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COVID-19: Cuomo Aide Responds After Some Schools Say They Did Submit In-Person Reopening Plans COVID-19: Cuomo Aide Responds After Some Schools Say They Did Submit In-Person Reopening Plans
Covid-19: Cuomo Aide Responds After Some Schools Say They Did Submit In-Person Reopening Plans There has been some confusion over whether or not some school districts in New York have or have not submitted their reopening plans to the Department of Health as they prepare to reopen for in-person learning. Before reopening, all 749 school districts in New York had to submit their reopening plan that includes guidance on how they plan to handle potential remote learning, testing, and contact tracing for teachers and students. During a conference call on Monday, Aug. 10, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said more than 100 school districts have yet to submit reopening plans, setting a deadline …

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by Zak Failla
News
NYS On Pause: Cuomo Orders COVID-19 100 Percent Non-Essential Workplace Reduction, New Rules NYS On Pause: Cuomo Orders COVID-19 100 Percent Non-Essential Workplace Reduction, New Rules
NYS On Pause: Cuomo Orders Covid-19 100 Percent Non-Essential Workplace Reduction, New Rules Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know Amid the novel coronavirus crisis (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's taking the most dramatic action he can - reducing the non-essential workforce 100 percent. There will be fines and closures if businesses do not cooperate with the state order, Cuomo said in a news briefing in Albany on Friday, March 20. The measure in which only essential businesses can have workers commuting takes effect Sunday night, March 22. "This is the most drastic action we can take," Cuomo said, off…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Test Time: State Exams This Week In Area Schools Test Time: State Exams This Week In Area Schools
Test Time: State Exams This Week In Area Schools Standardized tests for grades 3 through 8 start on Wednesday, April 11 for English.The state tests for math are in May. Parents and students will have the option of "opting out" of taking the tests. More than 1 million students across the state are eligible to take the state’s English language arts and math exams. In the fourth year of the "opt-out" option last year, the number of students declining to take the tests fell slightly: to 19 percent opting out compared to 21 percent in 2016. The rates were high in 2015 as well, as reported here by Daily Voice. The state Ed…

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by Jon Craig