New York passed a law to put fewer kids in every classroom. Four years in, the city is meeting it less by hiring teachers than by carving out exemptions, leaning on the state to move the goalposts, and budgeting for a fraction of the staff the law actually requires.
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New York’s law to shrink class sizes is being met by shrinking the law
New York's class-size law required 6,000 new teachers. The city is meeting it with exemptions, a delay, and a budget for 1,000.
New York’s law to shrink class sizes is being met by shrinking the law
New York's class-size law required 6,000 new teachers. The city is meeting it with exemptions, a delay, and a budget for 1,000.
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