Public Safety

After public safety, the Mayor of New York City has no higher calling than ensuring that the more than 900,000 students enrolled in the New York City public school system receive a high-quality education. The sheer size of the school system makes mayoral control an imperative to ensure accountability for performance. A commitment to excellence and high standards must go hand-in-hand with adequate resources.

Responsibilities

• Reduce class size by securing state funding to implement the Reduced Class Size law, ensuring it is not an unfunded mandate and does not reduce the capacity of selective schools.
• Guarantee a suitable 3K slot to all families and expand after-school programs, ensuring sufficient 3K programs are available aligned with where families live and work.
• Strengthen Community Schools as a hub for social services in high-poverty districts.
• Increase the number of School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) with a goal of having an SBHC in every Community School.
• Address chronic absenteeism and teacher attrition by improving parent engagement, better working conditions, enhanced safety, and mentoring for teachers.
• Strengthen career and technical education (CTE) by partnering with businesses and developing apprenticeship programs to create good-paying jobs for students who do not pursue college degrees.