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Sources say that the new teaching style that the pandemic has forced upon the education system is turning students away from wanting to be come teachers. Teachers are already in short supply in the US and the numbers show that they will continue to be so. What was once a cut and dry profession now […]
Officials at SUNY Geneseo are becoming concerned with the rising number of COVID-19 cases that have popped up since students began in-person class on Monday. A majority of the 106 positive cases are coming from the tests required before returning to campus, and the State of New York says that those don’t count toward shutting […]
According to an announcement by Superintendent Lesli Meyers-Small, the Rochester City School District is planning on changing some of its proposals that were mentioned last week. District spokeswoman Marisol Ramos-Lopez wrote in a text message Tuesday night: “There are no easy answers relative to the reopening of schools during this pandemic. The Rochester City School […]
Today is the last day in the extension that RCSD gave for a parent survey that asks about returning to in person learning in 2021. The district needs all the parents to respond by today, December 11. On Wednesday, 85% of elementary students were accounted for but only 69% of middle and high school students […]
The Rochester City School District is about to finish its first fully remote semester and the parents are saying that they are looking forward to the hybrid learning model that’s just around the corner. WROC interview a parent named Maurice Haskins who has two children in the school district. He had some things to say […]
Alicia Keys has launched a MasterClass video to help hopeful singers and songwriters improve their craft. For the one time cost of $180, subscribers gain access to around 3 hours of lessons from the Grammy winning artist. According to a press release from AOL: In the 19 video lessons, the 15-time Grammy winner will teach […]
New York City’s 7 day COVID-19 average hit 3% positive testing rate threshold, so all students will be switching back to remote learning. On Wednesday, a letter was sent from New York City School chancellor Richard Carranza to the families of the students in the country’s largest school district. “Given recent increases in transmission, we […]
New York State Assembly workers are introducing a new piece of legislation that aims to assist working parents who’s children are remote learning. “This would be aligned with the current paid family law. Parents would be able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave, which is about two-thirds of the wage you have,” […]
Due to a “Steady increase of in the number of positive COVID-19 numbers on campus,” St. John Fisher College will be transitioning to a remote learning environment for the rest of the semester. College officials released a statement that read: “In addition, our most recent wastewater surveillance results show an increase in the presence of […]
SUNY Cortland has announced that it will be taking all of its classes online after 101 students tested positive for coronavirus cases over the last 2 weeks. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras seems to think that this is an off campus issue. He released a statement that said: “Now that SUNY Cortland must pause and shift […]
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