Children
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Mother Lode
Veta madreThe Citywide Doula Initiative will provide free access to doulas for 500 birthing families by the end of June, focusing on 33 neighborhoods determined to have the greatest need...
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“Just the beginning”
“Sólo es el principio”The Department of Education (DOE) will add over 1,000 additional Gifted and Talented slots for the 2022-2023 school year...
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Light and Shade
Luz y SolA Harlem non-profit, Brotherhood Sister Sol, has a gleaming new location to better serve young people from Northern Manhattan and the Bronx...
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Free citywide doula services
Servicios gratuitos de doula en toda la ciudad...el alcalde Eric Adams ha anunciado una iniciativa para ofrecer servicios gratuitos de doula a las mujeres embarazadas de los barrios más vulnerables de la ciudad...
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“Investment over incarceration”
“Invertir en lugar de encarcelar”Advocates for children say Hochul's proposed changes to the Raise the Age law is the “definition of bad public policy"...
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Leading against lead
Liderar contra el plomoA JAMA Pediatrics study suggests half of U.S. children have detectable levels of lead in their blood, which is correlated to poverty, race, and living in older housing...
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DOE savings plan erases Covid budget cut forgiveness: report
El plan de ahorro del DOE borra la condonación del recorte presupuestario de Covid: informeUna disminución de casi 38,000 estudiantes ocurrió en las escuelas públicas entre los años escolares 2019-20 y 2020-21, según la información del Departamento de Educación de la ciudad...
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Youth summer learning program returns
Vuelve el programa de aprendizaje de verano para jóvenesSummer Rising--an expanded summer program for 110,000 NYC elementary and middle school students--offers free, full-day sessions of academic and recreational activities...
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“System in crisis”
“Sistema en crisis”With child care providers in a precarious state, advocates demand the New York State budget include $5 billion for universal child care...
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