Trifecta of change confronts New York state educators - Spectrum News
23 hours ago · For perspective, state-funded school aid totals $35.89 billion. Federal funding for staff and non-personnel costs of SED’s Office of P12 Education totals $234 million and funds nearly two-thirds of the staff positions in that office. NYSED did not grant an interview request to Capital Tonight about this issue. Foundation Aid
Governor Hochul Announces Unprecedented Support for …
May 3, 2023 · The Budget includes a historic $34.5 billion in total School Aid, the highest level of State aid in history. This includes $24 billion for Foundation Aid—a $2.6 billion increase from last year—to deliver on Governor Hochul'spromise to fully …
NY school funding formula needs an overhaul, more than 100 ...
Sep 16, 2024 · The organizations, which previously joined forces to raise alarm over school programs that were put at-risk by the expiration of billions of dollars of federal pandemic stimulus funds, are now...
NY school aid: More needed for student poverty, special needs
Jul 21, 2024 · For three hours on Tuesday, dozens of New Yorkers — from school superintendents to parents — told Rockefeller officials that New York's "Foundation Aid" formula is out of date, inaccurate, and...
NYC schools could get $131 million less than expected from state ...
Feb 1, 2024 · At a budget hearing on Thursday, state lawmakers discussed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to Foundation Aid and the potential impact on New York schools.
Half of N.Y. schools could see loss in foundation aid - Times Union
Jan 27, 2024 · Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a change in the state's foundation aid formula, which could leave hundreds of school districts with less state assistance.
Governor Hochul Announces Settlement of NYSER v. NYS Case …
Oct 14, 2021 · Agreement Requires New York State to Make Significant Advancement in Funding Foundation Aid This Year and Fully Fund It in the FY 2024 Budget. Foundation Aid Takes School District Wealth and Student Needs into Account to Create an …
Governor Hochul Announces Historic Education Investments and …
Apr 22, 2024 · School Aid and the Foundation Aid Formula. The FY 2025 Budget invests record funding in School Aid – $35.9 billion, including $24.9 billion in Foundation Aid. Since Governor Hochul took office, she has increased School Aid by the largest amount ever, a $6.5 billion increase over three years.
Union leaders testify at hearing on public school funding
Aug 15, 2024 · On Wednesday, education officials and policy experts offered recommendations for the future of Foundation Aid – the formula the state uses to allocate funding to public schools – during a public hearing hosted by the State University of New …
State fulfills 16-year-old promise to fully fund foundation aid
May 15, 2023 · The total annual foundation aid spending will be nearly $24 billion. The full-funding milestone was reached 16 years after the foundation aid formula was created in 2007. At the time, then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and legislators agreed to a four-year phase-in plan.