ALBANY, NY – Today, Bob Lowry, The Council’s Deputy Director for Advocacy, Research, and Communications, is providing testimony on the future of Foundation Aid at a hearing conducted by the State University’s Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Our submitted testimony is available here.
The testimony outlines a general approach for reviewing the formula, suggests principles to guide review, and recommends some specific changes for adoption or consideration. It concludes by offering observations on enrollment declines, save-harmless funding, and district reserves.
The 2024-25 state budget charged the Rockefeller Institute with producing a report and recommendations by December 1.