Marielys Divanne

As backpacks unzip and classrooms reopen, New York City students are returning to school riding a wave of historic gains in reading and math, which is no accident, as dedicated educators are leading high-quality instruction efforts through the city’s NYC Reads and NYC Solves initiatives. This summer’s headlines told the story. Students showing proficiency on state tests jumped seven points in reading and three in math — a historic and nationally significant leap.

Appears In The Educators Students Deserve: Four State Policy Approaches Topics Diversity Tags New York recruitment retention teacher diversity teacher pipeline Access to teachers of color has a significant impact on student outcomes, including increased graduation and college enrollment and lower suspension and expulsion rates.[1] Yet New York schools struggle to recruit and retain a diverse educator workforce.