Education issues to watch in Albany: School funding, mental health, future of mayoral control

As districts continue to recover from the academic and social-emotional impacts of the pandemic, New York state lawmakers will be pressed to address several issues facing schools during the new legislative session.

Inflation has driven up the cost of finishing the long-awaited process of fully funding Foundation Aid, the state’s main school aid formula. As the country faces the risk of a recession, advocates worry about whether lawmakers will fulfill their promise to finish funding the formula.

Advocates also say they will push for solutions to issues that have become more pressing during the pandemic, including hiring challenges and student mental health, while others will continue a yearslong push for the state to raise the charter school cap.

Read the full article here:
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/3/23523183/ny-albany-education-foundation-aid-budget-mental-health-hiring-shortages-mayoral-control
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