Local pols blast de Blasio’s proposed $827 million budget cut to education.
Elected officials are demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio reconsider his plans to slash the education budget by about $827 million.
On April 16, the mayor announced several education cuts during his budget plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Chalkbeat, de Blasio’s proposal cuts and savings would shrink the education department’s budget by three percent the next fiscal year compared to this fiscal year, which ends June 30. If the mayor’s proposal is approved, it would be the first time since 2013 that the city cut overall education spending.