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Feb
10

National School Counseling Week recognizes professionals who make a difference everyday

Local counselor talks about the challenges facing kids today and the rewards of her work. It’s National School Counseling Week — a time to recognize the men and women who work tirelessly to help students around the country and here at home. There are hundreds of students at Monac Elementary in the Washington Local School […]

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Feb
10

School Counselors share their Love for Helping Students

National Read a Book Day is Sept. 6, Teacher Appreciation Week runs May 8 to 12 and Sept. 29 will be National Coffee Day. Another random holiday occurred this week, as it was National School Counseling Week, which is always the first full week in February. This year’s theme: Helping Students Dream Big. Larissa Rohlik […]

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Feb
10

During National School Counseling Week, one school counselor is looking to do more for students

In the midst of Black History Month, mental health hasn’t had a clear stigma in the community. One counselor is using the week to create a safe space for students. Life has taken a toll on many Americans in the last 20 months, but even more so for children impacting their mental health. In the […]

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Feb
10

Anticipating challenges to NYC class size law, Banks will launch ‘working group’

Chancellor David Banks plans to launch a “working group” of parents, school leaders, and others to share their opinions and concerns about a new state law that sets stricter limits on class size in New York City public schools. Banks revealed the plan Wednesday while testifying during a state budget hearing focused on education. He […]

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Feb
10

What a Community Education Council does and how to join one

If you’re looking to get involved in decisions in your school district, now’s a good time: Positions on the city public schools’ Community Education Councils are up for grabs. Parents, local residents and business owners, and even high school seniors are eligible to join. Community Education Councils, or CECs, can weigh in on nearly every […]

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Feb
10

NYC schools want to boost enrollment. It might prove a major challenge.

New York City schools Chancellor David Banks wants to win students back. The nation’s largest school district has hemorrhaged students since the start of the pandemic, with enrollment down about 11% to 813,000 students in grades K-12 since then. Earlier this week, Banks even tweeted: “Increasing enrollment and boosting opportunity for all of our students […]

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Feb
10

COVID vaccine mandate dropped for city employees, visitors to NYC public schools

Visitors to New York City’s public schools will no longer have to be vaccinated, ending a year-and-a-half-old rule that had kept some parents out of school functions, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. Adams also announced that COVID vaccines will no longer be required of city workers. That means that more than 1,700 employees who were […]

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Feb
10

NYC to introduce pilot program on ageism for high schoolers

New York City officials are launching a new effort to curb discrimination against the city’s oldest residents — by educating some of its youngest. A pilot curriculum jointly operated by the city’s Department for the Aging and Department of Education will introduce the concept of “ageism” to students at 13 Brooklyn high schools, with the […]

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