Their analysis showed that as a group, many charter schools already
receive more money per pupil than local schools when comparing state and local funding.
These schools do not
get more money per pupil, but their principals and staff have a good reputation, and that attracts those who can afford rising house prices.
So not only does the departure of scholarship students improve the performance of their public school peers, it also
leaves more money per pupil to be spent on those peers.
In 2011, the most recent year with data available, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway, and Switzerland
spent more money per pupil on education than the United States, but those countries aside, the US spent more than most of the developed world.
Rosemary Serra, president of the Nassau County Federation of Republican Women, said New York
invested more money per pupil in education than most states, but still had a below average graduation rate.
Introduced by Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, who Cuomo called «a superstar in Albany and great friend of mine,» Cuomo stated that he was very «proud to be able to say that New York State invests
more money per pupil in education than any state in the United States.»
«The truth is that New York
dedicates more money per pupil to education than any other state — including over $ 25.8 billion in this year's budget,» Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, said in a statement, «and we'll continue to work to strengthen our public schools and provide New York children with the education they deserve.»
Charters receive
more money per pupil because they don't receive the same level of services from the central office as traditional schools do.
[Cuomo said the latest lawsuit challenging the way New York allocates education dollars is flawed because the state
spends more money per pupil — on average — than any other state and doesn't get top results.]
«We spend
more money per pupil than any other state.
During an interview with The Capitol Pressroom's Susan Arbetter earlier today, Cuomo said the latest lawsuit challenging the way New York allocates education dollars is flawed because the state spends
more money per pupil — on average — than any other state and doesn't get top results.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed the evaluations as a key strategy for improving student outcomes, which are mediocre despite that New York spends
more money per pupil than any other state.
New York spends
more money per pupil than any other state in the nation, but we don't have the results to show for it.
The district with the lowest property tax rate (Gibraltar budgeted $ 17,897) spent
more money per pupil than the district with the highest property tax rate (Elmwood budgeted $ 15,388).
Only Manhattan — which has the greatest number of charter schools, including those in the Success Academy network of schools — spent
more money per pupil, at $ 22,288 per student.