(Released April 24, 2003) A first-ever analysis of the economic impact of Governor Pataki’s proposed school aid cuts shows that those cuts are “job killers.” Restoring those cuts, even after taking into consideration the offsetting impact of an income tax increase to fund them, would be much better for the state’s economy in both the short-run and the long-run, according to this economic impact analysis.
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(Released March 19, 2003) A new report finds that children in schools already deemed “in need of improvement” under the federal No Child Left Behind Act will be even MORE disadvantaged by Governor Pataki’s budget proposal, which would reduce state aid for each child 45% more in these already-struggling districts than in other districts.
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(Released April 17, 2002) The State of Our Schools (Part II): The Combined Effect of the 2001-02 “Bare Bones” Budget and the Proposed 2002-03 State Aid “Freeze” is the second in a series of reports analyzing the impact of state policy decisions on school districts and school children across the State of New York. This report analyzes the combined effect of last year’s “bare bones” budget and this year’s Executive Budget on the budgets of school...
(Released January 2, 2002) The central point of this report is that the statements by some commentators, including the Governor, that school aid increased in the 2001 legislative session through the enactment of the “bare-bones” budget are completely misleading. This report analyzes the effect of the “bare-bones” budget” adopted in 2001 by the Governor and the Legislature by comparing the State aid levels of the current fiscal year (2001-02) with the previous fiscal year...
(Released March 12, 2001) A landmark State Supreme Court decision issued on January 10, 2001 could have an enormously positive impact on the quality of education for children across New York State. In his decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York (the “CFE decision”), acting in accordance with the direction of the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, Judge Leland DeGrasse affirmed the constitutional right of every child in New York State to receive a...
(Released March 12, 2001) A landmark State Supreme Court decision issued on January 10, 2001 could have an enormous positive impact on the quality of education for children across New York State. In his decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York (the “CFE decision”), Judge Leland DeGrasse affirmed the constitutional right of every child in New York State to receive a sound basic education, and ordered the New York State Legislature to establish a new state education...
(Released February 21, 2001) The landmark State Supreme Court decision issued on January 10, 2001 could have an enormous positive impact on the quality of education for children across New York State. In his decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse affirmed the constitutional right of every child in New York State to receive a sound basic education, and ordered the New York State Legislature to establish a new state education funding formula by...
