A floor amendment to lift the charter cap that limits the number of charters granted to operate such schools in New York City was rejected by the State Senate last week. Read More
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New York school districts whose budgets were defeated yesterday can hold a re-vote in June on the same proposal or a modified one Read More
In a school year whose last quarter was severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, New York once again led all states in spending on elementary and secondary education Read More
New York faces the prospect of growing land use conflicts in coming years, due to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Read More
National Grid is trying to expand its natural gas compression facility in Brooklyn, but New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation delayed making a decision to approve it Read More
Recent stock market trends could punch a hole in New York's overstuffed state budget. Read More
Due to a quirk in state law, roughly 10,000 mostly low income and minority kids in New York City are being denied the charter school seats their parents covet for them. Read More
The electrify-everything movement is coming for your gas heat, stove, and clothes dryer. Read More