Empire Center

09/14/2026

New York's Education:
- Spends $32,000 to educate one student, the most in the world;
- Pays teachers $97,000 - the highest in the U.S;
- Has only 11.5 students per teacher - the U.S. average is 15.4;
Also, New York:
- Is beaten in Grade 4 Reading and Mathematics to Mississippi, which:
- Spends $12,000 to educate one student
- Pays teachers $53,000;
- Has 13 students per teacher.

09/11/2026

"Let's roll."

Twenty-five years ago, aboard United Airlines Flight 93, a group of ordinary Americans faced an extraordinary choice. After learning that their plane had been hijacked, they resolved to fight back.

One passenger, Todd Beamer, spoke by phone with an operator as the passengers prepared to act:
"We're going to do something. I don't think we're going to get out of this thing."

Moments later, he turned to his fellow passengers and said:
"Are you guys ready? Let's roll."

Those words embody the American spirit: the courage to confront evil against incredible odds. We will never forget. 🇺🇸

09/09/2026

Homeschooling is growing because families are searching for better options for their kids. Unfortunately, most New York families have no real educational choice unless they're super-wealthy or super-determined

JUST IN...

08/04/2026

What if we told you some folks rake in $500,000+ in pensions?

05/20/2026

Even the district with the lowest spending at $24,000 exceed what most U.S. states spend per student. More than half of the New York school districts will spend over $37,000 – easily outspending every other state and country. Finally, 67 districts plan to exceed $50,000 per student – basically, a private-boarding-school-in-Europe type of money.

New York has built an education system that spends at elite levels, staffs at near private-college ratios, and pays accordingly—yet when it comes to achievement, we are behind Mississippi and on par with Alabama.

Even the district with the lowest spending at $24,000 exceed what most U.S. states spend per student. More than half of the New York school districts will spend over $37,000 – easily outspending every other state and country. Finally, 67 districts plan to exceed $50,000 per student – basically, a private-boarding-school-in-Europe type of money.

As voters across New York head to the polls to decide their local school budgets, the big question – why....

05/18/2026

LIRR workers average about $160,000 with overtime, and some make $300,000+. Many riders or LIRR earn far less. If everyone in New York making below $160,000 walked off the job, the state would be paralyzed.

05/14/2026

NY corrections officers earning $500,000. Guess who’s paying? Taxpayers.

04/21/2026

28¢ vs 17¢. That's an extra $1,122 a year New York "premium" just for electricity

04/17/2026

New Yorkers may soon face $6-a-gallon gasoline if Albany layers new climate-program costs on top of today’s prices.

03/05/2026

Something is not right with New York's energy policy