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Education
Sustainably Supporting a Sound Basic Education
Part 2
August 14, 2024
Flaws in New York State’s school aid funding formulas stop the State from effectively distributing funds based on student need and local capacity.
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Education
Sustainably Supporting a Sound Basic Education
Proposals to Reform NYS School Aid
July 16, 2024
While attention is primarily focused on Foundation Aid, which comprises nearly two-thirds of State school aid, effective resource allocation reform should address all funding streams.
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Housing
A Building Crisis
The Quality-of-Life, Population, and Economic Effects of Housing Underproduction
June 27, 2024
By modernizing the City’s zoning ordinance to allow more housing everywhere, the City can start to chip away at a housing shortage that has been years in the making.
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Education
Did You Know?
NYC Department of Education Edition
May 15, 2024
The New York City Executive Budget proposes to increase Department of Education (DOE) City-funded spending 10.2 percent, or $2.1 billion, in fiscal year 2025.
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Education
Target and Tighten
The Sustainable Path for School Aid Growth in New York
March 13, 2024
The State’s burgeoning SOF spending has widened budget gaps. Spending restraint is needed to close those gaps, and that will only be accomplished by limiting growth in school aid, which is nearly 30 percent of SOF spending.
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Education
A Better Foundation Aid Formula
Funding Sound Basic Education with Only Modest Added Cost
December 12, 2016
This report explains why Foundation Aid, a need-based State school aid program, was developed, what is wrong with it, and how to make it better.
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Pensions & Benefits
An Expensive and Risky Benefit
How Low Interest Rates Cost New York City Taxpayers $1.2 Billion Annually
October 05, 2016
A unique feature of a tax deferred compensation plan available to NYC teachers guarantees them a 7% investment return regardless of what happens to interest rates or in the stock market.
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Economic Development
Data Indicators for New York City Competitiveness Scorecard
2016 Edition
September 28, 2016
Data for indicators used for New York City Competitiveness Scorecard, 2016.
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Economic Development
New York City's Competitiveness in Attracting Talent
2016 Scorecard
September 28, 2016
How does the New York City metro area compare to other large cities in the competition for a talented workforce? Affordability and commute times remain challenges.
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Economic Development
Increasing Without Evidence
NYS Economic Development Spending Update
September 26, 2016
This report tracks growth in NYS' economic development programs between 2010 and 2014. Little progress has been made on improving transparency and demonstrating effectiveness.
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Education
5 Myths About School Crowding in New York City
September 07, 2016
CBC unpacks 5 myths about the crowding problem in New York City Schools. While crowding persists in some districts, there is excess capacity citywide.
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Energy & Environment
Can We Have Our Cake and Compost It Too?
An Analysis of Organic Waste Diversion in New York City
February 02, 2016
This report examines the feasibility and the cost of options for expanding the Department of Sanitation's organic waste program.
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Education
A Primer on New York State School Aid
January 11, 2016
This school year New York State will spend $23.5 billion on aid to school districts, accounting for 25 percent of the state-funded operating budget. The State’s role in K-12 public education is critical to offsetting disparities in local wealth and student need, yet numerous problems remain in the state school aid formulas. In advance of the Governor’s budget proposal for next year, this primer outlines how state school aid functions and how to better target state resources.
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Education
Vote "No" on the Smart Schools Bond Act
October 19, 2014
While enhancing the use of technology in schools is a popular cause, the Smart Schools Bond Act is ill-conceived and deserves a "no" vote for three reasons discussed in this report.
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Housing
Location Affordability in Large U.S. Cities
Variability Among Types of Households
August 19, 2014
The third in a series on affordable housing in New York City, this policy brief considers combined housing and transportation costs relative to income for a variety of housing types.
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Housing
Housing Affordability Versus Location Affordability
The Rent's Too Damn High! But the Metrocard is a Pretty Good Deal
August 13, 2014
Low transportation costs and high income make New York City relatively affordable when compared to other large cities in the United States.
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Housing
The Affordable Housing Crisis
How Bad Is It in New York City?
August 05, 2014
The policy brief, the first in a series on housing affordability, analyzes data from 22 U.S. cities to assess whether affordable housing is a nationwide problem or one particular to New York City.
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Education
Better Targeting New York’s Pupil Transportation Aid
December 12, 2012
This brief examines education funding in New York State with an emphasis on the distribution of funding versus costs across school districts. The brief includes recommended reforms to the State aid formulas in order to better target resources to the neediest districts and promote greater efficiency in school district management.
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Public Workforce
A Comparative Analysis of the Pay of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officers
December 02, 2012
This brief compares the wages of Port Authority police officers with those of the largest state and local police forces in the region, as well as a federal agency. The major finding of the report is that Port Authority police officers are paid more generously than other agencies in the analysis.
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Economic Development
Recommendations for the Next Round of Economic Development Council Awards
October 10, 2012
This brief analyzes the first round of awards for New York State's Regional Economic Development Councils and provides recommendations to standardize and improve evaluation of programs, as well as move toward a unified economic development budget.