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Agency Testimony

Chancellor on NYC Reads/Solves and cultural curriculum

New York City Council · Jun 8, 2026 · starts 2:32:28 · 42 sec

Samuels describes the $17.3 million investment in NYC Reads and Solves expanding to 104,000 additional reading students and 102,000 math students, including $6 million for culturally responsive practices building on the Black Studies and Latinidad curricula.

Kamar H. Samuels

Additionally, this budget bolsters rigorous academics via New York City Reads and Solves with a $17.3

Kamar H. Samuels

million investment that will transform reading instruction for an additional 104,000 students and math instruction for an additional 102,000 students.

Kamar H. Samuels

This funding includes $6 million to improve culturally responsive practices for teacher preparation, building on this council's support for the Black Studies curriculum, the Latinidad.

Kamar H. Samuels

curriculum and the Hidden Voices resources.

Kamar H. Samuels

We are bringing high quality, truly integrated instruction to classrooms across our city.