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DFER Idiocy on New York School Finance
This may just be among the most ludicrous proclamations I’ve read in quite some time, and it’s brought to us by none other than
Dimwits
doofuses/doofi? …well something with a “D” For Education Reform:
“Contrary to what you may hear from certain special interest groups, the best way to fix our schools is not just to pour more money into the education bureaucracy. New York already spends $75 billion in education annually—from public schools to state funded universities—more than the total annual budget of 47 other states. What we need is smarter investments that actually deliver results, like statewide universal full-day pre-k, scholarships for students in critically-needed STEM courses and funding to reward our hardest working teachers. Governor Cuomo is taking a stand for our students by pushing for these programs, and we should all join him in putting our students first.” – See more at:http://www.dfer.org/blog/2014/03/dfer-ny_release_1.php#sthash.GfFKgHng.dpuf
I’ve spoken on this point on many previous occasions – that simply throwing out “big a-contextual numbers” is pointless. It says nothing. It’s bafflingly ignorant – mathematically inept and simply stupid. That NY “already spends $75 billion in education annually” is neither here nor there without context. It’s just dumb blather – pointless. Saying that it’s “more than the total budget of 47 other states” is equally stupid.
Let’s review NY state school finance issues for a moment. Here’s a recap of previous posts:
- On how New York State crafted a low-ball estimate of what districts needed to achieve adequate outcomes and then still completely failed to fund it.
- On how New York State maintains one of the least equitable state school finance systems in the nation.
- DFER Idiocy on New York School Finance | School Finance 101: