Councilman says city is stiffing special education tutors
The city’s Department of Education is cheating private contractors out of money, according to a Brooklyn lawmaker, who is demanding that the agency make amends.
Councilman David Greenfield (D-Borough Park-Bensonhurst) is blasting the Dept. of Education for what he said is the agency’s failure to pay hundreds of employees of private agencies for special education tutoring and classroom support services that have been provided under contracts with the department since the school year began.
Greenfield called on the department to immediately resolve outstanding payment claims with all tutors and classroom assistants they contract with so that the providers can continue offering these services.