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public school paraprofessionals
Coverage of public school paraprofessionals in the Nexus archive.
- Council Approves $10k Perk for Public School Paraprofessionals
The City Council approved a one-time $10,000 payment for public school paraprofessionals to address retention and recruitment challenges, with a total cost of $244 million. Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the bill as a violation of state labor law, while Councilmember Carmen de la Rosa and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew supported the initiative despite legal concerns.