by Diana Procopis | Aug 29, 2022 | News
Courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of Education Our nation’s young people are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. Even before the pandemic, rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among youth were on the rise. The pandemic exacerbated those issues,...
by Diana Procopis | Aug 29, 2022 | News
Vaccines won’t be required for most students, and masking will be optional for those who haven’t recently been infected. New York City schools will shed many of its COVID prevention strategies from the past two years, according to new education department guidance...
by Diana Procopis | Aug 29, 2022 | News
The city Education Department has ended most Covid restrictions for students, although teachers still have to be vaccinated. Many teachers and families have been counting on the upcoming school year to bring a return to normalcy. In New York City, as in many other...
by Diana Procopis | Aug 29, 2022 | News
In support of President Biden’s effort to address the nation’s mental health crisis, HHS issues guidance to states on ways to expand mental health care for children, and proposes requirements for states to report certain health care quality measures for children and...
by Diana Procopis | Aug 18, 2022 | News
Early education in New York State needs more support and better resources, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book found in the last decade, the number of kids ages three and four not in school remained the same at 41%....
by Diana Procopis | Aug 18, 2022 | News
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network started offering telehealth services years before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, but when the pandemic started, telehealth became a valuable and necessary service that continues to expand today. Telehealth services at...
