Students across the state headed back to school this week — but not as many as last year. In fact, according to a report published by the Empire Center on Sept. 4, statewide enrollment is at the lowest level in nearly 30 years. [Read_more]
“It’s beyond any increase we’ve ever seen,” said E. J. McMahon, the founder of the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that has been critical of state spending and tax policies. “When you put them all together, you’re taking an elevator to the International Space Station.” [Read_more]
In the past 10 years, K-12 enrollment in Warren County dropped 15-20 percent, while Washington County fell 10-15 and Saratoga County dipped 5-10 percent, according to a report by Empire Center released on Tuesday. [Read_more]
A fiscally conservative think tank says New York's public school enrollment continues to decline. The Empire Center reports that public school enrollment for the completed 2017-2018 school year was estimated at 2.6 million, or more than 15,000 down from the year before. [Read_more]
Students returning to school this week across New York state should have plenty of room and no problem finding a seat. That’s because enrollment numbers are expected to be at an all-time low since the early 1970s. [Read_more]
Public school enrollment in New York has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years, with the largest declines felt by rural upstate districts, according to a new study. [Read_more]
In the latest grim sign for the Empire State’s future, the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon reports that public-school enrollment is headed down to 1950s levels. [Read_more]
A report issued this summer by the Empire Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan think tank based in Albany, indicates Chemung County is one of two counties that shoulder the heaviest Medicaid burden in upstate New York. [Read_more]
The annual "What They Make" report by the conservative-oriented Empire Center for Public Policy found that, in 2017, the average salary of police officers in Schenectady was $94,817, the highest among 10 cities in the Capital Region. [Read_more]
Ramapo police officers who cashed in some of their accrued time found themselves among the top salary earners in Rockland and among state workers during 2017. [Read_more]
Crime-fighting pays! Nearly all of the best-paid public employees in New York state are police officers, according to a new report released by the Empire Center for Public Policy. [Read_more]
The percentage of workers in local government earning more than $100,000 jumped 14 percent over the past five years, a review of state records showed. [Read_more]
