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Help kids’ mental health through their schools
The pandemic only exacerbated rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among youth that were already on the rise. A recent national poll by Effective School Solutions found that 90% of school administrators say the youth mental health crisis is growing. Derrick was a bright, warm 15-year-old who started experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression, and increasingly avoided going to school.
Op-ed: Making sure every student learns to read: What happens next?
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Op-Ed | New York City needs to help students in shelters get the instruction they need Original
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City By Scott Stringer and Kim Sweet Each day during the pandemic, 13,000 students in New York City’s homeless shelters attempt to join Zooms with their teachers and log in to Google Classroom to obtain the education that is their right. But for too many of these students, the challenge is not a math problem or an essay, but accessing their classes in the first place.
Op-ed: NYC must not forget educational needs of homeless children
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City BY KIM SWEET AND ÁINE DUGGAN When Alexa’s family moved into a homeless shelter, her school became a safe haven — the one place where everything was stable and she could escape the claustrophobic environment of the shelter, a former hotel. That disappeared when schools closed in March due to COVID-19.
Op-ed | NYC must not forget educational needs of homeless children – Bronx Times
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City BY KIM SWEET AND ÁINE DUGGAN When Alexa’s family moved into a homeless shelter, her school became a safe haven—the one place where everything was stable and she could escape the claustrophobic environment of the shelter, a former hotel. That disappeared when schools closed in March due to COVID-19.
Literacy education can’t wait until after the pandemic
New York City’s massive and unwieldy public school system transitioned to remote learning with admirable speed this past spring, thanks to the efforts of countless committed individuals from the school level to the central administration. However, despite the heroic work of many, online schooling was ineffective for tens of thousands of students who did not get the support they needed.
Social Workers for Homeless Kids is Not the Place to Skimp
(photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office) Last year, nearly 38,000 New York City students arrived in the classroom having woken up in a shelter. That’s more students than the total enrollment of the Buffalo public schools, the next largest school district in the state. Many had been exposed to domestic violence, one of the driving forces of homelessness. Many were forced to transfer schools mid-year, some multiple times, after being placed in a shelter in an entirely different borough.
Opinion | End the School Bus Nightmares for New York Families (Published 2018)
New York City must build a school bus system that works for the students it is intended to serve. Nov. 14, 2018 A school bus in Manhattan.Credit...Education Images/UIG, via Getty Images By Kim Sweet Ms. Sweet is the executive director of Advocates for Children of New York. On a bitterly cold day last winter, Sumaya’s mother placed her on her school bus in Brooklyn. Later that morning, her mother received a frantic call.
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