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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Education and childcare investments
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Director Jiha outlines significant investments in education and childcare, including funding for CUNY, cultural programs, libraries, and various education initiatives.
- Restored funding for CUNY and maintained support for ACE and ESAP programs
- Baseline funding for Cultural Development Fund and Cultural Institution Group
- Increased support for public library branches
- Baseline funding for education programs including 3-K, arts education, and computer science
- Expansion of after-school programs, aiming for universal coverage
- Funding for school nurses and new teachers to meet class size targets
Jacques Jiha
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We restored nearly a hundred million dollars in funding for CUNY and maintained support for the ACE and ESAP programs and the Brooklyn Recovery Corp Atmega Adverse College.
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Further, we added $45,000,000 in annual support for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Development Fund and Cultural Institution Group.
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This is the first time in twenty years that this funding has been baseline.
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We also added more than $15,000,000 across the public library branch budget, next fiscal year.
0:19:04
Now, there is annual funding for nearly $200,000,000 for education programs that have been supported with short term stimulus.
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To ensure the continuity of these critical programs, we baseline resources for three k, arts education, teachers equipment, project pivot, computer science education, and more.
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And we have also baseline support for over 700 early childhood education seats for three and four years old in special education pre k.
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Further, the mayor has expanded the after school for all program which will strengthen and scale the program to achieve the mayor's vision of making the program universal.
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This includes adding seats for 220,000 k five students by the fall of twenty twenty seven.
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This is a baseline investment that goes to $330,000,000 over the financial plan.
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And in two fiscal years, the city will work with community groups to conduct a needs assessment and gather input on further SLAP expansion.
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Though there is much more to say on education and childcare, I will also highlight three other priorities.
0:20:25
We committed baseline funding for school nurses, new teachers to meet class size targets, and we are funding Promise New York and NYC in the year ahead.