New York City is departmentalizing fifth-grade math to close the academic disparity. Math instructors will teach elementary school students in the hope of better preparing them for high school algebra.
After 20 years, mandatory sex education is back in New York City public schools. In an email to principals, Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said mandatory sex education will start in the 2011-2012 school year. The curriculum will be flexible but will include lessons on how to use condoms, how to avoid unwanted sexual encounters and […]
