Kerry Crutchfield, the former budget director for the Winston - Salem / Forsyth County Schools, explains what it looks like in practice, detailing how the increased cost of mandatory employee benefits eats away
at public school budgets.
Not exact matches
Paul Boothe, a former senior
public servant who now is a professor
at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business
School, chastised «amateur» deputy ministers for making a fuss over a contingency that amounts to a sliver of the total
budget.
Despite severe cost cutting, scores of layoffs and wholesale restructuring last year, Chicago
Public Schools faces a
budget deficit estimated
at $ 600 million to $ 700 million in 2013, with the cost of a longer
school day still unknown, officials said.
Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house
budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters
at the expense of traditional
public schools.
At budget time year after year, they have failed to fully fund
public schools, and that's a real issue here in New York.»
«Every student, they count,» Mecozzi said, «but when I look
at our
budget and I realize how much money is going into charter
schools, and a lot of the charter schools narrative is that the Buffalo Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»
schools, and a lot of the charter
schools narrative is that the Buffalo Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»
schools narrative is that the Buffalo
Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»
Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our
schools.»
schools.»»
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Board of Education will host a
public hearing
at its 7 p.m. meeting to listen to
public comments on its proposed $ 253,685,636
budget for the 2016 - 2017
school year.
The annual vote to elect two New Rochelle
Public Library trustees and to adopt the 2012 — 2013 New Rochelle
Public Library
budget will take place on Tuesday, May 15, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
at the City
School District polling places.
With just days to go before the April 1 deadline to finalize the state
budget, he said Senate Republicans were pressing for the elimination of the charter cap and more money for charters
at the expense of
public schools.
ALBANY — After a two - hour debate that touched on climate change and several anti-Semitic incidents
at the City University of New York, Republicans in the state Senate endorsed a one - house
budget resolution that shifts costs to New York City, increases aid for
public schools and cuts taxes for middle - income New Yorkers.
A former Plainview - Old Bethpage
school board member, Cepeda, 56, says he would focus his legislative attention on revamping the assessment system, ensuring mixed - use development
at the Nassau Hub and developing a stable and consistent
budget line for
public transit.
BY MICHAEL CAHILL No
public comments on
budget at this week's NRCSD Meeting The North Rockland Central
School district met on Tuesday evening
at North Rockland High
School to honor several students who had won essay contests, and hold a
public hearing on the 2012 — 2013
budget.
The
budget also includes $ 100 million for
school resource officers, but
school and law enforcement officials say that is not enough to pay for one officer
at each of the state's
public schools.
At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported
schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for
public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive
budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.
David M. Rubin, former dean of the S.I. Newhouse
School of
Public Communications
at Syracuse University, says Cuomo lavished resources on NYC in his
budget, while the «rest of the state will continue to play his favorite game — «In Andrew's Shark Tank» — as we compete for chum in the state
budget.»
Also
at 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas will host the second in a series of
public forums on the 2018
Budget proposal, Mount Vernon High
School, auditorium, 1200 California Rd., Mount Vernon.
The report released Monday as part of a collaborative study between the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, part of the
School of
Public Health and Health Services
at George Washington University, and the RCHN Community Health Foundation, reveals that due to federal
budget cuts through sequestration, the nation's 1,200 community health programs will lose $ 120 million in funding.
THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL
SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BUDGET HEARING,
BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a
Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central
School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote
at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school meetings in the District will be held
at the
school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018
at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the
budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
budget for 2018/2019
school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for
school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
school purposes, exclusive of
public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the
Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays,
at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).
City Council members, proposing a bill that would have the Parks Department extend the
public recreation season from its current closure date on Labor Day until the start of
school on weekdays and the end of September on weekends, hashed out the issue
at a
budget hearing Monday.
Robert Zimmerman, co-president of Zimmerman Edelson Inc., a
public relations firm used by the
school district, said the
budget process is
at such an early stage that any comments by district officials would be «speculative.»
Buffalo
Public Schools are looking
at a
budget for next year with a lot more spending than revenue.
According to the administration, the
budget will increase aid to
public schools by $ 1.5 billion and maintain tuition rates
at SUNY and CUNY.
He added, «And
at a time when
public schools are struggling with
budget shortfalls and student loan debt is increasing, these tablets would go a long way for high
school students here in the Capital Region and could also help those trying to get through college.
Thanks to the governor and the Senate Republicans, the 2014 - 15 state
budget included several provisions benefitting the nontraditional
public schools at de Blasio's expense.
The
budget also extends the millionaire's tax that was due to expire
at the end of this year, preserving billions of dollars in annual revenue for
schools and other vital
public services.
2) International PB Conference: During this two - day conference organized by The Participatory
Budgeting Project, Pratt Institute, and the Silberman
School of Social Work
at Hunter College, CVH leaders and staff, along with over 200 elected officials, community leaders, and activists from across the world, will discuss key topics and trends for this model of grassroots democracy, including PB in
Public Housing, PB in Community Organizations, Online Participation, and the PBNYC Briefing (see below).
At last count, New York State
public schools» unfunded mandates numbered more than 150 — 150 unfunded mandates that cost
schools money in time and resources — yet most of us get our
budgets passed while staying under our tax caps.
With
schools and other
public services threatened with more
budget cuts this year, UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined fellow labor leaders and representatives from community and education advocacy groups
at a «99 New York» rally on Oct. 17 on the City Hall steps demanding that the state millionaire's tax be extended.
The $ 430 - per - pupil aid to charter
schools is aimed
at keeping pace with increases for traditional
public schools, Cuomo said Thursday night in his
budget briefing.
«I am glad that we were able to secure $ 500,000 in this year's
budget to continue the UFT's vision on community
schools and I thank Sen. Marisol Alcantara for her dedication to bringing this vision to life
at PS 192, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew for his commitment to enhancing
public education through community
schools.»
«We need a
budget proposal from the governor and legislature that finally pays the money owed to our children and prioritizes
schools that need funding the most,» said Zakiyah Ansari, the advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education,
at a Jan. 10 press conference outside City Hall to kick off a new push for
public school funding in Albany.
A
public hearing on both the city and city
school budget will be held Wednesday afternoon
at City Hall.
Demanding that Gov. Cuomo pay up on the state's long - overdue $ 2.5 billion debt to New York City
public schools, two education advocacy groups
at a press conference on Feb. 19 released a report that broke down the money owed by Assembly and Senate district in New York City so that each lawmaker who is going to vote on the state
budget can tell exactly how much money is missing from his or her district.
Cuomo's proposed
budget for 2015 - 16 includes legislation that would require private
schools such as Syracuse University to adopt the sexual assault policies instituted
at New York's
public colleges and universities two months ago.
On Tuesday
at 11:30 a.m. in Albany, «dozens of New York City parents will join with elected champions to rally in support of
public charter
schools being given equal treatment in the upcoming state
budget.
We also highlighted some of Sullivan's political positions on the Town's
budget, eruvim, the destruction of
public schools, illegal construction
at the Palisades Mall, his «inspiring last words» and the loss of a lawsuit brought by «We The People `.
A
public hearing on the proposed 2015 - 16
budget for the Niagara Falls City
School District will be held
at 7 p.m. Thursday in the amphitheater in Niagara Falls High
School, 4455 Porter Road.
According to the NYPD's Executive
Budget Hearing Report, the additional
school safety agents will be sent as «meal relief» to
schools with only one safety agent; the 911 operators will be staffing the newly opened
Public Safety Answering Center II in the Bronx; and the traffic enforcement agents will be primarily dispatched in Manhattan to enforce the «Block the Box» initiative, aimed
at enforcing the prohibition on vehicle operators obstructing traffic
at an intersection.
A
public hearing on the proposed 2015 - 16
budget for the Niagara Falls City
School District will be held
at 7 p.m. Thursday in the amphitheater in Niagara Falls High
School, 4455 Por...
In their paper published online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the team led by researchers
at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Yale
School of
Public Health describes how a 33 percent cutback in funds earmarked for HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment and research in recent
budget proposals would only save $ 900 per year of life lost in the countries of South Africa and Côte d'Ivoire.
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014
budget proposal reflects a strong commitment to supporting research
at our
public universities while also providing financial assistance to help students pay for
school.
In the Game This Kartemquin Films documentary looks
at a
public high
school on Chicago's southwest side for a few years before and after Rahm Emanuel's sweeping
budget cuts to the city's
school system.
Also in 2010, Representative Phillip Owens, the chair of the House Education and
Public Works Committee introduced a bill aimed
at establishing a more sustainable funding policy for CSD, and despite being stalled by opponents representing traditional districts, the 2011 - 12 state
budget included a funding increase for CSD
schools.
But then one would recall that other
public functions exist, such as health, transportation, and higher education, that make large and urgent claims on the
budgets of state governments; that problems other than a lack of money afflict the
schools, such as students who arrive unprepared for learning or life in a classroom; and that evidence for the efficacy of money per se is
at best mixed.
We started a new degree program in the arts
at the very time that the
public schools were slashing their
budgets in the arts.
A simpler way of looking
at it: Washington has
budgeted $ 760 million for its traditional
public schools in the fiscal year beginning October 2010.
Working in a
public school district where
school closings due to
budget shortfalls are now a reality, while
at the same time trying to avoid embarrassing situations, I encouraged my team of education technologists to consider three different solutions for use on our network.
At the core lay a financial arrangement, with D.C.
Public Schools paying the New Leaders» salaries during training and NLNS covering the program costs, leaving Davis to raise a $ 1.5 million annual operating
budget.
In a dramatic turn of
public opinion, Californians defeated a ballot measure that would have capped administrative spending by the state's nearly 1,000 districts
at 5 percent of their total
budgets and required that the other 95 percent go to classroom expenses, such as teachers» salaries and
school supplies.
If Oregon voters approve the new tax, it is expected to generate $ 387 million over the next two years for the state's financially strapped
public schools, which are looking
at an 8.4 percent
budget cut this fall and further reductions in the future.