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Council member raises concerns about late payments to education providers
1:24:07
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Council Member Althea Stevens expresses concern about late payments from the Department of Education (DOE) to various providers across the city, not just in early childhood education. She emphasizes that this issue is interrelated with other problems being discussed and is becoming a significant burden for providers.
- Stevens highlights that the payment issue affects multiple non-profits partnering with the DOE
- She stresses the importance of addressing this problem to ensure providers can continue their work effectively
Althea Stevens
1:24:07
Good afternoon.
1:24:08
Thank you guys for being here.
1:24:09
And I know, council member Schulman had already said, about the late payments, but it's not just early childhood.
1:24:15
I'm hearing from lots of providers across the city of lack of payments from DOE, and it's becoming a real burden.
1:24:23
I know that's not why we're here today, but it it is all interrelated, because even when we're thinking about paying people out, if they can't do the job, then how they'll be able to
Rita Joseph
1:24:31
do it.
1:24:31
So, that is
Althea Stevens
1:24:32
something we really need to look into, and I know, I've been talking to Chair Joseph about it as well, but I just wanted to make sure on the record that it's not just early childhoods not being paid.