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John Liu on Impact of Foundation Aid Formula Update on New York Schools
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John Liu discusses the potential effects of updating the foundation aid formula on schools in New York, with a focus on differences between Upstate and Downstate.
- Upstate New York could benefit from an update to the foundation aid formula, while the impact on Downstate remains unclear.
- Liu emphasizes the need for careful implementation to ensure beneficial outcomes.
- The state foundation aid is regularly adjusted for inflation, but recent proposals seek to change the inflation definition.
- Members of the state legislature, including those representing New York City, will scrutinize the potential impact on New York City schools.
John Liu
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Could have different impacts on different parts of the state.
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I would say that it's very clear that in many parts Upstate New York, that a foundation aid formula update would be beneficial to them.
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It's not clear exactly what the impact would be downstate.
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So, you know, we just wanna make sure we get it done right, but that does not necessarily mean that suddenly there's going to be a significant increase in state foundation.
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State foundation aid has at the very minimum been updated every year for inflation except for the fact that the governor now wants to change the definition of inflation.
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But it has gone up with the costs overall.
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So it's just gonna be a question of exactly how it's updated.
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And I'm I'm sure city members of the state legislature will be looking very closely at how that kind of foundation a formal update could impact New York City Schools.