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Rising special education costs strain Mamdani's NYC agenda
Original: NYC’s costly special education system is imperiling Mamdani’s ambitious agenda
New York City's expensive special education system is emerging as a major budgetary obstacle for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Politico reports. The mounting costs of serving students with disabilities are consuming a growing share of the city's education budget, limiting the funds available for the progressive agenda on housing, transit and other priorities that Mamdani campaigned on.
Why now: The new mayor's ambitious policy plans are colliding with ballooning mandatory special education spending in the city budget.
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