Tag: Education
The Legislature last week put a new spin on the debate over “mayoral control” of New York City’s schools by shackling the Big Apple with a costly class-size mandate. Read More
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
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
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 property tax cap has an extraordinary record of restraining tax hikes without unduly straining education budgets. Read More
The number of retired New York City educators who received six-figure pension payouts rose forty-five percent in 2021. Read More
New Yorkers can now view a district-by-district comparison of public school enrollment rates, thanks to new data mapped by the Empire Center. Read More