Contact NYCDOE to let them know about Readlang and form an "alliance" or connection
Contact the NYC DOE and let them know about Readlang because you would have so many teachers, students, and schools using Readlang and you could even bring back "Classroom". There are so many English Language Learners trying to read the Gettysburg Address and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in mainstream classes with varying knowledge of English ranging from high-level to only ten words! ESL and content teachers struggle to scaffold texts, teach English, help students. But with Readlang, students can access many more texts, thereby learning content and English at the same time, faster. A principal (I showed her Readlang in my job interview today and she loved it and took notes) told me you only need to get a vendor number (?) to do business with NYCDOE. Other teachers I have shown it plan to use next year. Our new superintendent was an ELL student himself and is very invested in ELLs. Also, all the other language teachers and students (Spanish, Mandarin, French, and so forth) would benefit. I know you are probably very happy over there at Duolingo but the largest school district in the world, NYCDOE, needs you! You would have so much business, especially if you reintroduced the classroom (because in a class, there are some students who will make many mistakes doing anything with extra steps, such as copying and pasting the correct texts). Our new chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, was an ELL student himself and is very invested in ELLs. I feel certain he would love your creation if he knew about it. Thank you for reading this.
