![Several parents and their children wait outside of a school building before the start of Summer Rising in 2021. This year’s program will serve 110,000 children.](https://advocatesforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot_23-4-2024_131736_www.chalkbeat.org_.jpeg)
Chalkbeat NY | Last year, several families reported that their children did not have special education support by the start of Summer Rising, said Randi Levine, policy director for Advocates for Children. She said it’s “important that planning begin early” so that students aren’t left without the services they need.