The saga of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) court challenge to New York state school-financing formula continues to unfold in depressingly predictable fashion. Read More
Tag: Education
The Campaign for Fiscal Equity decision ordering more than $5 billion a year in additional spending on New York City schools is likely to have little effect on student achievement in the city. Because lack of money is not a primary explanation for the city’s low student performance, additional money by itself will do little to improve the situation. Read More
Because New York's traditional school funding system rewards failure, any additional funds flowing to city schools from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity decision will be wasted unless they support new financial incentives for improv Read More
The continuing travails of the Yonkers City School District are the subject of an article in today's (registration required). Money graf: After decades of budget conflicts, bitter struggles over desegregation and lagging test scores a Read More
Voter unhappiness with high school spending and property tax hikes in apparently remains stronger in Long Island than in other regions of New York State. Approval rates in Tuesday's budget voting were high in regions where schools seemed mor Read More
Encouraged by the plaintiffs in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, it's conventional wisdom in the State Capitol and New York's City Hall that must form the basis for any legislative action to improve the "adequacy" of education in ci Read More
The authors note that the problem of increased number of children in special-ed is largely a self-inflicted one. There is little evidence to support contentions that increased disability rates are to blame. Read More
New York State can save money on special education by shifting to a new funding system and can improve parental satisfaction with special education programs by offering a universal voucher for disabled students, according to a report issued today by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More