New York Decides to Keep Schools Closed for the Rest of the School Year Amid Coronavirus Cases Expanding | Education.

The school year in the United States is different from that of Brazil: there, it ends between May and June, when the summer holidays begin. In Brazil, it generally ends in December. This year, President Jair Bolsonaro suspended the mandatory minimum days of the school year, but maintained the minimum hours for learning.

De Blasio ordered the closure of public schools early March 16 to contain the spread of the disease, with the initial goal of reopening on April 20. But, according to the mayor, it soon became clear that the purpose of the date was unrealistic, as the city became the epicenter of the US coronavirus. USA

“Having to say that we cannot bring our schools back for the rest of this school year is painful, but I can also say that it is the right thing to do,” Bill de Blasio said at a press conference.

With 500,399, the United States reached more than half a million coronavirus cases on Friday (10) and is also poised to become the country with the most Covid-19 deaths worldwide.

According to Johns Hopkins University, 18,693 deaths have been recorded in the country, just 156 fewer than in Italy.

Schools in Brazil in the midst of the pandemic

Schools in Brazil will not need to meet the minimum number of school days this year, but they must maintain the minimum number of hours to learn. A provisional measure published on April 1 made official what educational institutions already knew: there will be no time to resume classes lost due to social isolation.

To try to maintain education in times of pandemic, state public networks are adopting online platforms and classes on open television to bring content to students. Advances in educational tools must remain and complement learning after the end of the pandemic.

“There is no doubt that there will be learning losses, compared to the normal period, without a pandemic. But it is the commitment of each department of education to think about this return of the students to rescue what was lost,” says Cecilia Motta , president of the National Secretary Council of Education (Consed) and Secretary of Education of Mato Grosso do Sul.