With two weeks until expanded after-school launch, de Blasio emphasizes the stakes
Mayor Bill de Blasio knows what will happen if middle schoolers don’t find after-school programs worthwhile. They’ll vote with their feet, and stop showing up.
Daily Archives: August 25, 2014
As New York City seeks out new pre-K teachers, a training challenge grows
A longstanding body of research shows that high-quality prekindergarten programs help children succeed in school and in life — a driving force behind the city’s unprecedented expansion of pre-K this year. But high-quality programs depend on high-quality teachers, and getting educators ready for the new programs is requiring a herculean effort.