EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTito Rodriguez, a sixth grade math teacher, sorts through file folders in his classroom at First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, N.J., on May 22, 2023. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)