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NYC Schools to get Billions of New Dollars Under State Budget Deal Share this story Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY . New York City schools are slated to get $1.3 billion more than last year under the state’s budget expected to pass Wednesday, providing a massive financial boost as students and educators rebound from more than a year of disrupted learning. In all, New York City schools are expected to get $11.86 billion from the state plus $6.9 billion from the federal government. The state’s bud...

NYC taking back less money from schools that saw enrollment drop Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 Education officials told school principals in a letter on Monday that the money schools owe to the city this year is reduced by 25% if they experienced a drop in enrollment. (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After New York City public schools experienced a steep drop in enrolllment this school year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, scho...

Enrollment at New York City public schools plunged this academic year, with about 43,000 students leaving the system.

A just-announced deal that will get federal funds to New York will be good news during the budget process.