The plaintiffs, a coalition of municipalities and education organizations, had sued for billions in new state spending but did not get it. (jonathanpelto.com)
The bill does not address that funding issue directly, but it ties the increase in the charter school cap to approximately $ 1.4 billion in new state spending for K - 12 education overall, phased in over seven years. (commonwealthmagazine.org)
Mr. Cuomo last week ordered the city to choose an independent monitor to oversee new state spending on public housing. (nytimes.com)