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NY: Festival of Flowers in New York
Mayor de Blasio announced today that the city will roll out a $635 million plan with the Department of Education to help students recover from the effects of COVID-19 on schools.
The New York City Academic Recovery Plan will focus on five areas: literacy for all, a universal curriculum for all city schools, devices for digital citizens, special education investments, and college and career readiness. There will also be literacy and dyslexia screeners, as well as a reduction in class sizes for some schools.
This year, @NYCSchools did the impossible and opened the largest school system in America to keep our kids safe during the #COVID19 pandemic. This fall, they're going to go even further.
Introducing the NYC Universal Academic Recovery Plan. https://t.co/beSxUrpDi4— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 8, 2021
“It’s meant to be for the whole system,” de Blasio said Thursday. “Which will simplify and clarify the work of our educators and better represent our kids.”
The overall spending package will be disbursed over several years. The curriculum will begin to be implemented the next school year, but won’t be fully there until 2023.
“It’s unlike anything else in this country,” de Blasio said. “It is about New York City, made in New York City, for New York City, because we need a curriculum that works for our kids and our educators. That allows our children to learn in a way relevant to their lives. So, the input of actual New York educators will be the foundation of this new curriculum.”
