Research

State education officials are refusing to release the results of federally required assessments in grades 3 through 8, deliberately keeping parents and taxpayers in the dark—not only about how New York’s public schools performed, but also about how that performance was measured. 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

Dr. Gerald Benjamin, one of the top authority's on New York state and local government, makes the case for changing how villages are created as two related bills head to Gov. Hochul's desk. Read More