NYC schools could use gyms, other spaces to comply with class-size mandate as critics blast ‘disaster in the making’
As the city struggles to meet state class size restrictions amid a surge in enrollment, up to 500 schools may choose to repurpose gyms or teacher lounges as classrooms. The option is one of 12 suggestions for the school outlined in a draft plan released Tuesday by city education department officials. “Principals may closely review […]
NYC public school officials grilled about plan to comply with controversial class-size law
City Education Department officials came under sharp criticism Thursday for their plans to comply with a controversial state law that would require Big Apple public schools to reduce overall class sizes by 2028. The City Council hearing on the issue came as the legislative body’s Education Committee introduced a bill that would require the DOE […]