‘Unacceptable’: NYC Council presses Carranza on budget priorities in hearing
Chancellor Richard Carranza got another round of tough questions Monday about the education lines in the mayor’s budget proposal for next year, and most of the questioners didn’t mince words.
“This is a deeply disappointing and unacceptable budget for the council,” said Councilman Mark Treyger, who chairs the council’s education committee, during the budget hearing.
Of the $92.5 billion that Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to spend on running New York City next year, $27.1 billion would fund the education department. That’s a slight bump from last year, but there are still some proposed program casualties, such as the extra hour of learning time that dozens of struggling schools receive. Child advocates and council members are also pushing for more support staff, such as social workers for schools with high populations of students living in shelters.