Council Members Vow to Oppose Bloomberg School Budget Cuts
by Elaine Rivera
NEW YORK, NY May 28, 2008 —More than 20 council members say they will oppose the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed budget if he does not restore more than $400 million in school cuts.
At yet another large rally at City Hall, elected officials came together with education activists and parents to protest the cuts. Brooklyn Councilman Bill DeBlasio says there's a budget surplus and that education should be a top priority.
DEBLASIO: We found money for Yankee Stadium, and the Mets new stadium and the Nets arena you know we've got to be able to find money to keep the level of teaching we have and to keep the classroom services intact.
REPORTER: But Mayor Bloomberg says that the cuts come after years of increases and says the the Department of Education can't escape the budget ax. Otherwise, other agencies would face even stiffer cuts.
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