Numbers show the city has cut nearly $400 million from these programs since 2022 and plans to cut another 14% in 2025.
NEW YORK -- New York City parents rallied Monday outside City Hall over proposed budget cuts that would impact education in the city. Parents say the city's free 3-K and pre-K programs serve as a lifeline for families trying to make ends meet. They're begging Mayor Eric Adams not to cut funding to the crucial resource.Veronica Ades is an OBGYN at a city public hospital, and she said her son attended free 3-K and pre-K while she paid off her massive medical school loans.
The city plans to cut another 14% of the budget in 2025. Funds for the current city education program expire on July 1. 'With less than three months to go, we are here to say the time to act is now,' another speaker told the crowd at the rally.Department of Education Commissioner David Banks testified Monday inside City Hall at the Education Committee's budget hearing.
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