NYC to mandate reading curriculum for elementary schools, sources say
NYC is laying the groundwork for superintendents to mandate one of three reading programs. Sources also said officials are looking at an algebra curriculum for high schools.
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NYC is laying the groundwork for superintendents to mandate one of three reading programs. Sources also said officials are looking at an algebra curriculum for high schools.
Keeping parent-teacher conferences online this school year prompted mixed reactions from educators and parents.
Even as New York City required students to return to in-person instruction last school year, hundreds of thousands of children missed large stretches of instruction.
Fewer than 35% of eligible students have received extra tutoring and services through the academic recovery program — with many sitting out because of transportation problems, too-long school days or schools phasing out sessions.
Educators, teachers, and students are just beginning to figure out thorny questions about how to navigate the new masks-optional policy.