New York City is mandating that all of its elementary schools change how they teach reading. Some may not make the change willingly.
Over the last two decades, thousands of New York City children have struggled to pick up reading skills. Now, schools will be forced to change how they teach reading.
Anthony Cruz, a third-grader at P.S. 11 in the Bronx, used to hate going to school because he struggled with reading.
Gov. Kathy Hochul presented a state budget that included proposals that would increase the number of charter schools, along with the funding they received.
Athenia Rodney at her new home in Snellville, Ga., with her husband Kendall and three children. They moved away from New York City last summer.