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\u201cThis funding is urgently needed as the city works to ensure that all preschoolers with disabilities get the evaluations, services, and programs that they need,\u201d said Randi Levine, policy director at Advocates for Children, an organization that helps families navigate the special education system.<\/p>","":null,"settings":""}}],"relationships":{"":null,"article_type":[83],"topics":false,"misc_topics":[198]},"misc":{"search_results":{"":null,"excerpt":"","featured_image":15580}}},"yoast_head":"\nNYC expands high-demand special education programs into preschool for the first time - 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\/zh\/articles\/nyc-expands-high-demand-special-education-programs-into-preschool-for-the-first-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NYC expands high-demand special education programs into preschool for the first time - 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