The New York City public school system is developing a new language translation app to help families better connect with teachers and other school staff, Mayor Adams and Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos announced Monday.

The app, called “Hello,” will use speech-to-text and text-to-speech in the 12 most-spoken language in the public schools, and is slated to be released citywide in Spring 2026.

More than 44% of public school kids speak a language other than English at home , and together, students speak at least 156 languages across the system, according to a recent multilingual advisory council report.

Advocates have long sounded the alarm about parents receiving important school documents in English only or relying on their children to interpret at parent-teacher conferences.

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