CITYWIDE — THE CITY SCHOOLS WILL GET A $32 MILLION INVESTMENT to protect vital long-term programs that were previously funded with federal stimulus money, Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials announced on Tuesday, June 5. This is several investments towards the city’s budget to further support young people and families, and made possible because of the administration’s strong fiscal management, and better-than-expected revenues, the mayor said. They include $32 million to protect programming that was previously funded with temporary stimulus dollars and $20 million to extend the city’s popular Summer Rising hours. The first investment protects important long-term DOE programs that had been funded with short-term COVID-19 stimulus funds. The new funding includes $10 million to maintain teacher recruitment efforts deemed critical to meeting state-mandated class-size…
