REMARKS
Rita Joseph on Enhancements to Education Funding and Teacher Support
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Rita C. Joseph addresses improvements in education funding, fair student funding formula revision, and teacher support under her leadership.
- Discusses the implementation of a state law in phases to address high-need poverty schools.
- Highlights changes in the Fair Student Funding (FSF) formula to include students with high poverty levels and those living in temporary housing.
- Emphasizes the importance of equitable access to education and supporting future generations.
- Addresses the issue of teacher shortages and the necessity for fair compensation and recognition for educators.
- Advocates for the need to let teachers teach and avoid overburdening them with multiple roles.
Rita C. Joseph
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It's a state law and it's already implemented.
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Matter of fact, they delayed the law last year.
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This is the 1st year.
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It's in phases, not all at once.
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So this is all at once.
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And then I in the law, high high need poverty schools are also incorporated in that need.
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And one of the things we did as the council in New York City Public Schools, we also changed the formula on FSF, which is a fair student funding where we put high need students with high poverty level, and also students living in temporary housing.
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We included those 2 weight that has never been done before.
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And this was the first time they recalculated the FSF formula
Gale Brewer
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Mhmm.
Rita C. Joseph
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Since 2007.
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So there's there's there's been work being done here under my leadership.
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So there's work.
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Okay.
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So we'll continue.
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I just got here 2 years.
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But there's but there's work that's being done on that level as we continue to build this out.
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So this is just the 1st phase of the law.
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Continue to follow it out.
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Continue to right, for equity and access for your for your for your students, for your children, and for the future generation.
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So I was a teacher for 2 case before I became the chair of the education committee, so I know I get it.
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Right.
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You got the right question.
UNKNOWN
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I don't wanna, like you know, I figured if I just throw the math out there, that it can
Nina Kubota
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give you
UNKNOWN
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a clearer picture of what the real argument is.
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We're not afraid of the change.
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We're just afraid that we can't meet the needs of the students changes quickly, right, without putting other measures in place like qualified teachers.
Rita C. Joseph
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And that was one of my questions.
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What was the pipeline and the educators coming from?
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How do we create it nationally?
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We already have a teacher shortage.
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Right.
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Whether we will maintain talent, retaining them is the biggest thing.
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Right?
UNKNOWN
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Mhmm.
Rita C. Joseph
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Underpaid teachers across the city, they tell you, underpaid overwork, unappreciated, educators on my unsung heroes.
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They did magic, including myself during the pandemic, and we wanna continue to not clap for them after COVID, but continue to clap for them.
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Make sure that they don't have to do 33 jobs in order for them to survive.
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They should be able to drive.
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So that's one of the other thing.
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Teacher Pay is one of the things.
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And and number and the second thing I said, let teachers teach.