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Damian Pacheco teaches in the Alfred University / CITE Master's in Public Administration Program

 which starts each fall. This is a weekend program, which students complete in 18 months. At $1095 for each 3-credit course, this is by far the lowest-cost weekend program in the NYC area.  For information on the program, please visit https://www.alfreddownstateeducation.com/mpa/

This is the 147th episode of the "Talk That Talk Show", hosted by Barry Holmes. Holmes delivers another quality episode, discussing sports, society and culture! 

Mask Mandate Lifted In NYC Schools
NFL Lifts COVID-19 Protocols
Saturday Hat Drop Reaction 
Not For Sale Pin Selling Out In Store
MyFitteds/ECapCity Hat Reviews
UBA Tour Stop #8 --> Parkway Lanes
Stepping Into A Clutch Role 
UFC 272
Southern Tier Beer Review

Special shout out to our sponsors:

Sky Dye Socks 
Ink Parlor
Air We Are
Maria Bruscianelli & Joe Snow

Music: Zeshan Abbas (Vitamin Z)

Resources:

NYC DOE school reopening plan

Class Size Matters testimony on the plan

The Major Problems with NYC's School Reopening Plan

Video: Rabbis urging vaccination

Air purification: Intellipure model that DOE purchased for $43 million lacks HEPA filters, and independent experts rank the model among the most expensive and least efficient on the market.

Testing protocol: Los Angeles schools are doing weekly Covid testing of all students and staff, vs. NYC which is only testing one tenth of unvaccinated students once every two weeks.

FEMA fact sheet on how the federal government will cover the entire cost of staffing and Covid testing for any school district, through December 31, 2021.

Social distancing: Mark Cannizzaro, the President of the Principal Union, on how the majority of  NYC’s roughly 1700 public schools would not be able to achieve 3 feet of social distancing this year.

Remote learning: DOE has refused to offer a remote option to New York City students unlike most other districts, despite the advocacy of many parents, elected officials, and organizations.