#community-schools

#community-schools

Mayor Eric Adams is restoring funding to the Dept. of Education Community Schools and the Summer Rising program that he previously cut in his budget plan.

The funding restoration will prevent a reduction in program hours and preserve 30,000 seats in the Summer Rising program. [ more ]

New York City is reversing proposed funding cuts for community schools and Summer Rising programs.

The cuts were initially blamed on the influx of asylum seekers and other migrants, but other officials disagreed. [ more ]