Addressing educational inequity on Staten Island: ‘Who’s to blame?’
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
In an effort to seek the root causes of the educational struggles seen predominantly on the North Shore, an ad-hoc committee of the Staten Island branch of the NAACP gathered a panel of educators, administrators and community leaders to participate in a recent virtual forum. The event, titled Who s to Blame?, was attended by about 100 people. (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The Staten Island chapter of the NAACP recently hosted a virtual forum on educational inequities in the borough and the various challenges including low proficiency rates in reading and math and chronic absenteeism facing many schools on the North Shore.
Chronic absenteeism at challenged schools: How will student attendance rates be impacted by coronavirus?
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
If students have an attendance rate less than 90%, or miss 20 days of school, they are considered chronically absent, according to the city Department of Education. (SILive.com/MLive.com/NJ.com)
Facebook Share we are shining a spotlight on the differences in opportunity and outcomes across the borough, focusing on key areas that include criminal justice, economic security, housing and education. This is the fourth of a series of stories focusing on educational inequities and struggles on Staten Island.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Chronic absenteeism is a persistent challenge facing some North Shore schools, and with New York City students learning amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some are concerned that the absenteeism rate will increase as children who may lack key resources to learn remotely in many cases full-time.