Education finance reform in New York: Calculating the cost of a sound basic education "in New York City"

Authors

William D. Duncombe, Syracuse University
Anna Lukemeyer, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
John Yinger, Syracuse University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2004

Publisher

Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University

Abstract

In June, 2003, the New York State Court of Appeals altered the education-finance landscape with its ruling in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. New York. This ruling called for “[r]eforms to the current system of financing school funding” designed to ensure “that every school in New York City would have the resources necessary for providing the opportunity for a sound basic education.” This ruling addressed a wide range of issues, but also declared that “the funding level necessary to provide City students with the opportunity for a sound basic education is an ascertainable starting point.” This policy brief addresses the question: How can this funding level be determined?

Keywords

Educational equalization; Education -- Finance; Educational change; New York (State)

Disciplines

Education | Education Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

File Format

pdf

File Size

239 KB

Language

English

Comments

Policy Brief: No.28/2004

Repository Citation

Duncombe, W. D., Lukemeyer, A., Yinger, J. (2004). Education finance reform in New York: Calculating the cost of a sound basic education "in New York City". Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/sea_fac_articles/252