91-Year-Old Nun Continues to Run a New York Catholic School Throughout the Pandemic
April 19, 2021By Emily Drooby For almost 10,000 mornings, Sister Mary Stephen Healey has greeted the students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School […]
Topic: School
When It Comes to COVID Variants, Kids Play a Role in Transmission
April 5, 2021Currents News Staff B.1.1.7 is the COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K. “Please understand, this B.1.1.7 variant is a brand new […]
The Pandemic Is Impacting Teens’ Mental Health, a Family Therapist Says Do This to Support Them
March 16, 2021Currents News Staff March 16 marks one year since New York City schools shut down with the uncertainty of a reopening date. […]
COVID Testing Costs a Concern as Some Brooklyn Diocese Schools Reopen After NYC Hot Spot Closures
October 26, 2020By Emily Drooby On Oct. 26, there was a sea of backpacks in Forest Hills, Queens. It was the first-time doors at our […]
Bay Ridge Nonprofit ‘ Grandma’s Love Delivers’ Redesigns Food Initiative to Support Students During COVID
October 21, 2020By Jessica Easthope During the coronavirus pandemic, the Dept. of Agriculture reported the number of American children who are food insecure has […]
Brooklyn Diocese Catholic School Speaks Out on HEROES Act COVID-19 Relief Bill Snub
October 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope Students filing in to Bay Ridge Catholic Academy can’t enter their classrooms without a temperature check. Once they get […]
Parents, Students Protest Catholic School Closure as Brooklyn COVID Hot Spot Faces More Restrictions
October 6, 2020By Emily Drooby Parents and students outside of Good Shepherd Catholic Academy in Marine Park, Brooklyn are demanding the State of New […]
NYC Public Schools Open for In-Person Learning With New Staggered Program
September 21, 2020By Emily Drooby Backpacks and buses were seen around New York City Sept. 21, as public schools began their staggered rollout. Kids […]
NYC Public School Delayed Opening Could Impact Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens
September 1, 2020By Emily Drooby New York City public schools were originally slated to start a hybrid mix of in-person and online learning on […]
Faith of Seminarians Renewed By Pandemic as School Starts at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers
August 31, 2020By Jessica Easthope Class is in session at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. This year, due to the pandemic, there are a […]