Interesting-Mud7499 t1_jdhz4vk wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:06 PM

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The DOEs budget is like $40billion. NYPDs around $5billion. So yea, they probably should.

Dutch1206 t1_jdih68b wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM

There's a return on investment for a population that has higher levels of education and it also, in theory, should reduce crime. So it makes sense that the budget for education is larger than the NYPD. That's not to say that the education budget isn't bloated, but I'd prefer a larger proportion of my tax dollars being used to educate the populace rather than police it.

Interesting-Mud7499 t1_jdiibzm wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Not doubting that. But consider the fact that DOE funding is at an all time high with more than a 10% drop in enrollment. Academic performance citywide is also something that should be examined. DOE is full of its own issues.

Dutch1206 t1_jdij73h wrote on March 24, 2023 at 5:13 PM

100% agree there. They certainly need to be held accountable. And no doubt there's so much waste due to bureaucracy.

sleepless______ t1_jdi1i6i wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:21 PM

Not saying the DOE is good with its money for a second (though nor is the NYPD) but if we end up in a world where we spend more on police than on schools we’ll be in a deeply depressing place.