Category Archives: School Finance

Budget, Referenda, and Voter Support

A Column by Dr. Rick Timbs Budget season is over for most of us but not everyone prevailed unfortunately. To those of you who passed their budgets and secured the ability to buy busses and capital projects CONGRATULATIONS! But there are school districts whose budgets failed, and/or they were unable to buy buses, particularly electric…

Capital Tonight: Dr. Rick Timbs Explains Foundation Aid and Rockefeller Report

Dr. Rick Timbs joins Spectrum's Susan Arbetter to discuss the recently released Rockefeller report which was tasked with developing fixes to the foundation aid formula and school funding. Timbs says the report has many good ideas and recommendations; however, some parts of it are naive which could be problematic for some schools districts going forward.…

This is information on the 2021 NYS Budget.

2021 NYS Legislative Forum Videos and Data

This is one of the most important Legislative forums we have ever presented. CNYSBA presents, in association with Dr. Rick Timbs and SSFC, our 2021 Legislative Forum. Click here for videos and data...