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Michelle Wu: “There will still be a school year jobs program, but we're…”

Featuring: Michelle Wu, Democrat | Mayor of Boston | Massachusetts

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Mayor Wu proposing millions in cuts to city's afterschool jobs program

Published | Video Starts at 00:30

They also, in return get college and career counseling. The mayor told us the city is facing some tough budget decisions and she's hoping public private partnerships can help fill this gap. There will still be a school year jobs program, but we're partnering with the Private Industry Council and organizations like Artists for Humanity YMCA to support that through a public private partnership rather than on the city budget. We understand this is all really hard. We are all going through our own budgets and having to make hard decisions as well. (00:30–00:44)

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Asserts that the school year jobs program will be supported through public-private partnerships instead of the city budget.

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