Comments on: Still number one http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574 State and city finances - and the economy Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Why we’re number 1 - EdVANTAGE Blog - The Official Blog of the New York State Council of School Superintendents http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4746 Why we’re number 1 - EdVANTAGE Blog - The Official Blog of the New York State Council of School Superintendents Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:07:21 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4746 [...] McMahon of the conservative Empire Center did a blog post which noted, among other things, that New York’s spending on school administration is much [...] [...] McMahon of the conservative Empire Center did a blog post which noted, among other things, that New York’s spending on school administration is much [...]

]]> By: Dr. Thomas Rogers http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4736 Dr. Thomas Rogers Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:36:37 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4736 A friendly clarification: Regarding administrative costs, even the favorable characterization above may understate how thrifty New York schools' spending on administration is. Using the same data referenced in this report, nationally, 5.5% of all education spending is for school administration. But in New York, spending on school administration is quite a bit less - 4.0%. The bullet point above accurately points out that NY's "per pupil" administrative spending exceeds national per pupil spending by 18%, but that's driven by NY's higher overall per pupil spending, thus masking the fact that administration comprises a significantly smaller percentage of all school spending when compared to national averages. Tom Rogers Executive Director NYS Council of School Superintendents A friendly clarification: Regarding administrative costs, even the favorable characterization above may understate how thrifty New York schools’ spending on administration is. Using the same data referenced in this report, nationally, 5.5% of all education spending is for school administration. But in New York, spending on school administration is quite a bit less - 4.0%.

The bullet point above accurately points out that NY’s “per pupil” administrative spending exceeds national per pupil spending by 18%, but that’s driven by NY’s higher overall per pupil spending, thus masking the fact that administration comprises a significantly smaller percentage of all school spending when compared to national averages.

Tom Rogers
Executive Director
NYS Council of School Superintendents

]]> By: New York Highest In School Spending | Political Scene: From the Rochester Perspective | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4727 New York Highest In School Spending | Political Scene: From the Rochester Perspective | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:26:14 +0000 http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=1574#comment-4727 [...] McMahon, director of the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center for New York State Policy, points out on his blog that New York’s school spending of nearly $51 billion was less than only California, which has [...] [...] McMahon, director of the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center for New York State Policy, points out on his blog that New York’s school spending of nearly $51 billion was less than only California, which has [...]

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