No meltdown, just ‘hiccups’: How NYC schools handled a remote snow day
January 27, 2026
As Bronx teacher Seth Gilman sipped his coffee and prepared to log on for a day of virtual teaching, he was met with an error message.
As Bronx teacher Seth Gilman sipped his coffee and prepared to log on for a day of virtual teaching, he was met with an error message.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. East Harlem mom Rosa Diaz
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. To say remote learning is
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. After Mayor Bill de Blasio
The Superintendent of Catholic Schools for Brooklyn and Queens on Wednesday announced that all 69 schools and academies will remain open and continue to provide
New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful
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New York City school buildings remained open on Monday as the city’s coronavirus test results stayed under the limit that would force a shutdown. Meanwhile, the city’s sheriff’s deputies stayed
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. President-elect Joe Biden’s education secretary will face an immediate high-stakes
A resurgence of the coronavirus in New York City is threatening to halt the nation’s biggest experiment with in-person learning. The city’s public school system this fall became one of
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. One family left their Harlem public school for Montana, while
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. New York City has “one last chance” to turn the
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. When the coronavirus first forced New York City school buildings
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. The pandemic exacerbated internet access issues, as more children relied
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Low-income families and parents of color are more skeptical than
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Only 280,000 students attended in-person classes in the first month
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Art teacher Jake Jacobs feels more like a detective most
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Just days after New York City reopened all its school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. The questions about this year’s Regents once again raise the
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. A quarter of schools where the majority of students are
Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened Wednesday to take away state funding from schools in coronavirus hot spots that are ignoring orders to shut their doors, saying their defiance was endangering public
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. The balance of students learning full time from home has
Colton slams hate crime at Jewish center Assemblymember William Colton (D-Gravesend-Bensonhurst-Bath Beach) recently said he was outraged at a hate crime that took place on the morning of Oct. 5
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered schools in several Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods closed starting Tuesday in response to increasing tallies of coronavirus cases in those areas. The
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. As New York City’s middle and high school buildings reopened
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms this week as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic,
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Brooklyn Museum to sell 12 works Facing financial pressure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Brooklyn Museum plans to sell 12 works from its permanent collection via auction
Monday’s return to New York City schools wasn’t the one anyone planned for. For most, it wasn’t a return at all. Only pre-kindergarten and some special education students were scheduled
New York City’s ambitious attempt to be among the first big cities to bring students back into classrooms closed by the coronavirus suffered another setback Thursday, as the mayor announced
New York City’s already-delayed school year started remotely Wednesday in a soft opening that served as a prologue to the return of students to physical classrooms next week. Even as
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