Sentences with phrase «budget address threatened»

Mayor Bloomberg in his Feb. 17 budget address threatened nearly 5,000 teacher layoffs come September — the first since the 1970s fiscal crisis — even as he called education his «number one priority» and spoke of the city's strengthening economy.

Mayor Bloomberg In his Feb. 17 budget address threatened nearly 5,000 teacher layoffs come September — the largest since the 1970s fiscal crisis — even as he called education his «number one priority.»

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Cuomo took an aggressive position during his budget and policy address Wednesday, threatening to withhold a significant funding increase for schools if lawmakers don't approve his controversial reform proposals, such as an amendment to the state's teacher - evaluation system that would increase the ratings» reliance on standardized testing.