'When we reopen schools, let’s open a better school and let’s open a smarter education system,” says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
New York will work alongside the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “reimagine education” in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
The state’s 4.2 million students have been absent from their classrooms and learning remotely since March 18—when schools and colleges shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic—and are set to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. Cuomo announced last Friday that schools statewide would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year, at least.
But a potential pivot to a more technology-based education system, as Cuomo suggested, would not be able to replace a traditional classroom environment, according to Andy Pallotta, president of New York State United Teachers, a state teachers union. “Let’s secure the federal funding and new state revenues through taxes on the ultrawealthy that can go toward addressing these needs,” he said, adding that educators should be involved in discussions about improving the system.
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