by Diana Procopis | Dec 8, 2020 | News
I’m a school nurse in NYC. Here’s what worries me as winter approaches. Original first person article written by Anna MacEwan for Chalkbeat Anna MacEwan is a nurse practitioner (NP) who runs a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at a K-12 campus in downtown Brooklyn. NP...
by Diana Procopis | Dec 8, 2020 | News
The first coronavirus vaccines for adults are nearly here, but children’s vaccines will take a lot longer. Pfizer and Moderna’s pediatric trials are just getting started for children older than 12. Teachers will be in an early group of people to receive vaccines,...
by Diana Procopis | Dec 2, 2020 | News
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday that he would reopen public elementary schools, abruptly shifting policy in the face of widespread criticism that officials were placing more of a priority on economic activities like indoor dining than the well-being of New...
by Diana Procopis | Nov 30, 2020 | News
New York state official and parents now are able to check COVID-19 case numbers within the geographic boundaries of school districts thanks to an online tool created by the ILR School. The NYS School District COVID-19 Tracker is an interactive, web-based mapping...
by Diana Procopis | Nov 30, 2020 | News
As New York City schools are moved back online indefinitely, the problem of internet access for low-income students continues. NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer says the city should offer subsidies for these families, emphasizing that 100,000 school age children...
