September 3, 2026

Mamdani’s city-run preschool expansion will leave parents with no other choice

“The teachers who are working for DOE, their salaries are much higher, so we are competing with them,” Manhattan Schoolhouse co-founder and CEO Kamila Faruki told The Post.

Yes: Public school teachers are paid much more (starting salaries: $68,900 vs. $50,000) than private-sector ones, plus with less quality control. 

Of course, the United Federation of Teachers insists these 2K “instructors” get union wages and benefits; expect job protections like the ones that make even abusive K-12 “educators” so hard to fire, too.

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This year’s $73 million 2-Care pilot, with just 2,000 seats across the city, is only the start.

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