Korn: Because of state aid cuts in 2008 that have still not been fully restored, the property tax cap makes it difficult for schools to make up funding shortfalls. (syracuse.com)
Credit for sparing midyear state aid cuts to schools goes not just to state Assembly and Senate lawmakers but to UFT and community members who bombarded the governor and their local legislators with 5,710 faxes each, demanding that Albany protect the classroom. (uft.org)
Most of the revenues from a new tax on those loans would benefit the city, which would also see state aid cut by $ 1.3 billion under Paterson's budget. (therealdeal.com)