Local Schools Superintendents Laud Gov. Hochul’s ‘Back to Basic’ Initiative

Published on January 10, 2024

At her 2024 State of the State address, amid the prominent talks on housing and mental health, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a call to revive the old ways of teaching reading. “We are also giving children the resources they need to live full, healthy, and successful lives, and that starts with teaching them how to read,” Gov. Hochul said in a state Senate chamber on Jan. 9. “It is time to get rid of debunked curriculums in schools and get back to the basics, using phonics and proven techniques that work,” she added. The state government will allocate $10 million to train 20,000 teachers statewide in evidence-based instructional practices, commonly known as the “science of reading” method....

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