Tag: School Spending

The 2022-23 school year and legislative session have come to a close—what happened? The following summary outlines key legislative changes affecting education in New York.   New York ranks #1 in spendi Read More

Results are in for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nation’s report card. They paint a bleak picture for New York. 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

New York’s public schools lost almost 60,000 students — 2.38 percent of their total student population —in the past year alone Read More

18% of all public-school teachers and administrators employed by school districts outside New York City were paid over $100,000 last year Read More

New York schools are to post publicly today plans for spending a huge pile of unexpected and unbudgeted cash. Read More

School budget votes proposing an average increase in per pupil spending of 4.2 percent were overwhelmingly approved in state-wide voting held yesterday. Read More

Voters will cast ballots next Tuesday, May 18 on proposed budgets for school districts across New York State. New York State’s highest in the nation average per-pupil expenditure would rise to $28,658 per pupil, an increase of $1,145 per student, or 4.2 percent. Read More