VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoOh no, that Mamdani gave money to SCHOOLS?!discuss.onlineimagemessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1944arrow-down13
arrow-up1941arrow-down1imageOh no, that Mamdani gave money to SCHOOLS?!discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareSnapZinger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 month agoI just want to put this here for context… Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/nyc-must-spend-700-million-to-cut-class-sizes-watchdog-says wayback link: https://web.archive.org/web/20251216213749/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/nyc-must-spend-700-million-to-cut-class-sizes-watchdog-says NY Independent Budget Office FY 2026: https://www.ibo.nyc.gov/assets/ibo/downloads/pdf/education/2025/2025-december-a-slow-start-limited-progress-in-first-years-towards-class-size-compliance.pdf
minus-squarestephen@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 month agoThanks for these. The New York State law that the city just comply with further contextualizes things. Strong teacher union making sure class sizes stay reasonable Politicians working to fund the public school systems What’s not to like?
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoSo he spent 700 million on schools … in order to comply with state law. Obviously, the Republicans are outraged. They hate complying with laws.
I just want to put this here for context…
Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/nyc-must-spend-700-million-to-cut-class-sizes-watchdog-says
NY Independent Budget Office FY 2026: https://www.ibo.nyc.gov/assets/ibo/downloads/pdf/education/2025/2025-december-a-slow-start-limited-progress-in-first-years-towards-class-size-compliance.pdf
Thanks for these. The New York State law that the city just comply with further contextualizes things.
What’s not to like?
So he spent 700 million on schools … in order to comply with state law.
Obviously, the Republicans are outraged. They hate complying with laws.