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"New York City Schools Will Reopen With New COVID-19 Testing Protocol"
Original article written by Christianna Silva for NPR. This past Sunday, just 10 days after closing New York City's schools because of...
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Dec 2, 20201 min read
Tool tracks COVID cases within NY school district boundaries
Original article written by Mary Catt for the Cornell Chronicle New York state official and parents now are able to check COVID-19 case...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
"NYC should subsidize internet for low-income remote learners, Stringer says"
Original article written by Reema Amin for Chalkbeat As New York City schools are moved back online indefinitely, the problem of internet...
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Nov 19, 20201 min read
"New York City schools could close as early as Monday as Covid-19 Cases Rise"
Original article written by Valerie Strauss for the Washington Post Due to rising covid-19 cases in New York City, Mayor Bill deBlasio...
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Nov 13, 20201 min read
"Parents in N.Y.C. Public Schools Now Face This Agonizing Choice"
Original article written by Eliza Shapiro for the New York Times Parents in New York City have until November 15th, this upcoming Sunday,...
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Nov 10, 20202 min read
"Pfizer to start testing its Covid-19 vaccine in children as young as 12"
Original article written by Maggie Fox for CNN Health Drug maker Pfizer has plans to start testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine...
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Nov 6, 20201 min read
"I’m too young to vote. Here’s how I’m making a difference this election cycle."
Original first person article written by Luna Azcurrain for Chalkbeat In June, high school student Luna Azcurrain attended a Zoom...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
UHF Report Finds 4,200 Children in NYS Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
Original article written by the United Hospital Fund A new analysis conducted by the United Hospital Fund (UHF) and Boston Consulting...
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Oct 27, 20202 min read
"School health clinics prepare for COVID-19 issues"
Original article written by Breona Couloote for the Hunts Point Expresss As students are returning to school across New York State, ...
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Oct 23, 20201 min read
"A new national effort to promote school integration is underway"
Original article written by Kalyn Belsha and Sarah Darville for Chalkbeat. More than two dozen school districts, including some of the...
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Oct 19, 20202 min read
Hospital Groups Concerned By Prescription Drug Change
Original article written by Nick Resiman for Spectrum News NY1 A change in Medicaid funding for prescription drugs could cost New York...
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Oct 12, 20201 min read
‘Put up or shut up’ — a $1 trillion investment to help kids in poverty
Original article written by Valerie Strauss for the Washington Post Pedro Noguera, dean of the Rossier School of Education at USC and...
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Oct 6, 20202 min read
"Virus shutdown took a toll on routine health care for kids"
Original article written by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar for the Associated Press According to federal officials, a sharp decline in routine...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read
"School Closures Cut a Critical Line to Dental Care for Poor Students"
Original article written by Maria Cramer for the New York Times Amid school closures and the suspension of regular dental health visits...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
"Montefiore psychiatrist discusses how to prepare kids for an unusual school year"
Original article written by Jason Cohen for the Bronx Times. In preparation for the upcoming academic year, behavioral health specialists...
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
"Finally, Some Students Return to New York City’s Classrooms"
Original article written by Eliza Shapiro for the New York Times Today, New York City schools began re-opening in-person for up to 90,000...
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
"CHP: Behavioral Health Advocates Call For Increased Funding"
Original Article written for Crain's Health Pulse Due to uncertain federal or state relief, alongside billions of dollars in revenue...
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Sep 14, 20201 min read
"NYSUT prepares legal action, calls on state leaders to stop cuts to schools"
In a media release from New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) released earlier this week, NYSUT calls on the Legislature and the...
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Sep 10, 20201 min read
AMA COVID-19 daily video update: Pediatricians share learnings from surge in child cases
In part one of a two-part series, AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger talks to pediatricians about the impact of COVID-19 on...
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Sep 8, 20201 min read
"Expanding Community-Based Immunization To Meet Today’s Vaccine Challenges"
Article written by Purva Rawal, Jennifer Rak, Elizabeth Docteur, and Lu Zawistowich for Health Affairs Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Aug 29, 20201 min read
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