by Dan DeMarle | Jul 11, 2022 | Classroom, Covid-19, Teaching, Teaching
New York City is planning to launch two fully virtual schools, top education department officials said during a City Council hearing on Tuesday, though key details about how and when they will be created have yet to be revealed. City officials told local lawmakers...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 28, 2022 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Covid-19, Disability, School Districts, Special Education
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit this week that attempted to force the city’s education department to fast-track makeup services for students with disabilities in response to pandemic-related disruptions. The lawsuit, filed in November 2020, by the...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 15, 2022 | Anorexia, Covid-19, Eating Disorders
Throughout the pandemic, the lockdowns, social isolation, and relentless anxiety and fear related to COVID-19 have driven a surge in depression, anxiety, and trauma-related mental health conditions among children and teenagers. A new report from the Centers for...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 12, 2022 | Covid-19, Homeschooling, Parents/Guardians
Helu Wang Middletown Times Herald-Record USA TODAY NETWORK WALDEN – Kassandra Reichle had always wanted to homeschool her children. She got her chance when COVID-19 came along. Her 5-year-old was ready to go to school, but the pandemic pushed her to homeschool...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 5, 2022 | Covid-19
There’s a picture that went viral early in the pandemic that became a symbol of how hard emergency remote schooling was for the youngest students. The image showed a 5-year-old student sitting at a small desk in his family’s kitchen, facing a laptop computer. He’s...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 5, 2022 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Covid-19
Living through the pandemic has not been easy for kids, but it has really thrown off children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research warns. Though they were not more likely to catch COVID-19, they were more likely to experience symptoms...
