On Feb. 16, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams released his preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023.

In response, UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued the following statement: 

With a record $6 billion in reserves, it is impossible for the city to use poverty as an excuse to avoid investing in our children. The good budget news gives the Adams administration a unique opportunity to improve services to students, from building new career pathways to lowering class size.