NYC to hire 3,700 public school teachers to reduce class sizes

Bad lesson on class size: Unfair Albany mandate undercuts NYC public schools

It doesn’t get much dumber than this: Though enrollment remains 100,000 below pre-pandemic levels in New York City’s largest-in-the-nation K-12 public school system, the Department of Education is being forced to hire new teachers by the thousands to comply with rigid class-size mandates imposed by the state Legislature in 2022, which write in stone that classes must be capped at 20 to 25 students depending on the grade level, down from 30 to 34…

NYC schools announce plan to hire 3,700 new teachers at across 750 schools to reduce class size

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos and Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a plan to hire over 3,700 new teachers across 750 schools and reduce class sizes.

NYC caves on state class size law, will hire 3,700 new teachers: Mayor Adams

Mayor Eric Adams did an about-face on the state's controversial class size law -- announcing New York City will hire thousands of new teachers.

NYC to hire 3,700 public school teachers to reduce class sizes

New York City will hire more than 3,700 teachers across 750 schools in the five boroughs to help reduce class sizes, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos announced on Wednesday.

Mayor Adams Announces 3,700 New Teachers for NYC Schools

Announcement Builds on Mayor Adams’ Record of Investments in New York City Public Schools, Including Additional Funds for Implementation of Class Size Law   New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos today announced that nearly 750 schools, as part of Mayor Adams’ Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget, will be given the authority to support the hiring of over 3,700 teachers across the p…

NYC to Ramp up Teacher Hiring For New School Year

New York City will hire an additional 3,700 teachers for the 2025-2026 school year to reduce class sizes.