Are New York City Schools Opening in September? Principal and Teacher Unions Are Doubtful
This has not been a good week for the Richard Carranza, the NYC School Chancellor.
The light at the end of the tunnel might be an oncoming locomotive.
New York City has a $9 billion deficit this fiscal year and serious deficits over the next few years; layoffs, unemployment, a loss of services, homelessness, a bleak future facing the city unless the city “re-opens,” and let’s add “reopens safely.”
A report from the NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO) concludes,
New York City is facing nearly unprecedented challenges as it struggles to maintain budget balance, protect vital services, and provide a safe and healthy environment for individuals who want to live, work, or visit here.
While the contagion rate (# of positive tests) remains very low in New York it is surging across the country. The states that reopened too soon are seeing staggering surges in COVID contagion.
Reopening businesses, and let’s add “safely” will increase tax revenues and ease CONTINUE READING: Are New York City Schools Opening in September? Principal and Teacher Unions Are Doubtful | Ed In The Apple