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Reading instruction is getting an overhaul in NYC. Here’s how that could affect your school.What is balanced literacy, anyway? And how are the new curriculums different? Here’s how the reading curriculum mandate may affect NYC public schools.

Chronic absenteeism is still sky high despite lots of work to fight it. Here’s why.Chronic absenteeism got worse in much of the country during the 2021-22 school year, and emerging data indicates the situation hasn’t improved much. Schools say changing mindsets about in-person learning, physical illnesses, mental health struggles, and housing instability are affecting student…

Here’s what the state’s ‘bell-to-bell’ student cellphone ban means for NYC schoolsUnder the policy, school districts across the state will have until this summer to craft their implementation plans and must begin enforcing them at the start of next school year.

NYC task force proposes cuts to specialized high schools, a boost to homeless studentsThe proposals would require either new funding or significant cuts to some campuses, both of which would likely face political hurdles.

This Brooklyn mentor understands why students don’t show up. He was once in their shoes.When he was a student, Keiron Darnley often skipped class. Now he’s helping students at risk of being chronically absent.

First Person: The Asian history I never learned in schoolStuck at home during the pandemic, my family taught me to embrace my Chinese heritage.

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