortage is already hitting selected subject specialties and geographic areas. Big city and rural districts are reporting severe shortages in many subject areas. Districts with high child poverty rates and racially diverse students are much more […]

By John Russo | Blog . news
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Sep
27

Staffing shortages continue to plague schools, data shows

More than half of public school principals participating in a national survey reported being understaffed as classes started in August, according to federal data released Tuesday that come as another sign of persistent employee vacancies in schools. Sixty percent of those grappling with the issue said they were contending with open support-staff positions, since the […]

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Aug
23

America’s new “national teacher shortage” is neither new nor national

The narrative goes as follows. America is suffering from a nationwide teacher shortage. Teachers have been leaving the profession for years, but recent stresses from the pandemic and the culture war have caused the entire profession to hit a tipping point. Educators are leaving in droves. School leaders are using desperate measures to recruit. Some […]

By John Russo | Blog . Early Childhood
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Jul
25

New York City to Pay $1.8 Billion to Former Teachers as Students Continue to Struggle

Thousands of former Black and Latino teachers in New York City stand to collect an astonishing $1.8 billion in damages after the city stopped fighting a decades-long discrimination lawsuit which alleged that a licensing test that teachers were formerly required to pass was biased. But while the evidence of such discrimination remains dubious, students in […]

By John Russo | Blog
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Jul
06

Using Restorative Approaches to Support Students With Speech Impediments

Full Article published on Edutopia Article written by one of our amazing Admin Grads Davina Ruiz! (Students who struggle to get their words out may be prone to misbehavior, but restorative practices can help them feel heard.) It can be hard for students with speech impediments to communicate their wants, needs, feelings, and concerns. Sometimes […]

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May
23

State officials: 180,000 teachers needed over the next decade

The New York State education industry is facing a crisis. The New York State Teacher Retirement Program projects more than one third of teachers are currently eligible or will soon be eligible to retire. They estimate districts will need up to 180,000 teachers within the next decade. “The teacher shortage is definitely not looming anymore. […]

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May
23

Embrace of Phonics … In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat

Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased. For decades, Lucy Calkins has determined how millions of children learn to read. An education professor, she has been a pre-eminent leader of “balanced literacy,” a loosely defined […]

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