Education Funding

State legislative leaders hopeful budget will be on time

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:39:10 +0000

State lawmakers are hurrying toward getting a budget agreement in place, with a stepped-up schedule of conference committees and meetings with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But the governor is throwing cold water on striking a deal by the weekend.

Teachers union files lawsuit challenging the state's property tax cap

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:29:00 +0000

New York state's largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s property tax cap, arguing it is unconstitutional.

Rolling rally calls for more spending for public education

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:08:37 +0000

Albany received an earful from hundreds of students, parents educators and community members Wednesday about recent cuts in funding for education. The "Educate New York Now Express" has been rolling across the state, picking up supporters and support for their plea to lawmakers to reinvest in public education.

Michael Rebell on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:00:00 +0000

In New York, arguments over fairness in the funding of public education have been heated for a while. In the current age of austerity, the issue is even more complex—and pressing.

In this week’s Campbell Conversation, Michael Rebell, the executive director of Columbia University’s Campaign for Educational Equity, and a co-counsel in the state’s Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, discusses educational equity—and all that it requires from the educational and social welfare systems.

School Budget Series: An interview with education expert Rick Timbs

Catherine Loper — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:20:56 +0000

On Tuesday, May 15, voters across New York state will vote on their local school district budgets, and the property tax levies needed to pay for them. WRVO's Catherine Loper spoke with Rick Timbs, executive director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium about the effect this year's budget cycle will have on schools and the future of education funding in New York.

State Senate votes to give more money to schools in Republican represented districts

Jason Smith — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:14:27 +0000

Republicans in the state Senate Tuesday night brought up a bill that would give $10 million in extra aid to schools.