New York City is set to hire approximately 3,700 teachers across its 750 schools as part of Mayor Eric Adams' Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget, with an emphasis on reducing class sizes in compliance with a recently passed state law. Staten Island will receive over 250 additional teachers for its public schools starting in September, enabling 47 schools in the borough to implement individual class size reduction plans submitted and reviewed earlier. The initiative aims for full compliance with the class size law by 2028, improving educational environments across the city.
The city is hiring approximately 3,700 teachers across 750 schools to meet compliance with a state class size law, with 257 for Staten Island.
Implementation of the class size law began in fall 2023, with the full effect projected to be reached by 2028.
Staten Island's District 31 will receive additional teachers through submitted plans reviewed by the city's education department and local school governance teams.
47 Staten Island schools will benefit from budget allocations to hire additional teachers, as part of efforts to reduce class sizes per the new law.
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