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NYC expands teacher pipeline program after pandemic budget cuts
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
New York City is expanding its teacher pipeline programs to recruit and train new teachers after the programs previously saw budget cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this file photo, Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter talks to students at PS 45 in West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York City will expand its teacher pipeline programs to recruit and train new teachers in schools, particularly in high-needs areas like special education and underserved communities, education officials announced.
The city Department of Education (DOE) announced during Teacher Appreciation Week that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed executive budget includes support to grow the teacher pipeline back to pre-pandemic levels, after budget cuts led to a reduction in training program sizes last year amid the coronavirus (C