AIMS
Coverage of AIMS in the Nexus archive.
- NYC expands high-demand special education programs into preschool for the first time
New York City is expanding five high-demand special education programs into preschool classrooms for the first time, adding 250 seats across 26 schools with a $67.5 million investment. The initiative aims to address the city's ongoing failure to provide classroom seats for all preschoolers with disabilities, a legal requirement, and aligns with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push for universal childcare.
- City officials expand pre-K special education programs in time for new school year
City officials announced the expansion of five special education programs (Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path, and ACES) into pre-K classrooms across 14 school districts in New York City, funded by a $67.5 million investment. The expansion aims to provide students with autism and developmental delays access to inclusive and specialized early childhood education.