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Public Advocate addresses expiration of federal relief funding and budget concerns
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Public Advocate Williams discusses the expiration of federal relief funding for schools and the city's response to maintain crucial programs. He highlights concerns about long-term funding for certain programs that were only extended for a year in the mayor's preliminary budget.
- Federal relief funding (ESSER) for schools during the pandemic expired last year
- The city provided continued funding for some programs that would have otherwise ended or been scaled down
- Certain programs like learning to work and summer programming were only extended for another year without long-term funding guarantees
Jumaane Williams
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Firstly, I want to acknowledge that the federal relief funding given to schools during the pandemic, elementary and secondary schools, and emergency relief expired last year.
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This funding was crucial for a number of school programs and the city stepped up to provide continued funding that otherwise would have been scaled down or ended.
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While some programs were baseline, others were only extended for a year.
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The mayor's preliminary fiscal year twenty six budget extended funding for learning to work and summer programming for another year but does not include long term funding.