In the Media

NYC CEFT and its members are ready to speak out about the issues that impact NYC families most, helping to share those stories and hold leaders accountable. 

Interested in talking to concerned and knowledgeable parent leaders, caregivers, educators, and medical professionals in NYC CEFT? Please send media inquiries to jenniferg@ceftnyc.org.


Chalkbeat NY

“NYC is launching two virtual schools with a catch: Ninth graders only for now” reporting on NYC CEFT’s roundtable with NYC Dept of Ed Chancellor 
Alex Zimmerman / June 1, 2022 (5:30 PM)

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Gothamist

“Pepper spray? Tasers? NYC public school parents grapple with how to keep their children safe” Jessica Gould / May 27, 2022

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Chalkbeat NY

“NYC created a massive after-school program to help all students with disabilities catch up after COVID disruptions. Most never showed up.” Alex Zimmerman and Yoav Gonen / THE CITY / April 7, 2022

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News12 The Bronx

“NYC educators call for remote option as students, staff head back to school” Jan. 2, 2022 (9:44 PM)

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Bloomberg

“NYC Sees Offices Empty, Shows Canceled as Covid Wave Sweeps In” Elaine Chen and Nic Querolo / Dec. 16, 2021

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Chalkbeat NY

“1 hour of instruction a day: NYC parents grapple with limited learning for medically fragile students” Alex Zimmerman / Oct. 1, 2021

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Fox5 New York

“Calls for a Remote Option Grow Louder” Dana Arschin / Sept. 25, 2021 (11:00 PM)

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CBS2 New York

“‘I Want A Proper Education’: Some NYC Public School Students With Medical Exemptions From In-Person Instruction Feel They’re Falling Behind” Ali Bauman / Sept. 22, 2021 (11:42 PM)

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New York Daily News

“‘It feels like it’s different this year’: Preschoolers, students with disabilities return to in-person learning” Michael Elsen-Rooney / Sept. 21, 2020

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NPR

“It’s Back-To-School Season In NYC. Here’s How 3 Moms Are Handling It” Anya Kamanetz / All Things Considered / Sept. 13, 2021 (2:08 PM) 

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CBS Mornings

NYC schools reopen without COVID vaccine mandate for students: “We have to get it right” CBS News / Sept. 13, 2021 (8:04 AM)

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NY1 Spectrum News

“Protesters demand city offer remote learning and telework options” Victoria Manna Manhattan /
Sept. 12, 2021 (6:24 PM)

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Univision NY

“’No lo vamos a mandar a la escuela’: padres de estudiantes de Nueva York temen por el regreso a clases” Sept. 9, 2021 (11:19 PM)

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News12 The Bronx

“Parents continue to push for remote learning as delta variant continues to spread across the city” News 12 Staff / Sept. 08, 2021 (5:28 PM) / Updated Sep 09, 2021 (11:22 AM)

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PIX11 NY

“NYC school reopening: Mayor outlines safety guidelines for public schools” Kala Rama /
Aug. 26, 2021 (5:42 PM)

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Bloomberg

“De Blasio Pressed to Offer NYC Remote-School Option” / Henry Goldman and Nic Querolo / Aug. 19, 2021 (2:45 PM)

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Bloomberg

“Fear, Anger Grip Parents as Schools Reopen in Delta’s Shadow” Nic Querolo and Danielle Moran / Aug. 11, 2021

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Norwood News

“Bronx Parents, Teachers Rally for Fall Remote Learning Option” Dawn Clancy / Aug. 6, 2021

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Time Magazine

“Schools Expected to Leave Virtual Learning Behind in the Fall, but the Delta Variant Is Forcing a Change in Plans” Katie Reilly / Aug. 5, 2021 

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New York Post

“DOE tempting PTAs with cash to push COVID vaccine” Conor Skelding and Susan Edelman /
July 31, 2021

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New York Daily News

“NYC parents, teachers rally for a remote school option this fall” Michael Elsen-Rooney / July 21, 2021

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Chalkbeat NY

“COVID rates are down, but some Bronx parents are not ready for in-person learning” Pooja Salhotra / June 17, 2021

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Gothamist

“NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates” Cindy Rodriguez, Jessica Gould and Jacob Dobkin / March 15, 2021

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NY1

“Incoming Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter On Reopening, Gifted and Talented, and More” Jillian Jorgensen / March 10, 2021 

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The New York Times

“Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust” Eliza Shapiro, Erica L. Green and Juliana Kim / Feb. 1, 2021 / A version of this article appeared in print on Feb. 2, 2021, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition as “Schools Struggle to Gain Trust Of Black Parents in Reopening”

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Chalkbeat NY

“How one Bronx student is weathering the pandemic and middle school online in NYC” Christina Veiga / Sept 21, 2020

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New York Daily News

“150,000 NYC families who rely on yellow school buses wait for answers on transportation plans” Michael Elsen-Rooney / July 12, 2020

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