School is In Session

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 13, 2021

It's the first day of school for public school students in NYC. WNYC/Gothamist reporter Jessica Gould talks about how things are going so far as parents, students and teachers are nervous about COVID and being back in the classroom, and talks about the latest news around parents' concerns, vaccine mandates and more and Carly Sitrin, education reporter for Politico New Jersey, talks about how back-to-school is going in New Jersey, where some districts are dealing with damage from Ida and others are arguing over mask mandates.

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