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NYC public school budgets held steady for 2026-2027, Mamdani says

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration said NYC public school budgets will not be cut for 2026-2027, keeping funding steady as enrollment fell below 800,000.

The Tweed Courthouse on Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan, the headquarters of New York City Public Schools, viewed from the street on a sunny day.

NYC public school budgets held steady for 2026-2027, Mamdani says

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration said NYC public school budgets will not be cut for 2026-2027, keeping funding steady as enrollment fell below 800,000.

NYC public school budgets held steady for 2026-2027, Mamdani says
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New York City public school budgets will not be cut for the 2026-2027 school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration said, keeping money in place for programs and instruction across the nation’s largest school system. The news was first reported by amNewYork, which the administration told on June 7 that funding would stay steady or possibly even increase.

School funding is usually tied to how many kids are enrolled. When a school loses students, it typically loses money automatically. City enrollment has dropped nearly 10 percent over…

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Filed underBrooklyn / city council / Enrollment Decline / Hold Harmless / Kamar Samuels / NYC / NYC Department of Education / public schools / School Budgets / Zohran Mamdani

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