Nearly 96 percent of school budgets across the state were adopted yesterday, according to an analysis by the New York State School Boards Association. Districts that were not proposing property tax cap overrides had a 98 percent passage rate, while those that did want to spend above the 2 percent… Read More →
Ninety-three percent of school board members who participated in an informal online poll said they are optimistic their budgets will pass on May 21, the first budget vote, according to the New York State School Boards Association. Seven percent said they didn’t think they would get approval on the first… Read More →
If President Barack Obama and Congress do not act to avoid the fiscal cliff, school districts throughout New York could lose $164 million in federal funding, or an average of $243,000 per district, according to an analysis by the New York State School Boards Association. Districts in the Lower Hudson… Read More →
Forty-nine percent of school board members are in favor of a proposal before the state Board of Regents that would prioritize children who are eligible for free- and reduced-price lunch for placement in pre-kindergarten programs, according to a New York State School Boards Association poll released today. Forty-three percent said… Read More →
As school districts prepare to craft their budgets for the 2013-14 fiscal year, the New York State School Boards Association is offering guidance based on the first year of New York’s property-tax cap. First and foremost, voters were 1-1/2 times more likely to approve budgets whose tax-levy limits were below the… Read More →
The Hurricane Irene Recovery Fund, managed by the United Way of New York State distributed $208,520 in grants and had $221,413 in requests for assistance, according to a United Way report released today. The money went toward cleanup of Irene, which had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time… Read More →
