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Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By The End Of Year Or Early 2022
Original article written by Merrit Kennedy for NPR Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden, says that he expects...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
Calls grow for strengthened mental health services for kids
Original article written by Nick Reisman for Spectrum News 1 As children face ongoing mental health struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Jun 1, 20211 min read
New York to receive $58 million to support homeless students
Original article written by Annalise Knudson for Silive The US Department of Education (USDE) announced in April that New York state will...
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May 28, 20212 min read
Hawaii releases list of school-based clinics as part of push to vaccinate teens
Original article published in Hawaii News Now Earlier this month, state officials in Hawaii released a list of clinics at Hawaii high...
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May 26, 20211 min read
NYC’s first day of school this fall is Monday, Sept. 13
Original article written by Amy Zimmer for Chalkbeat New York New York City schools won’t start until mid-September for the 2021-2022...
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May 18, 20212 min read
NYC Announces Historic Expansion of Mental Health Supports for All Schools
Original press release published by the NYC Office of the Mayor In late April, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Schools...
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May 13, 20213 min read
Pandemic Takes Heavy Toll on Youth Mental Health
Original article written by Shannon Firth for MedPage Today. Psychiatrist Tami Benton, MD, health system's facilities have seen a 30% to...
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May 7, 20212 min read
Permanent Telehealth Expansion Gains Bipartisan Support
Original article written by Crystal Phend for MedPage Today Making the pandemic's emergency suspension of Medicare's telehealth rules...
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May 5, 20212 min read
New York City Schools Have Been Closing a Lot. That’s About to Change.
Original article Eliza Shapiro for the New York Times. Earlier this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would alter the rule...
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Apr 29, 20212 min read
Op-Ed by NYC Schools Chancellor: Why I Dare to Dream Big
Original Op-ed written by NYC Schools Chancellor Meisher Porter in Norwood News. This week, I began leading the nation’s largest public...
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Apr 27, 20213 min read
Johns Hopkins creates online site to track school reopening decisions
Original article written by Maya Rodriguez for ABC 7 Denver. With each state coming up with its own plan to reopen schools, researchers...
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Apr 23, 20211 min read
New L.A. school vaccination sites to open for families of students in hard-hit communities
Original article written by Betty Márquez Rosales for EdSource. California’s largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, next week will...
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Apr 15, 20212 min read
What New York City Schools Learned Feeding Millions During the Pandemic
Original article written by Nadra Nittle for Civil Eats. With 1.1 million students, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE)...
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Apr 8, 20214 min read
Vaccine Eligibility Expands to All NYers Age 16 and Up: What to Know About Booking Your Shot
Original article written for NBC New York As of today, April 6, New Yorkers age 16 and older are eligible to sign up for COVID-19...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
NYC gives families new chance to choose in-person school
Original article written by Jennifer Peltz for the Associated Press New York City public school students will get another chance to go...
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Mar 25, 20211 min read
N.Y.C. public schools saw very low virus transmission as cases in the city spiked, a study says.
Original article written by Eliza Shapiro for the New York Times New York City’s public schools have seen remarkably low virus...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read
COVID-19, One Year Later: New York City schools tackle its biggest educational challenges
Original article written by Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech for the Bronx Times. A year ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health...
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Mar 11, 20213 min read
As COVID Limits Options, School-Based Dentists Fear Impact On Kids
Original article written by Jillian Forstadt for WSKG. Most dentists in New York were able to fully reopen their practices last June, but...
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Mar 9, 20212 min read
It’s time to reimagine the school campus as a community center
Original article written by Kate Mraw for EdSource. Since the pandemic began last March, schools have needed to played a key role in...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
Partly hidden by isolation, many of the nation’s schoolchildren struggle with mental health
Original article written by Donna St. George and Valerie Strauss for the Washington Post. Nearly a year into the pandemic, mental health...
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Mar 2, 20213 min read
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