Politics & Government
Is The M.S. 158 Beacon School Worth The Price Per Child?
The Beacon Program at M.S. 158 costs an estimated $334,000 per year.
As we reported yesterday, the Dept. of Youth and Community Development plans to program at .
Approximately 300 middle and 74 elementary school students from the area use the program for tutoring and enrichment, according to District 26 Official Kim D'Angelo. The site also runs a summer camp that many use as an alternative to private camp.
Working parents, , also rely on the program for child care. But the DYCD is short $2.1 million, and will be cutting seven Beacon schools across the city to make up of the shortfall.
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Councilman Dan Halloran's office estimates that the Bayside program costs about $334,000 to run each year, or approximately $893.04 per child that uses the service.
We want to know if you think the program is worth saving at that price.
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And if so, which other programs funded by taxpayer grants would you take from to keep it running?
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