Education in New York State
The Supervisory District of Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, and Greene Counties: A Study of Potential Educational Reorganization in the Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES
[PDF]A study of the Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Supervisory District of Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, and Greene Counties, conducted by the Institute for the New York State Department of Education. Includes recommendations on the Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES’ structure relative to neighboring BOCES regions.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government, November 2008
To Build New Strengths: The Future of Clinton Community College, and of North Country Community College
[PDF]Clinton Community College and North Country Community College could explore deeper collaboration and other options for strengthening the educational services they provide across a sprawling region of Northern New York State, according to a new report from the Rockefeller Institute. The report was conducted at the request of New York State Sen. Elizabeth Little, whose district includes the two institutions. It examined a number of possible options for their future.
David Shaffer, July 28, 2008
Charter Schools in Albany: The Brighter Choice Experience
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with Thomas W. Carroll, President, Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, and Founder and Chairman, Brighter Choice Charter Schools. Respondents: Sandra Vergari, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, University at Albany; and Allison Armour-Garb, Director, Education Studies, Rockefeller Institute of Government. February 13, 2008
Charter Schools: Issues and Outlook
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with Judy Doesschate, Albany City Schools Board of Education, and William Lake, Vice President for School Fiscal Accountability, Charter Schools Institute, State University of New York. March 28, 2007
Community Colleges and the State Workforce
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with John B. Clark, Interim Chancellor, The State University of New York; Edward F. Cox, State University of New York Board of Trustees; Dennis Golladay, Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges, State University of New York; Donald C. Katt, President, Ulster County Community College; Phil White, Dean of the Schools of Business and Engineering and Industrial Technologies, Hudson Valley Community College; Robert N. Brower, CEO, Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology, Cayuga Community College, Inc.; Richard P. Nathan, Co-Director, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government; Steven Bruckman, Executive Vice Chancellor, California Community Colleges; Robert B. Ward, Deputy Director, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government; Edward Reinfurt, Acting Executive Director, New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation; and Mario Musolino, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor. June 27, 2007
CFE v. State of New York: What the Litigation Means for New York City, New York State, and the Nation
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with Michael A. Rebell, Executive Director, The Campaign for Educational Equity. November 20, 2006
Workforce Planning in Education: Replacing Retiring Teachers and Administrators
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy Commissioner for Higher Education and Professions, New York State Education Department; Maria Neira, First Vice President, New York State United Teachers; David Szczerbacki, Provost/Vice-President for Academic Affairs, The College of Saint Rose; and James Wyckoff, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, and Principal Investigator, Teacher Policy Research. March 29, 2006
The Fiscal Challenges Facing Public and Private Colleges
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with Steven G. Poskanzer, President, State University of New York at New Paltz, and Morton Owen Schapiro, President, Williams College. February 1, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act in New York
[PDF]A Public Policy Forum with James A. Kadamus, Deputy Commissioner for Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education, New York State Education Department. October 24, 2005
The Supervisory District of Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady, and Saratoga Counties: A Study of Potential Educational Reorganization in the Capital Region
[PDF]A study of the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Supervisory District of Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady, and Saratoga Counties for the New York State Department of Education. The study includes recommendations on Capital Region BOCES’ structure relative to neighboring BOCES regions; individual school districts in Schoharie County; the City School District of Albany; and the potential for further study of BOCES operations in the area from the Catskills to Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida counties.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government, July 2007
A Study of the First Supervisory District of Monroe County
[PDF]This study of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) First Supervisory District of Monroe County for the New York State Department of Education includes recommendations on Monroe #1 BOCES’ structure relative to neighboring BOCES regions.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government, December 2005
High Spending on K-12 Education: How Does New York Differ From Other States?
[PDF]This report examines the components of education spending in New York and other states to assess the substantial difference in expenditures. It does not attempt to address the much more ambitious question of why New York spends more than most states. Understanding how spending in New York differs from that in other states is crucial to addressing more ambitious questions.
Hamp Lankford and Jim Wyckoff, November 1999
Teacher Preparation
[PDF]Teacher preparation is an important activity at the State University of New York. Sixteen campuses offer teacher preparation programs. The State University, in turn, is a major supplier of New York’s public school teachers. The State University’s teacher preparation programs face challenges from several forces impinging at once: the drive for higher learning standards for students, growing teacher shortages in selected regions and fields, and new regulations for teacher preparation programs and teacher certification, all in an environment of vigorous and sometimes harsh debate.
Donald J. Boyd, December 1999
Time For Leadership: Restoring the New York State Education Department
[PDF]There is no agency in New York State government with a mission more vital than that of the Education Department. The state’s commissioner of education, Richard P. Mills, charged this commission to undertake a rapid but intensive review of the Education Department. After listening closely to more than 200 people inside and outside the department who care about it and who know its work, they report one fundamental finding to the Commission and to the Board of Regents: It is time for leadership.
The Commissioner's Review of the New York State Education Department, January 1996