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Special Feature
Education
Mapping School Aid by District
School Year 2023-24
September 06, 2023
The series of maps below provide district-level data on the distribution of school spending, State school aid, enrollment change, and other data for school year 2023-24.
Podcast episode
Taxes
Episode 83: $81.3 billion, with Commissioner Michael Schmidt
October 24, 2019
$81.3 billion the amount of tax revenue New York State will collect in fiscal year 2020—46 percent of all resources in the $176 billion New York State budget. Michael Schmidt, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, joined the podcast to parse the details on the State’s tax base and taxation policies.
Podcast episode
Education
16,000, with Council Member Cornegy and David Tipson
September 05, 2019
16,000 is the number of New York City students in Gifted & Talented programs, which the School Diversity Advisory Group recommended phasing out. David Tipson, Executive Director of Appleseed, and City Council Member Robert Cornegy discuss the report’s findings and recommendations.
Special Feature
Education
Educating an Average NYC Public Elementary School Class Costs About $560,000
September 04, 2019
In 2017 educating an average elementary school class cost $561,246.
Podcast episode
Education
118,997 with James Merriman
August 13, 2019
118,997 is the number of students enrolled in charter schools in NYC in 2019. That enrollment has grown 66 percent since 2014 and applications continue to surpass the number of available seats. James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, joined the pod to discuss the politics, policies, promises, and pitfalls of charter schools.
Podcast episode
Education
98,000, with Riley Edwards
July 19, 2019
98,000 is the number of seats for public school students constructed by the NYC School Construction Authority - about twice as many as in Yankee Stadium. Riley Edwards discusses alternative strategies for solving the crowding problem.
Special Feature
City Budget
Facts About The NYC Budget
2019
May 13, 2019
A snapshot of NYC's budget, including projections for spending, headcount, savings, liabilities, and revenue shortfalls in case of a recession.