Making kids do remote schooling on ‘snow days’ sucks — get off the screens and go touch snow

The forecast is grim for New York City school kids. On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that, no matter how many inches ...

Remote learning is not for the weak — here’s how a day of it went thanks to Mamdani’s no-snow day verdict

By 8:30 a.m., sacred objects lined the newly clean playroom desk: a Labubu knockoff, a karaoke microphone, half a geode, a ...
Chalkbeat

Snow day or ‘screen’ day? NYC to pivot to remote learning if winter storm hits, chancellor confirms

Even the chancellor’s own son is pushing for a return to traditional snow days, but Kamar Samuels said the city is sticking ...
Education Week

How Remote Learning Has Changed the Traditional Snow Day

In New Jersey, the state restricts the circumstances in which remote learning can be used. State law generally mandates ...

NYC schools closed Monday due to snow storm, all students will do remote learning, Mamdani says

Snow rest for New York City students! Elementary school kids don’t have a friend in Mayor Mamdani, who closed schools on Monday but declared that class will still be in session – remotely – due to ...