Mamdani can find lots of inefficiencies in the DOE budget
The city is in a fiscal crisis and the Mayor is looking for inefficiencies, look no further than the $40 billion allocated to the DOE, plus my appearance in the Nazareth podcast.
Our city is in a difficult situation. The Mayor announced that there is a $10 billion budget gap next year and that he is looking for ineficiencies. My article this week discusses three ways where savings can be found in the Department of Education budget.
“The number of students enrolled in city schools has shrunk by 10 percent since its peak in 2010. Despite this, the DOE’s budget has grown by more than $1 billion yearly since 2019, reaching $40 billion this year. As a result, projected per-pupil spending will exceed $42,000 per child this year—the highest in the country and about $10,000 more than in the 2021–22 school year.”
My appearance on the Nazareth podcast
I had a wonderful time talking to Sophia Arnold from the Nazareth podcast about NYC public schools, school choice, and the new Federal Scholarship program.
School Choice Week Discussion
Last week we had a great discussion about what school options are available for NY families and what can be expected in the next few years. Thanks to Yiatin Chu, Tim Castanza, and Adrienne Jensen for sharing their experiences and guidance for parents.
I received a lot of comments and questions about homeschooling - the education option that is the fastest growing in NY (more than 50,000 students statewide and 15,000 in NYC). I will find more ways to share information to families who are curious about this option.
What I am reading this week
Early voting in public schools cause a lot of disruptions. There is a campaign organized by NYC parents to get rid of early voting in public schools, you can sign up here: Remove Early Voting From Schools
Virginia’s New Governor Is Rolling Back the State’s Higher Ed Wins (City Journal)
New York Leads in School Spending—But Not Student Achievement (City Journal)
High-Poverty D.C. Charter School Students Outscore Wealthy Neighbors in Math (The 74)
Charter Schools Don’t Shortchange Special-Education Students (City Journal)
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