I was biking up Third Avenue in May, no cars as far as I could see, New York City was a ghost town. The pandemic was rampant, subways and buses empty, the cities revenue stream had ended …. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months.
Would the city go bankrupt? (Read here)
Were we facing another 1975? Widespread teacher layoffs? (Read here)
Candidate Biden becomes President Biden, the assault on the Congress fails and the Biden Rescue Plan becomes law.
Half of New York City is vaccinated and the number of vaccinated New Yorkers continues to grow.
The New York State legislature passes a budget that fully funds education, the fight over Foundation Aid is over.
Mayor de Blasio releases his Executive Budget, which he calls his Recovery Budget – worthwhile watching here. The City Council has to approve the budget, the Council and the Mayor will negotiate and likely approve by mid-June.
The NYS Education Department has to submit a plan specifying how the Rescue Plan dollars will be utilized in the state. The Plan is due June 7th, see the Fact CONTINUE READING: Will NYC Create a Thoughtful and Effective Plan for the Billions of Education Dollars or Waste on Mindless Testing and Remediation? | Ed In The Apple