New NYC deputy mayor to run pre-k program
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is creating a new post in his senior administration to help push for universal pre-kindergarten.
The deputy mayor for strategic planning initiatives will direct de Blasio’s signature proposal: to provide full-day pre-kindergarten to every child in the city.
De Blasio wants to pay for the program by raising taxes on those who make more than $500,000 a year.