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Hybrid Learning

Bethlehem, PA
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Spike In Core Subject Failing Rates For Easton Area Students, District Officials Say Spike In Core Subject Failing Rates For Easton Area Students, District Officials Say
Spike In Core Subject Failing Rates For Easton Area Students, District Officials Say A higher rate of Easton Area middle and high school students are failing core subjects than in previous school years, district officials said. Seventeen percent of students at Easton Area Middle School were failing at least two subjects in the first quarter alone, according to a Tuesday Board of Education announcement from Director of Secondary Education Michael Koch. Just 6 percent of students were failing at the same time last year, Koch said. Meanwhile, the high school’s first quarter failure rate has tripled to 12 percent, up from 4 percent last year, Koch said. Both schools have been…

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by Valerie Musson
Worcester, MA
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Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students
Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students Even though Massachusetts plans this April to end remote and hybrid learning programs created during the pandemic, learning this way will still be an option for students. Families will have the choice to keep their children in hybrid or remote-learning programs or enter their currently in-classroom learners in a remote program. However, the programs are likely to be different than what is being offered now. On Tuesday, March 9, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley said that hybrid and remote-learning models will no longer count toward meeting the required student learning …

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by Kristin Palpini
Elizabeth, NJ
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Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America
Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America One student is learning computer coding, another is taking Yoga. One is studying Spanish and another is mastering how to read a clock. From learning the ABCs to studying for the LSAT, all are doing so online with tutors stationed around the world through Virtuo Tutors. The company was launched last year by Lauren Rosenblum, a learning specialist at a New York City private school, who saw a need for improvement in the education sector at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I love working with kids, especially through one-on-one intervention, which allows you to get to know them, be their…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning
NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning One student is learning computer coding, another is taking Yoga. One is studying Spanish and another is mastering how to read a clock. From learning the ABCs to studying for the LSAT, all are doing so online with tutors stationed around the world through Virtuo Tutors. The company was launched last year by Lauren Rosenblum, a learning specialist at a New York City private school, who saw a need for improvement in the education sector at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I love working with kids, especially through one-on-one intervention, which allows you to get to know them, be their…

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester, MA
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COVID-19: 'Live' Teaching and Check-In Requirements Go Into Effect For MA Schools COVID-19: 'Live' Teaching and Check-In Requirements Go Into Effect For MA Schools
Covid-19: 'Live' Teaching and Check-In Requirements Go Into Effect For MA Schools A new set of rules that requires "live" teaching time and daily check-ins in hybrid and remote learning Massachusetts school districts went into effect Tuesday, Jan. 19. The requirements set by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are an update to rules meant to stop the spread of COVID-19 by keeping students in high-risk communities learning from home. The rules establish a minimum level for live and synchronous instruction. Any district that does not comply with the new regulations will be required to make up learning time missed due to non-compliance by the end of t…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: Nine New Cases Reported At School District In Westchester COVID-19: Nine New Cases Reported At School District In Westchester
Covid-19: Nine New Cases Reported At School District In Westchester A Westchester school district reported nearly a dozen new COVID-19 cases that were confirmed in students and staffers over the extended holiday break. With students returning to class on Monday, Jan. 4, Irvington Union Free School District Superintendent Kristopher Harrison issued a notice to parents advising that since the district closed for Holiday Recess on Wednesday, Dec. 23 there have been nine new positive cases in each of the district's four school buildings. New positives were reported in Irvington Middle School: 3; Dows Lane Elementary School: 2; Main Street School: 2; Irvingto…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
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COVID-19: Saugerties School District Goes Remote After Increase In Cases COVID-19: Saugerties School District Goes Remote After Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Saugerties School District Goes Remote After Increase In Cases The Saugerties School District has shifted from in-person to remote classes after an "increase in cases," according to Superintendent Kirk Reinhardt.  The district's high school, elementary schools and secondary schools will all shift to online classes starting on Friday, Dec. 11 until Monday, Jan. 4. Then, the schools will shift to a hybrid model with both in-person and online classes.  Students will attend classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, according to a broadcast from the student-run Sawyer News Network. The district's picture day, student reporters said, wil…

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by Christina Coulter
Bethlehem, PA
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COVID-19: Northampton County School District Goes Fully Remote Through Mid-January COVID-19: Northampton County School District Goes Fully Remote Through Mid-January
Covid-19: Northampton County School District Goes Fully Remote Through Mid-January A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted one Northampton County school district to switch to fully remote classes through mid-January, according to a video update from the superintendent. Bethlehem Area School District will begin fully remote classes Dec. 14 and continue until holiday break from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, Superintendent Dr. Joseph J. Roy said Wednesday. After the holiday break, students will continue fully remote learning from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 before returning to hybrid learning Jan. 11. The reason for the transition is twofold, Roy said. “It helps us manage the current cases that …

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by Valerie Musson
Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Returns To Some In-Person Learning COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Returns To Some In-Person Learning
Covid-19: School District In Fairfield County Returns To Some In-Person Learning Some students in a Fairfield County school district will be returning to the classroom after a short transition to its remote learning model. Students in kindergarten, first grade, and English language learners will resume hybrid learning, switching back to the model that was being used prior to the Thanksgiving break. Related story - COVID-19: New School District In Fairfield County Goes Remote Late last month, Stratford Schools Superintendent Janet Robinson announced that the district would be going all-virtual through at least Friday, Dec. 4 due to a rise in cases in the area, which has…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
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COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case
Covid-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case Another area school has returned to remote learning due to another positive case of COVID-19. John Jay High School in East Fishkill is closed for in-person instruction on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and remain so until after the Thanksgiving holiday break, school officials said. A notice will be sent to parents by Sunday, Nov. 29, to determine if the school can return to its hybrid learning plan, officials said. The infected person has not been in the school since Thursday, Nov. 19, and is currently in isolation per the guidance of the Dutchess County Health Department. The latest case is not relat…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Hunterdon, NJ
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COVID-19: Warren County High School Goes Fully Remote After Reaching High-Risk Status COVID-19: Warren County High School Goes Fully Remote After Reaching High-Risk Status
Covid-19: Warren County High School Goes Fully Remote After Reaching High-Risk Status Students and staff at a Warren County high school will transition to fully remote classes through Dec. 11 after the region reached high-risk status, officials said Friday. The switch was made for Hackettstown High School students in grades 8 through 12 after New Jersey’s North West Region was classified at the orange level indicator for COVID-19 cases, district Superintendent David Mango said in a letter. Students in pre-k through 7th grade will continue a hybrid learning model prior to Thanksgiving break and return for remote classes starting Monday, Nov. 30 through Friday, Dec. 11, Mango …

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
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COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Fully Remote Until January, Annual Thanksgiving Game Canceled COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Fully Remote Until January, Annual Thanksgiving Game Canceled
Covid-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Fully Remote Until January, Annual Thanksgiving Game Canceled Students and staff at Phillipsburg Schools will not return to the classroom for hybrid learning until Jan. 11, district officials said. While hybrid learning was previously scheduled to resume Thursday, Nov. 19, the delay was announced in anticipation of the region’s move to high risk (orange) status on Friday, Superintendent Gregory A. Troxwell said in a Nov. 17 letter to parents. “Clearly, the second wave is here,” Troxwell said. “The closure is a proactive step intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within Phillipsburg and our surrounding communities during this time period.” A tot…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote COVID-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote
Covid-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote A school district in Northern Westchester with dozens of staff members under COVID-19 quarantine is closing for in-person education. Ossining High School and Park School will switch to remote learning Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20. The Anne M. Dorner Middle School and elementary schools will be fully remote from Monday, Nov. 16 to Wednesday, Nov. 18, before reopening for hybrid learning on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. A total of 34 staff members are under quarantine in the district, Superintendent of Schools Ray Sanchez said in a video posted on the district's Fac…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newark, NJ
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COVID-19: No Classroom Return Date In Sight (Yet) For This Essex County District COVID-19: No Classroom Return Date In Sight (Yet) For This Essex County District
Covid-19: No Classroom Return Date In Sight (Yet) For This Essex County District Students in one Essex County district where one person associated with the football team tested positive for COVID-19 are learning remotely with no date set for a return to classroom learning... yet. In a letter to parents sent Nov. 10, Nutley Superintendent Dr. Julie Glazer laid out how learning operate this month. Students in grades Pre-K through 6, along with self-contained special education, will remain in their current hybrid schedule until Wednesday, Nov. 25. Students in grades 7 through 12 -- who planned on returning to schools Monday, Nov. 16 -- will instead remain v…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Canaan, CT
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COVID-19: New Canaan High School Students Will Switch To Hybrid Model 'Until Further Notice' COVID-19: New Canaan High School Students Will Switch To Hybrid Model 'Until Further Notice'
Covid-19: New Canaan High School Students Will Switch To Hybrid Model 'Until Further Notice' New Canaan High School will be switching to a hybrid learning mode until further notice due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the community. Superintendent of Schools Bryan D. Luizzi made the announcement in an email on Friday night, Nov. 13. The shift to hybrid modality starts Monday, Nov.16, for students in grades 9 through 12.  The hybrid mode "is identical to the structure we used to start the school year, with students in X cohort attending in-person Mondays and Tuesdays, students in Y cohort attending in-person Thursdays and Fridays, and alternating on Wednesdays," Luizzi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Norwalk, CT
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COVID-19: Norwalk Public Schools Sticking To In-Person Learning Despite City's Red Zone Status COVID-19: Norwalk Public Schools Sticking To In-Person Learning Despite City's Red Zone Status
Covid-19: Norwalk Public Schools Sticking To In-Person Learning Despite City's Red Zone Status Despite Norwalk entering the “red zone” due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the city, students in the school district will continue in-person learning, officials announced. Earlier story - COVID-19: Norwalk, Bridgeport Latest Cities In Fairfield County To Roll Back To Phase 2 Schools Superintendent Alexandra Estrella said that after evaluating the data, the hybrid learning model will remain in place for middle and high school students, with full in-person learning an option for elementary school students, English learners, and students with disabilities. Fully remote learning is also …

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: Several Classrooms At CT School To Quarantine For Two Weeks COVID-19: Several Classrooms At CT School To Quarantine For Two Weeks
Covid-19: Several Classrooms At CT School To Quarantine For Two Weeks Some students and staff in a Connecticut elementary school will temporarily quarantine after potentially being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Ansonia Schools Superintendent Joseph DiBacco issued a memo to parents on Wednesday, Oct. 28 cautioning that someone tested positive inside Prendergast Elementary School who was last inside the building on Monday, Oct. 26. DiBacco said that after discussing with the Naugatuck Valley Health District and conferring with the state Department of Public Health, multiple classrooms in the school's "cohort A" will be quarantined for 14…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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COVID-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School COVID-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School
Covid-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School A Morris County regional school district will remain open with hybrid learning in place after two COVID-19 cases were reported. One case each was reported at Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School, and are not connected, according to a letter sent by Morris hills Regional Superintendent James Jencarelli Friday night. Public health officials in Rockaway and Denville -- the students' hometowns -- are monitoring the cases closely, Jancarelli said. Contact tracing is expected to continue in the next few days. Several other schools in Morris County have reported positive COVID-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: New Studies Shed Light On Connection Between Reopening Schools, Virus Cases COVID-19: New Studies Shed Light On Connection Between Reopening Schools, Virus Cases
Covid-19: New Studies Shed Light On Connection Between Reopening Schools, Virus Cases Despite a recent rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation in the past two months, there may not be as large a correlation between the new cases and schools reopening in the fall, according to newly released studies. International researchers found that there is no consistent relationship between the spread of the virus and the opening of in-person K-12 learning in a pair of newly released studies. According to NPR, a third study in the United States also found that there is no elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 for childcare workers who returned to the classroom. The report found that t…

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
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Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick
Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick Woodbridge Township School District is returning to all-remote learning at four of its schools due to new COVID-19 cases. As of Wednesday, Superintendent Robert Zega said that 15 positive coronavirus cases had been reported in the school district.  Woodbridge began a hybrid mix of in-classroom and at-home instruction on Oct. 12. Hybrid learning continues at all other Woodbridge schools.  At least 10 staff members and five students tested positive for COVID-19 after the school district switched to hybrid learning. There are 14,000 children in the Woodbridge school district. The …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools
COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools Two schools in Mercer County have returned to all-remote learning due to newly-reported positive cases of coronavirus, authorities said.  Hamilton Township School District is the latest to report two new positive cases, parents were told in this letter from Superintendent Scott R. Rocco.  The school district also reported that one of its staff tested positive at an elementary school. Hamilton High School West will be on an all-remote schedule for the next two weeks, after a second student has tested positive for COVID-19.  HHW will return to its hybrid schedule on Monday, N…

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by Jon Craig
Pascack Valley, NJ
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COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week
Covid-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week Another Bergen County high school has switched to remote learning after one individual returned a positive COVID-19 test. A non-teaching staff member at the Park Ridge Junior-Senior High School returned a positive rapid test according to a letter from officials sent Oct. 13. On Oct. 19, the community received an update saying the test was a lab-confirmed positive. Classes were being held remotely at the school from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Hybrid learning was expected to resume Oct. 27.After-school activities and athletics were also cancelled. The decision to go remote was made by the coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
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COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive
Covid-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive One day after welcoming students back to some school buildings, a school district in Westchester is facing its first COVID-19 crisis. On Monday, Oct. 19, the New Rochelle School District transitioned to its hybrid learning model, with some of its youngest students returning to in-person learning. The following day, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that 29 students have been in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. Those students have been instructed by the Westchester County Department of Health to quarantine for 14 days. All…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Staying Hybrid After Rise In Cases COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Staying Hybrid After Rise In Cases
Covid-19: School District In Fairfield County Staying Hybrid After Rise In Cases A recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the region will keep students in a Fairfield County school district sticking to a hybrid learning plan. During a special Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Westport Superintendent Thomas Scarice said that it could be weeks until students return to a normal schedule due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Scarice said that the district will stay the course for four to six weeks, at which point they will assess the COVID-19 situation throughout Connecticut before making a decision.  He also expressed concerns about a possible second wave of…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Fairfield County COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Fairfield County A staff member at a Fairfield County school has tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced. Weston High School officials wrote in a letter to the community on Tuesday, Oct. 13 that a staff member has tested positive for the virus, though it happened off school grounds and the building will remain open. “The administration has been monitoring the situation, which occurred outside of school grounds,” school officials stated. “There is no risk of exposure on campus” they noted, after contact tracing was conducted. The school plans to continue educating students in its hybrid model, …

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by Zak Failla
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases COVID-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases
Covid-19: Bergen County District Reports 4 New Cases Four new COVID-19 cases were reported this week in a single Bergen County school district. A letter sent to Ramsey parents Monday said schools will remain open despite three cases at Hubbard Elementary School and one was from Eric Smith Middle School, NorthJersey.com reports. Individuals who came in close contact with the cases were instructed to stay home for 14 days, and everyone else will attend classes as usual. While there was no connection between the cases at Hubbard and Smith, the three at Hubbard all appeared to be linked to an exposure outside of school, Superintendent Matthew Mu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
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COVID-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District COVID-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District
Covid-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District An additional three COVID-19 cases were reported in a Monmouth County school district. One West Freehold Elementary School student tested positive earlier this week, Superintendent Neil Dickstein said earlier this week. The student who tested positive marks the third in the school this year. Another pair of cases were reported at the Early Childhood Learning Center and Catena Elementary School since the first day of classes, the superintendent said. The district's hybrid learning model will remain the same, Dickstein said. All three cases have since been added to the NEA School and Campus…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown, NY
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COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Northern Westchester COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Northern Westchester
Covid-19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Northern Westchester A new school district in the Hudson Valley is reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19. The latest case comes in Westchester where the Mount Pleasant Central School District said it learned on Tuesday, Oct. 6 that a member of the school community tested positive on Monday, Oct. 5.  The person has not been in or around any school buildings since Thursday, Sept. 24, and has been in quarantine, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis M. Kotes said in an email to the school community. "The district has been in contact with the Westchester Count…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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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…

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November
Covid-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November The school district in Westchester is hitting the pause button on the start of in-person instruction for more than a month due to the COVID-19 crisis. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said that the district was forced to adjust its plans to transition to a hybrid learning model due to “mitigating factors” that impacted their plans and “influenced their decisions.” The revised plan calls for the beginning of in-person learning in mid-November. “Our plan focuses on bringing students back to school while maintaining social distancing and recommendations from the CDC and …

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
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Central Jersey Middle School Goes Remote Due To Technical Glitch Central Jersey Middle School Goes Remote Due To Technical Glitch
Central Jersey Middle School Goes Remote Due To Technical Glitch A technical glitch forced middle schoolers in one Monmouth County school district to remote learning only next week, education officials said. A statement on the Marlboro Public Schools website cited "pockets of performance issues with Zoom" as the issue -- particularly in some of the new staff Chromebooks that have the latest operating system. Superintendent Eric Hibbs made the announcement Thursday in a letter to parents, the Asbury Park Press reports. Students in the Memorial and Marlboro middle schools are effected. “While the district planned all summer for the reopening of schoo…

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by Cecilia Levine