Proposes that an inspector general be established in the executive branch of the government to review performance, cost, and effectiveness of New York State's public school system. (Author/JN)

Responds to EA 503 929 and contends that the objective of realizing economies and efficiencies in education will not be achieved through uneconomical duplication of existing State agencies and procedures. (Author/JN)

Discusses the relationship of dollar inputs to educational quality. Argues that money does not educate children but that teachers and other educational workers do. Suggests that spending money on education will not in itself guarantee that children will be educated, but that it is certain that children cannot be educated without it. (Author/JF)

Discusses research on the relationship between school inputs -- teachers, facilities, programs -- and student achievement. (JF)