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Advocates cheered the mayor for including the funding. But Maria Odom, executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Children, stressed that \u201cas the City moves forward with its plans for universal child care, it must ensure that young children with disabilities are not left waiting for the support they need and have a right to receive.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The mayor\u2019s proposed budget also includes nearly $50 million a year to open new classes in District 75, which supports students with more complex disabilities.<\/p>","":null,"settings":""}}],"relationships":{"":null,"article_type":[83],"topics":false,"misc_topics":false},"misc":{"search_results":{"":null,"excerpt":"","featured_image":14295}}},"yoast_head":"\nMamdani prioritizes class size mandate and Summer Rising in preliminary budget - Advocates for Children of New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/ar\/articles\/mamdani-prioritizes-class-size-mandate-and-summer-rising-in-preliminary-budget\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ar_AR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mamdani prioritizes class size mandate and Summer Rising in preliminary budget - 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