As remote learning drags on, some parents mobilize for school five days a week By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Mar 7, 2021 Mar 7, 2021 Updated Jan 17, 2024 0 Tarja Parssinen speaks at a December rally in front of the Rath Building in downtown Buffalo for schools to fully reopen. Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter They see their kids falling behind, getting anxious and depressed.kAmpE 7:CDE E96J F?56CDE@@5 E92E D49@@= 4@F=5?VE 36 ?@C>2= :? 2 8=@32= A2?56>:4] qFE ?@H E96D6 A2C6?ED 2C6 >25[ :?D:DE6?E 2?5 :?4C62D:?8=J G@42=i %96J H2?E E96:C 49:=5C6? =62C?:?8 :? D49@@= 7:G6 52JD 2 H66<] k^AmkAm%96J 2C6 ?6EH@C<:?8 H:E9 @E96C A2C6?ED 24C@DD E96 C68:@? 2?5 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ @? %H:EE6C 2?5 u2463@@<] p?5 E96J H2?E E@ <?@H :7 D@>6 D49@@=D 42? @A6? 7@C :?\A6CD@? =62C?:?8 7F==\E:>6[ H9J 42?VE E96:CDnk^AmkAm!2C6?ED 96C6 =@@< 5@H? 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Restaurants to expand capacity to 75% if Covid-19 rates continue to fall The expanded capacity, up from 50%, will apply to restaurants in the state outside of New York City, where capacity will remain at 35%.
Buffalo schools adding 'literacy hubs' to help kids learn to read These book-focused hubs are expected to have an emphasis on equity, be implemented in the libraries of one or two city schools at a time, and …
Fully reopen schools? Here's what the Covid-19 numbers say The state has been tracking Covid-19 cases among students, teachers and staff since the start of the new school year.
Buffalo parents question no-spectator policy at school basketball games While the local governing body for high school athletics last week began allowing home teams to host up to two spectators for each one of thei…
5,000 Buffalo schools students to return to classrooms March 15 Superintendent Kriner Cash was eyeing next week for their return, but the district needs more time to work out routes for buses picking up and…
Superintendents association wants input with state ed on fully reopening schools Pressure to return students to the classroom five days a week has been mounting from all corners, including the White House.
Wasted Wednesdays? Is 6 feet too much? Concerns shift for second half of school year Some common themes have emerged heading into the second half of the school year.
