As New York’s Public School Spending Surges, Accountability Gets Short Shrift
Lower state standards, no more HS Regents exam and soon no data on chronic absenteeism
Happy welcome back to morning yelling, or the equivalent of preparing someone who has been in jail for 30 years to re-enter society.
I have an op-ed in the NY Sun about the absurd state of NY education.
“In 2024, Governor Hochul allocated an unprecedented $34.5 billion in school aid — an increase of $1.3 billion from the previous year. At the same time, the Board of Regents has been enacting policies that undermine accountability in our public education system.”
Let me know your questions and comments!
Girls have suffered greater test-score declines than boys
Matt Barnum has an important article on the WSJ about the impact of pandemic learning loss in boys and girls.
50CAN's 2025 William E. Simon Policy Fellow
I am excited and honored to join 50CAN as their 2025 William E. Simon Policy Fellow. I have long admired their work, and their team has mentored and advised me. If you haven’t yet, check out 50CAN’s The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A Survey of 20,000 Parents.
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