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While his budget plan directs new spending on preschool special education, it\u2019s unclear how the mayor intends to address the needs of older children.<\/p>\r\n

During the last school year, more than 7,500 students who needed speech therapy never received the service, while 6,400 students ended the school year without having ever received mandated counseling services, according to Randi Levine, a policy director for Advocates for Children.<\/p>","":null,"settings":""}}],"relationships":{"":null,"article_type":[83],"topics":false,"misc_topics":[183,198]},"misc":{"search_results":{"":null,"excerpt":"","featured_image":15225}}},"yoast_head":"\nMamdani becomes latest mayor hoping to fix NYC's special education system - 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\/bn\/articles\/mamdani-becomes-latest-mayor-hoping-to-fix-nycs-special-education-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mamdani becomes latest mayor hoping to fix NYC's special education system - 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