Despite mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to spend on new initiatives like retraining police officers and providing mental health care for jail inmates, the city’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) predicts that the city’s fiscal health is in good shape for the next few years of the mayor’s administration.
In one of its most comprehensive analyses of school data to date, the Independent Budget Office (IBO) painted a detailed picture of the contrasts in the city’s public education system.