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Students in the Bronx at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
Data released recently by the Department of Education for January shows students living in the shelter system saw the most absences, with a monthly attendance rate of 75.7 percent compared to the citywide rate for all students, which was 89.2 percent.
While housing advocates say the budget deal included a major victory for tenants––creating a multi-billion dollar program for rent relief––it included less funds for NYCHA and homelessness prevention than stakeholders had hoped for.
‘New York State could receive $23 billion as part of the ARPA, representing a once-in-a-lifetime financial base to significantly reduce childhood homelessness, a condition that often sets up the cycle for homelessness as an adult.’
La autoridad de la vivienda de la Nueva York (NYCHA por sus siglas en inglés) consiguió equilibrar sus cuentas el año pasado y una infusión de ayuda federal le ayudará a hacerlo en 2021. Sin embargo, el déficit presupuestario de $300 millones de dólares o más acecha a partir de 2022.
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