Better pay and more hours: NYC Council leaders push for changes to 3-K, pre-K programs

Leaders of New York City Council charged Mayor Eric Adams with failing to address problems that have plagued the city’s public preschool programs, and they made several demands to improve the system.

Speaking in the playground of a Lower East Side 3-K and prekindergarten center Tuesday, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, several of her colleagues, and advocates listed several items they want. That includes higher pay for workers in programs run by community-based organizations, paying preschool providers on time, improving outreach to encourage more families to enroll, and allowing community organizations to directly enroll families.

Read the full article here:
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/9/23717726/nyc-3k-prek-preschool-city-council-adams-pay-teachers
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