Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay
On Staten Island, a middle schooler with a hair-trigger temper was in a fistfight every week. In north Brooklyn, a ninth grader cut class for months before he tried to commit suicide. A few miles east, where Brooklyn meets the marshlands of Jamaica Bay, a 13-year-old ended up in a psychiatric emergency room after the […]
6 Great Benefits Of Getting A Teaching Job In NYC
New York City is a great place to be a teacher. The city is filled with rich culture, diversity, and of course some great teachers! Teaching in NYC comes with many benefits that make it a great place to work. Whether you’re looking to start your teaching career or continue your career as a teacher, […]
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 […]
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 […]
4 Ways to Increase Teacher Retention
These days it’s getting harder for administrators to retain staff, but there are ways to boost teacher morale and turn things around. Why have so many teachers either failed to return to work, resigned, or chosen not to enter the field since the pandemic? What’s made the profession become less attractive, and what can we […]
Teacher shortage: ‘Maligning and vilifying’ educators affects retention, union president says
Teacher shortage: ‘Maligning and vilifying’ educators affects retention, union president says Students across the country are heading back to school, but many without adequate teachers. According to the National Education Association, there are more than 280,000 fewer public school teachers nationally than prior to the pandemic. And the shortage is perhaps most acute in the […]
Chancellor Banks finally moving ahead with NYC school budget task force
After nearly two months, Schools Chancellor David Banks is moving forward on a pledge to create a budget task force, the Department of Education said Saturday. Banks has not yet set up the “team” he promised to address complaints about the “Fair Student Funding” formula, which largely determines how much money schools get. “I’m prepared […]
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 […]
