The nation's largest school district, New York City, begins the new school year.
There are some challenges teachers and administrators are facing that they haven't had in years past.The good news is the union says bus service will run normally for the first two days of school, on Thursday and Friday, but the bad news is that a strike could still happen in the coming days.
"We want to do what's right by our bus drivers. They are moving our children to and from," Mayor Eric Adams said.Students would be given MetroCards if they are able to take public transit. If that is not an option, families would be reimbursed for alternative transportation, or in some cases, the city may provide ride-share services.
There are among the 2,500 students in temporary housing that enrolled this summer, making up a total of 21,000. The challenge is placing students near their residences as officials say many of the schools near where migrant families are living are reaching capacity. According to the Department of Education, the city has 3,400 English as a second language teachers in place and 1,700 certified bilingual teachers fluent in Spanish.
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