Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 34
Next week, hundreds of thousands of public school students will head back to classrooms across New York City. While kids try to enjoy the final stretch of summer vacation, it was back to business Tuesday for all the city’s public school teachers.
Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David Banks both told teachers at the welcome back event at LaGuardia High School that to be a teacher in New York City is more than just teaching arithmetic.
The mayor and chancellor addressed an auditorium full of the newest New York City teachers.
Roughly 2,200 of them were present at the high school for the city’s “New Teacher Week” kickoff program. Before teachers hit the classrooms, city leaders have a few lessons and pieces of wisdom they want to impart.
This teaching class comprises people who have switched their career to education, but it is predominantly made up of new teachers straight out of college. The Department of Education said diversification remains one of their top priorities.
The city is continuing an international recruitment campaign, spanning areas like the Dominican Republic to bring bilingual educators to New York City. Another priority is the NYC Read initiative which is entering its second year. It is the chancellor’s push to get back to phonics, the basics.
The DOE also said schools will roll out a new algebra curriculum this year. They say it’s necessary because math scores have been tanking since the pandemic. The first day of school is September 5.
Source: ABC7 News
