We can all wait a bit longer for the Mayor and City Council to reach an agreement on restoring funding to actual schools.
Sources close to the negotiations between the Adams administration and the City Council to restore funding to the city’s public schools said the deal has hit an impasse.
According to two sources within the City Council, the Adams administration has offered to restore $250 million in funding to schools only if the council will agree to sign a joint statement that future cuts to schools will be necessary in later years unless enrollment rebounds or the state or federal government provide additional money. The sources asked to remain anonymous so as not to hinder negotiations with the mayor’s office. So far, the council has refused to accept those terms. Council members are also seeking clarity around the precise total of the cuts the education department has planned.
We are still waiting to hear from UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Thanks to the commenter who sent the Gotamist piece our way.
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