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Good morning. It’s Amy with Chalkbeat New York wishing you all a happy July.

We have the lowdown on what the budget Mayor Zohran Mamdani inked with City Council means for NYC school kids. Kindergartners are the big winners: They will automatically receive $1,000 for college expenses, up from $100. The budget also restores a handful of education programs that Mamdani left off his previous proposal.

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NYC budget gives every public school kindergartner $1,000 for college, restores education programs

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first budget raises NYC Kids Rise college savings accounts from $100 to $1,000 and restores funding for mental health, special education, and other school programs.

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