Long-delayed data showing outcomes from New York’s 2023 state assessment tests—taken by students in grades 3 to 8 in June—were finally released last week. It marks the second year in a row that state education officials have failed to release t Read More
Most school board members in New York's largest school districts were elected with teachers' union support and many are themselves teachers' union members. Read More
New York’s plan to steer homeowners and landlords toward electric heat could backfire due to high costs and practical concerns Read More
School districts have used more than 400 special meetings—votes held outside the regular May and November election days—since 2011 to approve nearly $9 billion in spending, including about $2 billion last year. Read More
New York’s first wave began weeks earlier than recognized at the time, and its infection rate likely peaked in mid-March. Read More
Absenteeism was and remains particularly problematic for students in high school, Black and Hispanic students, and special education students. Read More
Despite ongoing pandemic-related disruptions, New York’s hospitals bounced back financially in 2021, posting their strongest balance sheets in five years or more. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 ended New York’s decades-long practice of forcing state and local government employees to pay a labor union as a condition of employment. Read More