Mayor Eric Adams had criticized the bill for failing to identify a funding source to pay for the changes.
“This bill reflects the need to ensure students have dedicated teachers devoting time and attention to their learning in person as we continue to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Hochul wrote in her approval message.alongside an extension of mayoral control of the city school system. The five-year phase-in was originally supposed to begin this month.
Despite the tweaks to the bill, Albany won’t be providing a funding source to implement the changes. Instead, the law makes a vague promise to take into account the cost of such changes when the state budget is negotiated in the spring.will cap kindergarten to third-grade classes at no more than 20 students, while classes for grades four through eight will be limited to 23 students.
“In doing this, the amended legislation directs the parties to commence the plan development process immediately in order to prepare for implementation beginning in September 2023,” she wrote. In an interview, Mulgrew called the deal “monumental” and said he had no problem with giving the city an extra year to implement the smaller classes.
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