Last July, parents and education advocates were alarmed when state test scores revealed that 239,000 NYC students are not on track for success in college. The NYC Coalition for Educational Justice (CEJ) spearheaded a “Save Our Schools” campaign with elected officials and leading advocacy organizations to secure immediate intervention services for these students. That effort saw a major victory on January 19th in Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement of a $10 million initiative to support 532 schools in providing additional tutoring services to the most struggling students, including small group and individual instruction during the school day, afterschool and on weekends, and supplemental instructional materials. CEJ parent leader Zakiyah Ansari spoke as part of the announcement today at the Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan.
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