mental health initiative

New York City public school kindergartners will automatically receive $1,000 for college expenses, up from $100, under a budget deal between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council. The budget also restores education programs like a mental health initiative and a disability support program, while scaling back class size reduction funding.

New York City public school kindergartners will automatically receive $1,000 for college expenses through the NYC Kids Rise program, up from $100. The budget deal also restores education programs like a mental health initiative and a disability support program that were at risk of cuts.