SCHENECTADY — Many of the students at Pleasant Valley and Lincoln elementary schools can’t read on grade level. And it’s been that way for years.
So when the state announced this month that two Schenectady schools would get extra attention for being among the worst in the state, some parents were relieved.
“That’s definitely an improvement,” said parent Willie Robinson, after a public hearing in which Schenectady officials said they were dedicated to figuring out what has gone wrong at the schools. The school district held two back-to-back hearings on Wednesday at the two schools…