Just under 100 education advocacy groups sent a joint letter last week asking Mayor Bill de Blasio to fix the city’s shortage of preschool special education seats by boosting the salaries of Department of Education-contracted pre-k special education teachers to be on par with their general education counterparts.
Although many preschoolers with disabilities take part in 3-K and Pre-K for all programs, some special needs children attend privately-run preschools across the city in order to receive federally mandated services.
