NYC is set to receive $7.3b in federal education aid from the 2 most recent stimulus acts, the CRRSA & ARPA. IBO details their planned uses and examines how much is budgeted for initiatives that will likely continue after federal funding stops.
This letter serves as a follow-up to the October 17, 2012 technical meeting between The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York City School Construction Authority regarding the August 21st, 2012 Final Remedial Investigation (RI) Report.
Through partnerships with community groups, schools, and various city agencies FDNY's fire safety education team coordinated/participated in events during CY 2019 that provided awareness of general residential safety, placing an emphasis on targeting youth.
Through partnerships with community groups, schools, and various city agencies FDNY's fire safety education team coordinated/participated in in-person and virtual events during CY 2020 that provided awareness of general residential safety, placing an emphasis on targeting youth.
Through partnerships with community groups, schools, and various city agencies, FDNY's fire safety education team coordinated/participated in in-person and virtual events during CY 2021 that provided awareness of general residential safety, placing an emphasis on targeting youth.
An summary of MODA's partnership with the Department of Education's Office of School Support Services to expand the free lunch program to all students.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: Although the Governor’s budget would increase state aid for schools by over $800 million, the city’s share is less than the Mayor had expected in the Preliminary Budget for 2021.
Join the NYC Hospitality Alliance for a discussion with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) and the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife about how to avoid complaints and summonses and what to do if you or your establishment receives a summons from a city enforcement agency.
This has been a difficult school year, perhaps most difficult for students living in neighborhoods hardest hit by Covid. At the request of WNYC we have looked at attendance figures for schools, with a focus on schools in these hard-hit neighborhoods.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS produces an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS produces an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
This New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) fiscal brief addresses the issue of overcrowding in New York City schools, particularly in high schools. Included are various data tables and graphs on the issue, as well as recommendations on how to combat this issue to alleviate the pressure put on a small number of schools.
In light of two recent high-profile school rezoning controversies in which overcrowded schools serving higher income students existed near underutilized schools largely populated by students in public housing, IBO examined the distribution of students from public housing across NYC public schools.
Earlier we reported that 132 New York City parent-teacher associations granted nearly $13 million to their school budgets in school year 2017-2018. Now we answer the question: how were the funds spent?
How have the shares of New York City 3- and 4-year olds enrolled in public preschool, private preschool, and not enrolled at all changed since the de Blasio Administration rolled out its universal preschool programs?
Citywide, the average high school student’s commute to school—by subway, bus, or foot—in school year 2011-2012 was estimated to take 32 minutes. In comparison, the commutes for city residents to jobs in the five boroughs averaged 39 minutes in 2012.
In the 2013-2014 school year, approximately 36,000 students took the test to determine their eligibility for a seat in a New York City public school Gifted & Talented program for the 2014-2015 school year.
Each school year there is considerable movement of students who transfer from one school to another or out of the city’s public school system altogether.
There is a great deal of variation in average per pupil allocations across community school districts. In 2013-2014, the last school year in which budgets were set by the Bloomberg Administration, school district allocations averaged $8,255 per student in grades pre-k through 8.
Efforts to rezone elementary schools to increase socioeconomic integration and ease overcrowding can spark vigorous debate in the affected communities. But admissions methods vary across the 32 school districts, and even among individual schools within districts.
One of Mayor de Blasio’s earliest education initiatives sought to establish 100 “community schools” that provide a mix of academic and other supports to students and their families through partnerships with community-based organizations. By August 2018 there were more than 200 community schools.
The new city funds announced in April bring the Fair Student Funding total allocated to school budgets up to $6.2 billion for the current school year, an increase of 3.4 percent.
Press release for the Independent Budget Office's report "The Inflexibility of Special Education Recommendations: An Examination of Efforts to Educate Students in the Least Restrictive Environment"
Over the past few months IBO participated as a non-voting observer on a task force to provide independent information and analysis. As part of that process, IBO simulated the fiscal impact of the task force’s top five recommendations. This presentation provides the results of those simulations.
IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian's testimony to the New York City Council on the city’s Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget’s impact on school budgets.
Improving Access to Affordable Housing Opportunities is a study that explores the experience of affordable housing applicants and recommends ways to further support applicants through an outreach and education strategy that incorporates financial empowerment services.
Parent–teacher associations can buy a range of goods and services for their schools. But the associations can also make monetary donations to their school’s budget, as 132 did in school year 2017-2018. How much did the associations contribute and how did it vary by school type, school poverty rate?
This New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) fiscal brief addresses the initiatives taken to tackle the disproportionate spending on students and general education in schools. The report includes the plan for the new funding formula as well as the impact and responses it has created. Also provided are data and analyses addressing the school system, general spending patterns in schools, the model for the spending changes, and other demographic related information.
IBO examines the demographic differences at each step of the gifted admissions process when the test was still in place—for students entering kindergarten in the 2018-2019 school year.
A brief report summarizing the findings in "The Inflexibility of Special Education Recommendations: An Examination of Efforts to Educate Students in the Least Restrictive Environment."
Federal Title I-A funds provide assistance to schools and local educational agencies (in New York City, the Department of Education) that serve a large number or share of students from low-income families.
In 2016 the Mayor revamped how the city cleans and maintains the city’s schools—promising better services and potential savings. Has the city achieved savings?