The Bower school, which was up nearly 29 percentage points, had among the lowest spending figures: $9,519 per student.

But that will not happen until the governor and the leaders of both houses come up with an overall spending figure.

The spending figure is linked to the growing number of feature films - the most lucrative projects for the city - made here.

Likewise, if the spending figure had not been adjusted, it would have been $10,310.

As a result, the spending figure for next year is depressed.

When last month's spending figures are adjusted for inflation, they indicate more growth.

Administration officials could provide no total spending figure today for their urban initiative.

Democrats have mainly been supportive of a higher spending figure.

The main sticking point in the budget negotiations is coming up with a spending figure that all three sides can agree on.

But we see no basis today to reduce the spending figure.