Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced the city will extend the opt-in period for choosing in-person learning until Friday.
Parents quickly leapt on an opt-in period open until April 7 that gave them a chance to send their children back to classrooms.
The CDC released new guidelines for reopening schools, allowing elementary students to be spaced three feet apart with masks on.
The early childhood education program for 3-year-olds will open September in every New York City school district, with 16,500 more slots.
Students of all ages can sign up through April 7 to go back to classrooms, though only younger students have a return plan in place.
About half the schools will offer full-time, in-person learning. Others will offer a mix of in-person and remote classes.
The new opt-in period for public schools comes as the CDC on Friday changed the six feet between students rule to three feet.
High schools will be the last to reopen for in-person teaching.
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They're getting ready for students to return Monday.
The request is a result of the impact of the pandemic and would especially benefit the most vulnerable students.
Not only will in-person learning return for public high school students, student sports will also come back, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said in-person high school students, parents and teachers will learn next week when classrooms reopen.
Joel, a 6th grader, was so excited to finally have a computer, 12 months after his school first shut down.
Meisha Ross Porter will replace Carranza and become the first Black woman to lead the city’s school system.
“What we did became the gold standard for the entire United States of America,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Middle schools return to in-person learning Thursday. Mayor de Blasio said a high school reopening plan will come in the next few weeks.
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The deaths prompted Mayor Bill de Blasio to spotlight the mental health struggles for students amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Some teachers say they’re concerned COVID cases will go up, citing a delay in testing results and a slow vaccine rollout.
“Our children are ready, our parents are ready for kids to be back in school so we’re really excited about this,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Applications for free, full-day 3-K and Pre-K for the 2021-22 school year will open on Feb. 24.
The federal class action was filed by three staff attorneys for children’s advocacy groups on behalf of three students.
New York City’s special education complaint system will soon get a new set of eyes: a court-ordered monitor.
“We’ll put the plan on the table for middle schools and move on as quickly as possible,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Enrollment at New York City’s public schools declined to 960,000 students, or a 4 percent loss amid the pandemic, preliminary data shows.
Its chancellor says the drop off signals a time to rethink higher education, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Tuesday.
Success Academy not only will be fully remote amid coronavirus, it will end this school year early on May 28 and start the next year early.
The number of schools shuttered by COVID-19 cases hit, then quickly dipped below, a record high this week. Roughly a third remain closed.
Coronavirus pandemic fallout has impacted the way college students learn.
The class of 2020's graduation rate hit 78.8 percent, the highest in New York City's history, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said Wednesday the city will start phasing out the entry exam.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that 860 of New York City's 878 public schools returned to least some five-day-a-week instruction.
As vaccination sites shifted into round-the-clock mode, New Yorkers found themselves in unexpected spots at odd hours.
In 24 hours, about 17,000 educators responded to a United Federation of Teachers survey saying they want the vaccine.
Chancellor Richard Carranza asked for remote teachers to wait for "further guidance," indicating those in classrooms have priority.
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As coronavirus cases surge, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said schools across the state that test lower than their areas can remain open.
Elementary students Monday returned to classrooms after the holidays, except in more than 100 schools under COVID-19 closures.
The city Department of Education says those students haven’t handed in COVID-19 testing consent forms.