"The democratic socialist's pledge, which he first revealed responding to a questionnaire in a New York Times article, quickly drew a notable rebuke from his rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called it destructive. Zohran knows that five-year-olds should not be subjected to a singular assessment that unfairly separates them right at the beginning of their public school education, Pekec said."
"Mamdani's spokesperson Dora Pekec said the plan is aimed at eliminating a program that inequitably separates children at a young age and replacing it with a universal child care system that will benefit all students. Implementing universal free childcare for children aged six weeks to five years old is one of the three core campaign pledges that helped Mamdani secure the Democratic nomination."
"The program has been widely criticized for exacerbating school segregation by creating majority white and Asian classrooms while shutting out Black and Latino students, as Chalkbeat previously reported. Mamdani, in a statement to The Times, said he plans to follow through on former Mayor Bill de Blasio's move to end the Gifted and Talented program, which was announced shortly before the former mayor exited office in 2021."
Zohran Mamdani pledged to end the city's Gifted and Talented program for children five years and younger and replace it with a universal child care system. The campaign says the program inequitably separates children at a young age and exacerbates school segregation by producing majority white and Asian classrooms while shutting out Black and Latino students. The proposal includes implementing universal free childcare for children aged six weeks to five years. Mamdani plans to fund the expansion by raising taxes on corporations and millionaires, a measure that would require approval from Albany. The pledge drew criticism from rival Andrew Cuomo.
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