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N.Y. Lawsuit Seeks More School Funding for 'Sound Basic Education' - State EdWatch - Ed... - 0 views

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NYS funding ERSImpact ToBlog

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  • These substantial funding reductions were undertaken without (1) any study of their likely impact on the ability of school districts to provide students the opportunity for a sound basic education, and (2) any guidance to school districts on how they might provide the opportunity for a sound basic education with substantially reduced funds
  • And what was Cuomo's response to the new suit? "We spend more than any other state in the country," he said. "It ain't about the money. It's about how you spend it—and the results."
  • Melissa Galvez on 13 Feb 14
     
    A group called New Yorkers for Students' Education Rights and other plaintffs are bringing a suit against the state for not funding education to the levels promised in 2007. They say the state is not upholding its constitutional obligation to provide a sound basic education. Cuomo says "It's not about how much--it's about how you use it"
  • Melissa Galvez on 13 Feb 14
     
    A group called New Yorkers for Students' Education Rights and other plaintffs are bringing a suit against the state for not funding education to the levels promised in 2007. They say the state is not upholding its constitutional obligation to provide a sound basic education. Cuomo says "It's not about how much--it's about how you use it"
Melissa Galvez

Phila. Funding Crisis Threatens Spread of Innovation - Education Week - 0 views

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Philadelphia school design funding levels

shared by Melissa Galvez on 16 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • But the tentative flourishing of innovation is at risk of being overwhelmed by a massive funding shortfall that has cast doubt on the superintendent's ability to safely open schools in September, let alone spread promising new models across the 131,000-student system.
  • In late May, at the superintendent's urging, the governing School Reform Commission refused to endorse a budget that called for steep class-size hikes and a fresh round of cuts.
  • Even when the money is there, those observers say, a thicket of problems—labor strife, dysfunctional bureaucracies, crazy politics, leadership churn—prevents sustained investments in the instructional expertise of teachers and principals.
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  • For a district desperate for something to build on, the successful replication of SLA has been "gigantic," Mr. Hite said.
  • many city principals and teachers feel abandoned, rather than empowered.
  • Melissa Galvez on 16 Jun 14
     
    Story of a district trying to promote innovative instructional models in the context of a huge budget crisis--and the experiment risks failure because resources are pulled away from other schools
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