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NYC Schools End $933K Cornerstone Deal Over Rent, Salary Misuse

6/28/2026

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The New York City Department of Education will not renew Cornerstone Day Care Center’s $933,000 contract, ending it in June.
The department found the center had not paid rent for two years.
A March 31 note said the center billed department for Jasmine Ray’s $80,000 consulting fee.
The department says Ray kept executive-director title and raised her $160,000 salary, breaching a waiver that capped her consulting at ten hours weekly.

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The New York City Department of Education will not renew Cornerstone Day Care Center’s $933,000 contract, ending it in June.
The department found the center had not paid rent for two years.
A March 31 note said the center billed department for Jasmine Ray’s $80,000 consulting fee.
The department says Ray kept executive-director title and raised her $160,000 salary, breaching a waiver that capped her consulting at ten hours weekly.