NYC Fiscal Crisis, 1975-1976

NYSUT briefing paper for members of the NYS Legislature, “New York City Education in Fiscal Crisis,” November 11, 1975; Congressional Budget Office report, “New York City's Fiscal Problem: Its Origins, Potential Repercussions, and Some Alternative Policy Responses,” October 10, 1975; study prepared for use of the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, “New York City's Financial Crisis: An Evaluation of Its Economic Impact and of Proposed Policy Solutions,” November 3, 1975, with cover letter to AFT officers; State Education Department press release, “Regents, Commissioner to Announce Details of New York City Project at September 15 News Conference” re improving student performance; report, “The Impact on New York City's Public Schools of the 1976-1977 State Education Aid Formula Amendments,” April 13, 1976, by Office of the (NYC) Deputy Chancellor of Education; analysis provided to NYC Deputy Mayor James Cavanagh by Deputy Chancellor re fiscal consequences of agreement between Board of Education and United Federation of Teachers (UFT), October 1, 1975; memos by UFT officer Clarence (Tommy) Tompkins; related correspondence