They had to be at work on Tuesday and Wednesday to set up classrooms and for professional development, said Erin Hughes, an Education Department spokeswoman.
In the 19th century, Catholic nuns literally built the church in the American West, braving hardship and grueling circumstances to establish missions, set up classrooms and lead lives of calm in a chaotic world marked by corruption, criminality and illness.
The New York City principals' union on Tuesday denounced a proposal to eliminate two days of staff development before the first day of school in September, saying teachers and principals needed the time to plan and set up classrooms before children arrived.
Two schools have set up classrooms in temporary buildings, one in the car park of the old Imperial Tobacco headquarters, the other in a community centre.
Many (most) teachers spend their own money to set up classrooms for your kids.
At other refugee camps, UNICEF partners are working hard to set up classrooms before the rainy season starts in June.
UNICEF is supporting a temporary school in Kass and has set up classrooms for thousands of other children across the region.
There are no buildings in which to set up classrooms, so children gather under the tent, which serves as a temporary school and play area.
A cocktail party Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fatty 'Cue, 50 Carmine Street (Bedford Street), will benefit the Cooking Room, a volunteer program that sets up classroom kitchens to teach children from kindergarten to fifth grade about good nutrition and will start at Public School 3 in the West Village.
Find an agency or individual doing community computer work for school, recycling computers, taking donated old computers, setting up classroom workstations, etc., & volunteer to help them.
