Chalkbeat spoke to six of the frontrunners for the Democratic primary, a race that could decide the election in heavily Democratic New York City. We interviewed Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, former NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, former vice chair of Citigroup Ray McGuire, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley. We asked about their views on early childhood education as well as the crucial topic of youth services, which includes programs like paid summer internships for teens. Read our voting guide covering all candidates here.
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One remembered floating corpses. Another recalled kids living without their parents. And getting laid off couldn’t keep a determined math teacher and football coach away from the city’s students.
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Though the district is still behind statewide averages, it has shown consistent improvement over the course of 11 years.
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