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Reading is Fundamental: The Textbook Crisis Facing Our Schools
NY Assemblyman Scott Stringer exposes the inequality of textbook procurement ![]()
Today, textbooks in New York City public schools are a scarcity. Teachers routinely cannot assign homework because they do not have enough textbooks for the entire class.
Students are forced to share textbooks and are not permitted to write in workbooks because the workbooks must be used for future classes. When textbooks are available, they are often so woefully outdated and tattered that teachers cannot use them at all. How can our children be expected to meet higher standards if we fail to provide them with the most fundamental tools for learning? |