Gov.’s proposed budget slashes aid to local schools
Local school districts would lose nearly $55 million in state funding next year under the governor’s proposed budget released today. The proposed cuts — more than 12 percent in some Westchester and...
View ArticleSee how much your district could lose in state aid
Gov. David Paterson has proposed $880 million in spending cuts for the 2009-10 school year. In Westchester, districts could lose $36.1 million in state aid compared with a loss of $13.9 million in...
View ArticleState budget will not avert layoffs, poll finds
From the New York State School Boards Association… Nearly 70 percent of school board members whose districts were planning on laying off teachers said this year’s state budget agreement will not allow...
View ArticleSuperintendent: Yonkers schools shorted $28 million by state
Despite a nearly $20 million boost in combined building and non-building aid for Yonkers schools in the state budget, the funding falls far short of what the district asked for and leaves a $28 million...
View ArticleYonkers City Council majority critical of school aid shortfall
The Republican majority on the Yonkers City Council is denouncing the state and Democratic legislators for failing to come through with enough school aid to keep the district from having to cut staff...
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