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The New York City education department on Tuesday announced which 72 schools will hire more teachers in a bid to boost reading outcomes for students.
The $18 million initiative aims to lower teacher-to-student ratios, with a focus on campuses where class sizes are larger than the city average, test scores in reading and math are below the city average, and more than 70% of students come from low-income families. City Council members pushed to include the pilot program in the city’s budget, which was approved this month.
“Educators know that smaller classes mean more attention for each child,” education department spokesperson Katie O’Hanlon said in an emailed statement. “Thanks to our partners at the city council, we’re adding staff and reducing class sizes at some of our highest-need schools to make that happen.”
The link provides a list of schools included in the pilot.
How much more money are NYC taxpayers supposed to flush down the toilet for the NYCDOE? It's all about the parents who in too many cases have near-zero interest in their kids education. Poverty is a BS excuse too as shown by Chinese-American students. Many come from poor immigrant families yet excel in the specialized High Schools.
City council members and the teachers union want New York City to further limit the number of students allowed in a classroom by amending the city’s administrative code.
The change could address the dual concerns of class sizes and public health, as COVID threatens to disrupt a third consecutive school year.
City Council education committee chair Mark Treyger, finance committee chair Danny Dromm, and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew unveiled the proposed legislation at a press conference Thursday morning outside of City Hall. Dromm and the union recently pushed to reduce class sizes across the city as part of this year’s budget. Ultimately, they got an $18 million pilot program to hire more teachers at 72 schools.
The proposed legislation calls for increasing the amount of space required per student, growing from 20 square feet to 35 square feet in classrooms serving first through 12th grades. (That is the current standard for younger students and those with mobility disabilities.)
I really feel for young kids today in NYC public schools. They don't stand a chance. We have tens of thousands of illegal aliens crossing the border this summer settling in places like Brooklyn and Queens. Grade schools will be flooded with non English speaking kids. And wearing masks on top of that, good luck.
City council members and the teachers union want New York City to further limit the number of students allowed in a classroom by amending the city’s administrative code.
The change could address the dual concerns of class sizes and public health, as COVID threatens to disrupt a third consecutive school year.
City Council education committee chair Mark Treyger, finance committee chair Danny Dromm, and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew unveiled the proposed legislation at a press conference Thursday morning outside of City Hall. Dromm and the union recently pushed to reduce class sizes across the city as part of this year’s budget. Ultimately, they got an $18 million pilot program to hire more teachers at 72 schools.
The proposed legislation calls for increasing the amount of space required per student, growing from 20 square feet to 35 square feet in classrooms serving first through 12th grades. (That is the current standard for younger students and those with mobility disabilities.)
UFT is always behind anything that means more jobs for teachers, and or money thrown at public school system.
I really feel for young kids today in NYC public schools. They don't stand a chance. We have tens of thousands of illegal aliens crossing the border this summer settling in places like Brooklyn and Queens. Grade schools will be flooded with non English speaking kids. And wearing masks on top of that, good luck.
Can you share where you found that information? I'd definitely want to look at this.
Can you share where you found that information? I'd definitely want to look at this.
All of the teachers and administrators that I know personally and via family in NYC public schools and in Queens.
And, that aside, Queens schools had the same issue during the Obama southern border surge in the early 2010s when tens of thousands of unaccompanied children came across. So there is lots of precedent.
Nyc men teach is a govt program meant to encourage more minority male teachers and role models in nyc public schools. My friend -a Trini Indian- applied but washed out of the program. He complained that the oversight and prejudices by the administration and female teachers is mind boggling. He had to be on guard for the slightest hint of sexual or corporal punishment allegations. This extends to BOTH male and female students. That meant no more mentoring programs for troubled youth, after school coaching, or even giving detention. It reminded him of life in corporate America which he left.
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