The city's version of summer school combines classes with summer camp-style activities.
New York City's summer school program " Summer Rising " kicked off Tuesday.More than 100,000 students are taking part in " Summer Rising ."This year, there was some concern about what " Summer Rising " would look like after the city made some cuts, blaming the asylum seeker crisis and the pandemic.For the first time since it began in 2021 under the De Blasio administration, the Department of Education will cover its roughly $80 million portion of the tab.
"The biggest initiative that we put in place was NYC reads. Got to make sure our kids on grade level are reading. We not only increased reading this past year but also increased in math by double digits," he said. "We still have a long way to go, but enrollment is up, reading is up, math is up. We feel like we're really reconnecting back with school again.
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