He said that it exacerbated the problems of the funding formulas.
They maintained that under the funding formulas, the city should have received an additional $315 million, but did not.
The funding formula for the smaller states has stayed the same since 1991.
Federal officials said there were no fewer than 185 funding formulas based at least in part on population.
The state's funding formula also assumes that each student's needs accrue the same level of costs.
Now it is up to the two houses to reconcile their funding formulas.
The complexity of the funding formula means that each position depends on one's perspective.
The new funding formulas would take effect in October.
Michael Gove has announced a move towards a new national funding formula for schools.
But certainly, some progress is being made towards the common funding formula.