Less Live, More Inequity

On our path to ”normalcy,” or more accurately, new normal, citywide public schools had their first day of remote learning for all students. The DOE is still issuing new guidelines while reducing the amount of live (live via remote)…

On our path to ”normalcy,” or more accurately, new normal, citywide public schools had their first day of remote learning for all students.  The DOE is still issuing new guidelines while reducing the amount of live (live via remote) instruction students are guaranteed. The change could lead to a situation where some students receive zero live instruction on four out of five school days each week and instead rely on assignments and pre-recorded lessons posted by their teachers. This will deepen inequities in a system that’s already inequitable. 

It will be sad if this becomes the legacy of someone who became mayor talking about the “tail of 2 cities”. Does he view inequality as a feature or a flaw? As an FYI, a school in a neighboring district is shut down due to COVID-19 infections before a single student has been in the building.

Moving on, I’d like to thank all the teachers that reached out after yesterday’s newsletter and to thank them again for their service to our city.

Lastly, I hope everyone stays safe, considers reading the items below, and enjoys the evening.

This is the web archive of a newsletter originally sent by email to Brooklyn Community Board 6 subscribers on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. The email edition may contain additional event listings and links.