NYC disbands literacy coaches amid reading curriculum overhaul
Hundreds of literacy coaches hired under a program to help improve literacy instruction need to find new roles, even as many elementary schools are working to adopt new reading programs. The literacy coaches, originally part of the city’s Universal Literacy Program, must apply for other jobs, according to education department officials familiar with the city’s […]
10 ‘Mean Girls’ quotes to celebrate October 3
Happy Mean Girls Day … Just be sure to celebrate without becoming a mean girl today! #WHYCOUNSELING? Because it’s all about showing up for the kids who sat at the “Cool Kids Table” even though they didn’t feel like they belonged there … It’s all about reassuring people and affirming that they’re indeed good enough. […]
Judge upholds pause on hundreds of millions in NYC school budget cuts
Judge upholds pause on hundreds of millions in NYC school budget cuts Budget cuts to New York City schools are on hold at least until an Aug. 4 court hearing, a Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday, despite strenuous objections from city lawyers who argued that pausing the cuts would disrupt planning for next school year. Judge […]
Things are changing fast’: More schools requiring masks for all, vaccines for teachers
In just a week, more than a dozen of the country’s large urban school districts have shifted policies to require masks for all students and staff. And on Monday, the country’s largest school district announced it will require all school staff to be vaccinated, joining Chicago and Los Angeles. New York City’s decision came just […]
