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Immigrant advocates ask NYC for $4M to aid non-English-speaking families

Advocates in NYC urged Mayor Adams for a $4 million budget to improve communication with immigrant families. (Credit: Ig Cianainc)

New York City advocacy groups for immigrant youth signed a petition Wednesday calling on Mayor Eric Adams to commit $4 million to boost services in the district's public schools for students or their parents who speak no or little English.

Adams and the City Council earlier this month came to an agreement to stave off a large funding cut to a program created during the pandemic for public schools with declining enrollment.

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