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Overview of the Department of Education's budget and workforce size
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Council Member Rita Joseph provides an overview of the Department of Education's budget and workforce size for fiscal year 2026. She emphasizes the DOE's significant share of the city's overall budget and workforce.
- DOE's budget is $33.5 billion, which is 29% of the city's overall budget
- DOE has the largest headcount among city agencies with 138,098 budgeted positions, representing 46% of the entire city's budgeted headcount
- Joseph stresses the importance of accountability and accuracy in budgeting for the largest school system in the country
Rita Joseph
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This morning, we will be discussing the Department of Education's thirty three point five billion fiscal twenty twenty six budget as presented in the preliminary financial plan.
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This afternoon, we will be discussing DOE's capital plan with the school construction authority.
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Thank you to everyone present here and to those of you who are testifying remotely.
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DOE has the largest budget among city agencies at 29% of the city overall city's overall budget of a hundred and 16,300,000,000.0 for fiscal twenty twenty six.
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It also has the largest headcount among city agencies currently budgeted at a hundred and 30 8 thousand 90 8 positions, which is 46% of the entire city budgeted headcount.
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As the chair of this committee, I continue to push hard for accountability and accuracy to ensure that the budget for the largest city agency and the largest school system in the country actually reflects the needs and interests of its residents and students.