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Yonkers Federation of Teachers

COVID-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause' COVID-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause'
Covid-19: Westchester School District Going Remote Longer For 'Holiday Pause' A Westchester school district will be extending its plan for remote learning for a “holiday break” due to rising COVID-19 numbers. This week, Yonkers Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada sent a letter to the community saying that the district would be going 100 percent remote between Monday, Jan. 4, and Friday, Jan. 8, with students planning to return to the classroom as of Monday, Jan. 11. During that week, students will be distance learning while teachers and staff members in school buildings are expected to be inside schools to deliver instruction. “While a holiday pause is most certain…
COVID-19: Teachers Federation Outlines Reopening Issues At School District In Westchester COVID-19: Teachers Federation Outlines Reopening Issues At School District In Westchester
Covid-19: Teachers Federation Outlines Reopening Issues At School District In Westchester With students prepare to return to the classroom as a school district in Westchester transitions to its hybrid learning model, some educators have expressed concern about issues they believe should be addressed before opening back up. The Yonkers Federation of Teachers released a public letter to the city’s school district highlighting certain issues it has as it prepares to reopen buildings to students beginning on Monday, Oct. 5. In the letter, which was signed by 17 members of the federation’s Executive Board, the educators said that “district leaders still must address a litany of outs…