First day of school for New York City public school students

School bells and buzzers sounded across New York City's five boroughs Thursday for the first time since June as more than 1 million public school students headed back to class.

Mayor Bill de Blasio kicked off the 2019-2020 school year at a Pre-K facility in Staten Island to welcome students to their first day of school.

He was joined by Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Richmond Pre-K Center as the 3-K for All program continues to expand.

It is perhaps a day dreaded by students in the nation's largest public school system, but it is certainly a happy day for many parents as the summer vacation ends and classes resume.

The mayor has made early childhood education one of his signature issues, first unveiling Pre-K for all for 4-year-old children citywide and more recently 3K for 3-year-olds.

De Blasio, who is also running for president, visited schools in all five boroughs to usher in the new academic year, including the Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art in Brooklyn, the Bronx Leadership Academy II, IS 5 in Queens, and PS 146 in Manhattan.

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