The Rockefeller Institute delivered its suggested overhaul of New York state's school funding formula in December. Since then, neither Gov. Kathy Hochul nor the two legislative houses have adopted more than a few of the think tank’s 32 recommendations.

According to attorney Michael Rebell, executive director of the Center for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia, the few data points that have been updated in the executive and one-house budgets have harmed districts that serve the most vulnerable students. 

Rebell co-founded and served as executive director of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), which won a major constitutional ruling on behalf of New York City public schools almost 20 years ago and spurred the creation of the original Foundation Aid formula. He spoke with Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter about the education budget.