Remote learning arrangements in New York City public schools will end in September and be replaced with classroom-only instruction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on May 24. “It’s good news,” de Blasio said on MSNBC. “One million kids will be back in their classrooms in September, all in-person, no remote.” “We’re going to be back strong, ready, safe. COVID is plummeting in this city, I’m happy to say, we’re almost at 8 million vaccination doses since day one.” After hitting a recent peak of 4,209 daily infections on March 26, the seven-day moving average case count has been in a steady downward trend in New York City, with authorities noting 474 new infections on May 20. “We’re at the lowest COVID positivity in seven months right now,” de Blasio said. New York City was one of the first large U.S. cities to reopen schools for in-person instruction in the fall of …