IBO analysis of shows that the DOE requires additional city funding to continue programs funded with federal Covid aid, for Carter Cases, charter schools and more.
The Mayor’s Preliminary Budget proposes the elimination of nearly 300 vacant school safety agent positions. In this report, IBO explores these changes in budgeted and actual staffing.
Reports on criminal summons, arrest, and non-criminal incident activity, use of permanent and temporary metal detectors and complaints against school safety agents
On 1/26/23 the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Children & Families held a hearing on childcare in the state. IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian submitted testimony on the city’s early childhood programs.
Analysis of Student Allocation Memorandum 65 to assess what is currently known about where students from families seeking asylum have enrolled in school and the budgets of those schools, and to prompt strategic thinking about the resources and attention necessary to help these students succeed.
Reports on criminal summons, arrest, and non-criminal incident activity, use of permanent and temporary metal detectors and complaints against school safety agents
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.
A transcript about New York City Mayor Eric Adams announcing more than $18 million in funding from Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) clean school bus program for 51 new school buses.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams launches “Leading the Charge " to combat climate change, create healthier learning environments, improve air quality in communities disproportionately burdened by climate change and environmental injustice, and help develop the next generation’s green workforce.