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Jul 29, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Here at City Hall where City Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger is announcing a proposed bill to update the city’s Administrative Code to raise the minimum per-person classroom space to 35 square feet per student from 20 square feet for grades 1-12.
Treyger: This bill would mandate the reduction of class size by reducing the per-person occupancy in a classroom: 1 person per 35 square feet.
Sep 1, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
We have reached an agreement with City Hall and the Department of Education that meets our demand that the safety of our school communities must come first. Our schools will now reopen in a much better place because of all our work together.
Schools will reopen for staff on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and for students on Monday, Sept. 21.
Jul 8, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
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Mulgrew: @NYCMayor and @DOEChancellor today unveiled the city’s most detailed plan yet for a partial reopening of school buildings in September. The plan builds on discussions the UFT has been having with the NYC DOE since May. 1/7
We believe a blended learning model, with students in class on some days and remote on others, balances our safety concerns with the need to bring students back. 2/7
