CDEC 26 Will Discuss School Funding at Oct. 20 Meeting

Community District Education Council 26 will discuss state funding for city schools and learning standards to prepare students for college during the group’s Oct. 20 meeting.

The council will meet at 7 p.m. in Room B44A at M.S. 67, which is located at 51-60 Marathon Parkway in Little Neck.

During the meeting, the CDEC will talk about Common Core Learning Standards, which are higher learning requirements for preparing students for college and careers.

The meeting will also include a presentation on the state’s Contract for Excellence, a program set up two years ago to provide the city with hundreds of millions of dollars in extra state funds.

The city is supposed to use funds from the program for improvements to schools, such as class size reduction, across the five boroughs.

CDEC 26 will hold an upcoming hearing on the Contract for Excellence. The council is calling on community members to attend the hearing to voice their concerns.

For more information, visit the council’s website.