""I think its going to be very difficult to get to 80% by September," said Samuels."
""The DOE's budget continues to have areas that appear to be over budgeted, for example the budget for books has been consistently over budgeted, when comparing actual spending to the adopted budget, on overage the DOE has under spent $43 million on books each year," said Eric Dinowitz."
""We asked all our principals to respond to a survey that asks questions several questions do you have the space, what resources will you need, to get to class size?" Samuels said."
New York City is confronting a significant $5.4 billion budget gap, with the Department of Education (DOE) receiving the largest share of the proposed $127 billion budget. Chancellor Kamar Samuels highlighted the challenge of reducing class sizes to 80% compliance by September 2026, currently at 64%. The DOE is exploring options to maximize building capacity and potentially add annexes. City Council members noted areas of over-budgeting within the DOE, particularly in book expenditures, while officials stressed the need to maintain school services during budget cuts.
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