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Education and youth program investments
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Jacques Jiha details the city's continued investments in education and youth programs, focusing on academic enrichment, career readiness, and safety initiatives.
- Support for summer academic and enrichment programming, including extended hours and Friday services for about 30,000 middle school participants.
- Maintenance of the Learn to Work program to help re-engage students who have fallen behind.
- Expansion of swim safety programming to an additional 4,800 students.
- Enhancement of the Pathways program for career readiness, resulting in a record $18 million earned by students in paid apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities.
- Addition of new pathways for HVAC, decarbonization, and social and human services, with 36 more schools added to the program.
Jacques Jiha
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On top of the investment this administration has already made in our youngest New Yorkers, we are continuing support for the summarizing academic and enrichment programming which includes saving restoration for extended hours and Friday services to about 30,000 middle school participants.
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We are also maintaining our commitment to the Learn to Work program, which helps re engage students who have fallen behind, earn a high school diploma, and prepare for college and careers.
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And recognizing the importance of keeping our children safe, we are expanding swim safety programming to an additional 4,800 students.
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To provide career readiness opportunities for students, we have expanded the pathways program.
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Over the course of the administration, our young people have earned a record $18,000,000 in paid apprenticeships and work based learning opportunities in New York City's public school.
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This expansion will include new pathways for HVAC, decarbonization, and social and human services and adds 36 more schools to the program.