City council members interrogated schools chancellor David Banks and other officials on recent education budget cuts to vital school programs.
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.over the recent, including city-funded pre-K and 3-K services.
Despite the ray of hope from Banks, the Independent Budget Office, a department that provides the city and public with budget information, found that the reductions to the universal pre-K and 3-K budget have amounted to $283 million in 2024 and $399 in 2025. “Approximately 600 students are waiting for seats, however we are doing everything we can to arrange for services while they await their seats and understand that all students need their placement,” a DOE official said during the hearing.
, led the effort. Although she appreciates Banks’ remarks during the hearing, she is still skeptical about the future of the programs.
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