New York’s children and schools could lose vital services to support their educational needs if President Donald Trump and Congress approve the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand warned on Sunday.
Over 2.6 million kindergarten through grade 12 students in nearly 5,000 public schools throughout New York stand to lose critical funding if the education department closes, Gillibrand, New York’s junior senator, said during a press conference at P.S. 183 on the Upper East Side.
