Education officials and advocates say it’s time to rethink the per-pupil formula New York City has used to determine the bulk of school funding for the past 15 years, as city schools face budget cuts due to declining enrollment.
so that all schools receive 100% of their allotment under the formula.
“If you need to be in a 12-1 class, it should be provided to you,” said Jenn Choi, a consultant who supports parents navigating special education. Instead, a group of education advocates, including McLean, made the recommendations public in 2021. In addition to calling for more funding for students learning English and those in special education, the task force also argued that the city should allocate additional dollars for the roughly 100,000 students in the school system who live in temporary housing, and the nearly 8,000 students in foster care.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who has railed against the recent budget cuts alongside a majority of her colleagues, is pushing for reform. Fulfilling the previous task force’s recommendations would likely require a major increase in school funding overall at a time when students have been leaving the system and schools are under pressure to spend less.
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