ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Days before one of New York's toughest -
ever state
budgets is due, protests
over education and social services
cuts persisted and Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that the government could shut down if the Legislature gets in the way of his cost -
cutting plans.
«At a time when pupil numbers in England are predicted to rise by 8 per cent
over the next five years while
budgets are simultaneously
cut, it is now more important than
ever that we support our existing teachers and offer them a fair deal in terms of remuneration.»