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Education

‘Back to basics’: NYC Reads program aims to boost literacy levels for public school students

By Sarah Belle Lin
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Posted on May 9, 2023
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Big changes are coming to New York City public schools this September to help students learn and love to read, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks announced Tuesday.

Hizzoner and the chancellor unveiled the “NYC Reads” campaign, a single and universal curriculum in early childhood programs through the fifth grade and include staff training and support. Adams and Banks stated that literacy is the city’s “core focus and overriding priority of New York City’s public schools.”

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‘Back to basics’: NYC Reads program aims to boost literacy levels for public school students

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