{"id":438884,"date":"2022-04-28T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-schools-funding-formula-rejected-by-city-panel-once-seen-as-rubber-stamp\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:56:47","slug":"nyc-schools-funding-formula-rejected-by-city-panel-once-seen-as-rubber-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-schools-funding-formula-rejected-by-city-panel-once-seen-as-rubber-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC schools&#8217; funding formula rejected by city panel once seen as &#8216;rubber stamp&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4070f691a28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4070f691a28\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-schools-funding-formula-rejected-by-city-panel-once-seen-as-rubber-stamp\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_schools_funding_formula_rejected_by_city_panel_once_seen_as_%E2%80%98rubber_stamp%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC schools&#8217; funding formula rejected by city panel once seen as &#8216;rubber stamp&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;NYC schools&#8217; funding formula rejected by city panel once seen as &#8216;rubber stamp'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Panel for Educational Policy has struck down New York City\u2019s school funding formula \u2014 breaking with City Hall directives for the second time in two months.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the Department of Education raised concerns that the panel\u2019s Wednesday night vote could delay school budgets and preparations for school reopenings in the fall. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is deeply problematic, but the vote has been cast,\u201d said Schools Chancellor David Banks.  \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to figure out a much better way in which we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 15-member education panel \u2014 made up of nine <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointees by Mayor Eric Adams, five by borough presidents and one by parents \u2014 has previously garnered the reputation of a \u201crubber stamp\u201d for City Hall policy. <\/p>\n<p>But with a slot vacant after an Adams pick with a history of anti-LGBT writings resigned, the panel lacked the mayoral-appointee votes to push the current approach to school budgeting through \u2014 sending the 15-year-old formula, which gets re-approved each year, back to the drawing board. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill there be some disruption? Absolutely,\u201d said Vice-Chair Tom Sheppard, who represents parents on the panel, as he voted \u201cno\u201d on re-approving the current formula. \u201cIn the long term will we address the needs of our students? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-budget-press.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-22069449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-budget-press.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-budget-press.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/eric-adams-budget-press.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams lacked the votes on the panel to push his agenda through after one of his appointees had to resign.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Members of the panel and public noted that while the formula sends additional funds to schools serving <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nycenet.edu\/offices\/finance_schools\/budget\/DSBPO\/allocationmemo\/fy21_22\/fy22_docs\/FY2023_FSF_CEC_Deck_English.pdf\">kids struggling on state tests, learning English or those with disabilities<\/a>, it lacks weights for other vulnerable students, including those who are homeless or in foster care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re holding each other accountable, everyone needs to be held accountable \u2014 DOE as well,\u201d said member Geneal Chacon, the Bronx borough president appointee.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, the PEP voted down a $82-million temporary staffing agreement, used by the DOE\u2019s central office and school administrators to employ workers for short-term initiatives, like COVID-19 response teams. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leoniehaimson\/status\/1506768770295083012?s=20&amp;t=Dn8YfWTufYHqaWiWJP9fAg\">Watchdogs<\/a>\u00a0said it was just the second contract to be struck down in the panel\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>After further discussion, the contract got the green-light on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/david-banks-eric-adams.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Banks\" class=\"wp-image-22069486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/david-banks-eric-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/david-banks-eric-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/david-banks-eric-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Schools Chancellor David Banks called the vote \u201cdeeply problematic.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The PEP has rarely struck down mayoral directives. But the unusual, two-time rejection of City Hall directives raises the possibility this panel could usher in a new era of checks on the administration\u2019s power \u2014 while the state debates the extension of mayoral control over Big Apple schools. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Lawmakers have told The Post that several options are on the table, whether a multi-year or shorter extension of mayoral control,\u00a0or changing the makeup or rules of the PEP that would give it more autonomy to respond to the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Adams\u2019 predecessors have insisted that panel members\u00a0fall in line\u00a0with their policies \u2014 with former mayors Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio even axing dissenters.<\/p>\n<p>In non-pandemic times, the DOE releases school budget allocations in the late spring, so that principals and administrators can propose plans for the coming year in June. But over the past couple of years, the allocations have come late, with DOE officials citing difficulties related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed in the outcome of this vote, and it will potentially delay school budgets and preparations for the upcoming school year,\u201d said Nathaniel Styer, a spokesperson for the DOE. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to a full review of the Fair Student Funding formula, but that review, for the sake of our students, cannot be rushed in a matter of weeks or months \u2014 it must be a thoughtful review,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are expecting the panel to come back to this issue in order to prepare for the upcoming school year.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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