School officials also closed PS 139 in Brooklyn as a precaution after two suspected cases. Most schools so far only had one confirmed case.
"I honestly ... do not believe there’s a lot of confusion," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday amid growing school union concerns.
“If you ask me if we are ready to open today, I would say we are not,” said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasized the positive rate is 0.32 percent and unveiled a COVID-19 "situation room" to respond to school cases.
Eighteen schools citywide had positive coronavirus cases in teachers' first week back, according to education officials.
Buses will be ready to transport 100,000 students starting Sept. 21 and parents will receive notices this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Parents can track COVID-19 infections and testing rates at New York City schools through the new online dashboard, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
The “Learning Bridges” free childcare program fell short of its 100,000-spot goal, but will reach it by December, officials said.
Ten city school buildings will not reopen Sept. 21 if their ventilation systems still don’t meet coronavirus safety standards.
About 100 teachers demonstrated outside the pair’s Brooklyn homes Friday to protest schools reopening, the New York Post reported.
Roughly 38 percent of Patch readers who responded to a survey said they don’t know how they’ll handle childcare when school returns.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced a deal with educator unions that delays the planned Sept. 10 reopening.
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New school guidance requiring separate in-person and remote learning teachers gives educators too little time, the union wrote in a letter.
A new agreement promises all students — whether in blended learning or fully remote plans — will get live instruction but how gets tricky.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “school ventilation action teams” wrap up work Sept. 1 to make sure classrooms are safe during coronavirus.
The city should delay reopening schools, argued former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who now heads a shelter and services group.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday unveiled an “outdoor learning plan” that leaves many details up to individual schools.
Even for kids who opted to go back to the classroom in September, part of their week will involve remote learning. How do you plan to work?
The annual list ranked 386 schools across the nation.
“I would have a lot of questions,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the "Today Show" when asked if he’d send his children in person to city schools.
The pledge details COVID-19 safety measures for schools as students return, and aims to reassure parents amid rising doubts by educators.
United Federation of Teachers officials unveiled their own school safety plan alongside a warning for city officials over coronavirus fears.
Catholic school leaders in New York City recently unveiled plans that fully reopen schools, but also include remote learning.
Roughly 305,000 students will start school in September entirely at home, up from 264,000 a week ago, according to school officials.
Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to reassure educators and parents with promises of cleaning, PPE, a hotline and safety checks.
Parents starting next week will learn which days their kids will be in-class under five schedule options chosen by individual schools.
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to address concerns over schools reopening, but said not returning to in-person classes is "easy way out."
Schools will not be ready to open for in-person instruction on Sept. 10, said a letter from a union representing 6,400 administrators.
"Opening in-person schooling could easily erase the progress New York has made, and spark a resurgence of COVID-19," the union argues.
But roughly a quarter of the city's students opted for virtual learning, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The plan released Friday afternoon outlines random daily temperature screenings and a fail-safe to close schools amid "recurrent" COVID-19.
"By our infection rates all school districts can open," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday, but he noted individual district plans need approval.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't specifically mention NYC, but broadly gave school districts poor marks for not engaging parents in reopening plans.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials outlined strict safety standards for when schools reopen — and when they'll be closed.
Many low-income families already received the benefit, but others in NYC will receive them in August regardless of their income.
Open school later in fall for young or in-need students only, said two prominent city officials who bucked push for a September return.
More than half of the 1,848 readers who responded to a Patch survey said schools should remain closed.
Extra day care is necessary to help families on remote learning days required during coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.