As families across the city return to school, we must confront the failures of our education system and reimagine schools worthy of the children they serve.

The foundation of New York’s safety , prosperity and economic strength rests on education.

My mother was a teacher, and I grew up knowing that teaching is the noblest profession.

Yet too many children and educators are being let down by a system that has failed its basic promise: preparing every child for success.

Despite spending nearly double the national average per pupil, results remain abysmal.

In 40% of schools , fewer than half of students are proficient in math. In 43%, fewer than half are proficient in English.

Among black and Latino students, the disparities are even worse.

These are not statistics , they’re al

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