Officials announce new math assistance initiative, inclusive program for NYC students

Today, public school students across the borough, they're celebrating the last day of school. It's an exciting day as many of them have been waiting for this whole year. So you leaders say they already have big plans for next fall. News 12 S Faith Graham joins us from outside PS 59 where she's been speaking with students about how this is all going, babe. Well, Noelle and Christy, as you can imagine, these kids are very happy for it to be their last day of school. Though a lot of them tell me they're also very sad. They're sad to say goodbye to their classmates, their teachers, and all of the memories that they have made. The good news though is that the Department of Education just announced 2 brand new learning initiatives for the next school year, so there's a lot to look forward to. This week, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks announced the creation of the Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning, otherwise known as DIAL. They say DIAL will focus on supporting multilingual learners and children with disabilities. The mayor says this program will have a $750 million budget and will be comprised of 1300 staff members. They'll be taxed with expanding inclusive programs. Along with DIAL, the department is also introducing NYC Solves a new math curriculum. Here's what some kids have to say about their final day in the classroom. School is awesome and I feel like I don't want to leave. I feel good, happy that we get we get to go somewhere new and learn new things and have experience. And we've also spoken to a ton of parents this morning. They tell us they are very happy to have their kids home for the summer in bedside Faith Graham News 12.