‘Great confidence’: Schools Chancellor sees path to restoring education budget cuts

By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on March 19, 2024

After City Council members had thoroughly grilled him, Schools Chancellor David Banks offered “great confidence” that some recent budget cuts endangering early childhood education programs could be reversed.

Banks’ statement came during a City Council FY25 preliminary budget hearing on March 18 over the recent education budget cuts to city-funded programs that many parents and working families rely on, including city-funded pre-K and 3-K services.

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‘Great confidence’: Schools Chancellor sees path to restoring education budget cuts

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