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BUDGET INFO A Review of the FY 2006 City Budget for Education The Mayor proposed to increase total funding to DOE by $804 million (including pension contributions) in May 2005. This increase masked a system-wide decrease of $40 million to schools related to projected enrollment declines. The City Council was able to make only minor additions to the education budget. The Mayor Announced the FY2006 Executive Budget Proposal The city contribution to the Department of Education budget is $5.7 billion--- out of its total $14.07 billion proposed operating budget that includes state and federal dollars. The city's proposed contribution reflects $113.5 million more than required by the state imposed maintenance of effort provision of 2002.d the Breaking News from Albany: On-Time Budget Achieved, April 1, 2005 --- Formulas Have Changed, But No CFE Payments for NYC Public Schools (.pdf document) The NYS Assembly and Senate have agreed to an increase of approximately $322.7 million in state school aid for NYC. NYC received 38.86% of all state aid increases. The Governor's Flex-Aid Proposal (mega-category of funding, functioning as a block grant) that was routinely shot down by the legislature gained passage this year, thanks to a court ruling that curtailed the legislatures influence in the state budget process. Building Aid formula changes enacted with the state budget come "online" to benefit NYC next year. EPP Analysis of the Governor's Executive Budget Plan for 2005 - 2006 A thorough review of the governor's funding for school districts and more. The Assembly and the Senate Release Budget Resolutions for 2005-2006 This announcement features a side-by-side view of the differences between plans. The Analysis of the Recent Department of Education Finanacial Status Report --Funding of Instruction The Department of Education released the FY 2005 February Financial Status Report. The report incudes a summary of adjustments to the operating budget, including (1/10/05) year-to-date expenditures for instruction. Breaking News from Albany at EPP's Spring 2003 Budget Summit The NYS Assembly and Senate have agreed to restore $1.1 billion of the Governor's proposed $1.4 billion cut to education statewide. April 24, 2003: New Contingency Cuts As of April 24, 2003 there are yet more "contingency cuts" to the schools by the city. The Mayor's Executive Budget, released last week, contains a $1 billion "contingency program" of new cuts to municipal agencies if the state fails to provie the city with additional funding. The Department of Education's share of the total cuts is surprisingly small, just 12% of the total, or $120 million. City Council Education Budget Proposals, April 10, 2003 The New York City Council is asking for an additional $98 million cut to the NYC Department of Education as part of a $480 million "efficiency program" for city agencies. The Latest City Cuts as of March '03There is a new "contingency " cut to the NYC Department of Education of $178 million for the 2003-04 school year. The
Mayor's and the Governor's Executive Budgets for 2003-04
The
executives' opening salvo in the upcoming budget negotiations. The Mayor
proposed $200 million cut (with another $200 million for 2004-05); the
Governor proposed a statewide cut of $1.24 billion in education statewide.
One-Minute Summary: Timeline of City Budget Cuts to Education and the NYC DOE's Internal Savings Plans This year's budget was passed in April -- but already there have been two rounds of cuts (July 02 and November 02). What's been cut? Breakdown of the Mayor's Proposed Cuts to Public Education in his November Plan The Mayor's November 02 plan contains $200 million more in cuts / savings. See which programs were cut. Minutes from EPP's Education Budget Summit on 11/ 21/ 02 (DRAFT) Representatives from Parent Organizations, Community School Boards and Labor Unions reported on the impact of the cuts on the students, the schools and their constituencies. Where Does the Money Go? The NYC Board of Ed. Pie Chart
Where Does the Money Come From? The NYC School System Pie Chart
How Does State Aid to NYC Compare to Aid Allocated
to Non-City School Districts?
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