Heastie says that's an improvement over the governor's initial plan, which directly
linked school aid increases to the new plans, and would have held up the additional school aid until the teacher reviews were completed.
Not exact matches
Cuomo would
increase education
aid in the state budget by as much as $ 1.1 billion, but much of the funding is
linked to his policy proposals, which also include a strengthening of the state's charter
schools.
ALBANY — With nearly $ 2.32 billion in state
school aid increases on the line, Assembly Democrats are attempting to decouple the
link between
aid and implementation of the teacher and principal evaluation system, Speaker Carl Heastie told POLITICO New York on Thursday.
State
aid increases continue to be
linked to compliance with the teacher and principal evaluation process; districts will be ineligible for
school aid if they have not fully implemented the teacher evaluation process for the 2013 - 14 year by September 1, 2013.
Cuomo's budget includes unrelated topics like ethics reform, as well as numerous education policy changes that he's
linked to
school aid increases.
The budget
linked a boost in
school aid to the measures, which lawmakers reluctantly agreed to accept it in order to provide the $ 1.3 billion
increase.
With nearly $ 2.32 billion in state
school aid increases on the line, Assembly Democrats are attempting to decouple the
link between
aid and implementation of the teacher and principal evaluation system, Heastie said.
ALBANY — A deal that would
link future
increases in per - pupil charter
school aid to public
school funding could be breaking the logjam around the state's $ 150 - plus billion budget.
-- Charter
schools will see roughly $ 50 million in additional
aid this year, and
increases to their tuition
aid will be
linked to overall state assistance to public
schools.
Traditionally, the Budget Division releases
school runs following its budget presentation, but this year the governor's administration indicated that his proposed $ 1.1 billion
aid increase is
linked to the success of his education reform proposals.