Overall in New York State, voters approved 97.6 percent
of school district budgets on Tuesday, according to the New York State School Boards Association.
HARRISBURG (June 5, 2014)-- The fourth annual
survey of school district budgets conducted by the PA Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the PA Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) shows, for the fourth consecutive year, cuts both inside and outside the classroom await students, teachers and parents as schools open their doors in the new school year.
News Release HARRISBURG (June 5, 2014)-- The fourth annual survey
of school district budgets conducted by the PA Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the PA Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) shows, for the fourth consecutive year, cuts both inside and outside the classroom await students, teachers and parents as schools open their doors...
Of course, THESE days, school districts fear introducing such things, lest they find themselves in court, there spending a substantial
amount of school district budget defending a curriculum that no longer has a budget...
The report examined the overwhelming
passage of school district budgets statewide this month, noting that with only nine of the 700 or so districts not passing their spending plans the first time around is a «credit positive.»
In Lyndhurst, Ohio, where over 85 percent
of the school district budget depends on local tax dollars, voters passed an extension for a levy on residential properties that would generate about $ 4.5 million annually to support educational programming over the next three years (Support SEL Schools, n.d.).
New York State voters approved 92 percent
of school district budgets on Tuesday, May 18, according to an analysis by the New York State School Boards Association.
Virtually
all of the school district budgets up for consideration by voters on Tuesday were approved, education officials announced on Wednesday morning.
In the richest school districts, up to 90 %
of the school district budget is from residents» taxes.