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NYNMedia | SKYNESHER-GETTY
By its own admission, New York is experiencing a critical shortage of social workers. A 2022 audit by the State Comptroller’s Office found that 80% of public schools in New York City could not meet the recommended client-to-social worker ratio, with over a quarter of schools lacking a social worker altogether.