He also said that wide gaps in post-secondary attainment between students of different racial and socio-economic groups are due to inadequate investment and inequitable distribution of resources.
Regular check-ins on staff wellbeing, managing workloads and guaranteeing planning time are among the strategies K-12 leaders are using to keep staff onboard.
One recent study found that over one school year, students who were exposed to more sunlight during their school day displayed 26 percent higher reading outcomes and 20 percent higher math outcomes.
The policy update appeared online Friday afternoon without any formal announcement, a day after Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged the school system is considering a remote option.
Add computer hackers to COVID and increasingly severe weather on the growing list of challenges forcing administrators to more frequently shut schools down.
Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases.
Principals are determined to strengthen relationships and ensure the well-being of students and staff to overcome COVID and other disruptions in the new year.
