Governor Kathy Hochul visited Albany School of Humanities on Friday morning to see the City School District of Albany’s literacy program in action. The district has been a leader in this area since 2016, and the governor was impressed by the student results supporting the explicit phonics instruction and science of reading approach.
After visiting the classroom, Governor Hochul, fifth-grader Raylena Terrell, Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter, and New York State United Teachers President Melinda Person held a news conference in the school’s library. Raylena shared her passion for reading and dream of becoming a marine biologist, thanking the governor for her support of reading initiatives statewide.
Superintendent Hochreiter expressed gratitude for Governor Hochul’s visit to Albany School of Humanities, a National NSEA Distinguished School, and highlighted the success of the science of reading approach in the district. He thanked the governor for her leadership in prioritizing this critical educational initiative for all of New York’s students.
For more information on the district’s literacy program, you can read the cover story in the fall edition of “Capital Education.”
