Promise of increased funding in New York City schools may be lost
Dec. 18, 2008
Economic reversal could wipe out funding gains seen last year in New York City
Just two years ago, New York state’s highest court ended a decades-long lawsuit over school funding by promising billions of dollars more for New York City schools. Legislators passed a budget that sent $710 million more to New York City schools in 2007. Now, amid a widening financial crisis, schools across the city are bracing for reductions that advocates say could total as much as $1.5 billion next year.
