The governor says he will only agree to a significant
school aid increase if the Senate and Assembly agree to all of his changes.
Not exact matches
If the $ 1 billion number holds for
school aid, it would be a 4 percent
increase in spending, though how the money will be distributed has not yet been decided.
If the
school aid increase holds in negotiations Monday, that would mark a 4 percent
increase in current spending, although how that funding would be distributed hasn't been decided, according to Senate and Assembly sources.
Third, to ensure ongoing compliance with the implementation of the evaluation system,
school districts will continue to remain ineligible for annual state education
aid increases if the district fails to implement their approved evaluation system.
«
If we rewind back to the first year of implementation, districts had to put these plans in place under threat of losing a state
aid increase,» said David Albert, spokesman for the New York State
School Boards Association.
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.
But Democrats, who run the Assembly, continue to argue that most
increased education funding should go to the highest - need
schools, which would happen
if it were put in the «foundation» funding pot by which most state
aid is allocated, and which also was cut drastically during the economic downturn.
Coupling it with a giveback to favor Thruway users is an unnecessary political ploy.As so many municipalities and
school districts struggle, hemmed in by the property tax cap and only modest
increases in state
aid,
if any at all, New York state appears flush with cash these days.
Cuomo threatened to withhold an
increase to
school aid if lawmakers did not comply with an extensive overhaul of the state's education system.
Even
if the reforms are adopted and a $ 1.1 billion
school aid increase is attached to the budget, it's unclear how that funding would be divided among New York
schools.
If school districts go off the text of the budget bill and assume there will be no state
aid increase, they may need to issue layoff notices before the state budget is approved.
If the State Legislature approves the Assembly's budget
increase for education
aid — it could mean more funding for Buffalo Public
Schools.
The text of the budget bill relating to
school aid, the groups say, suggests that «no district would receive an
increase in
aid over what it received in 2014 - 15»
if Cuomo's education reform agenda isn't included.
«
If you believe in a two - party system of government like I do, then I need to win this election,» said McGrath, who pledged to fight for
increased school aid and against Common Core standards.
If the plans are rejected, then
school districts would not continue to get
increases in
school aid, which were also approved in the budget.
If the Legislature passes his education reforms, Mr. Cuomo said he'll approve a 4.8 percent
increase, or $ 1.1 billion, in
school aid.
«Even
if such a guarantee were made, this proposal would not lead to an
increase in overall
school aid, but simply a redistribution of funding amongst
school districts.»
Lawmakers would be forced to
increase state
school aid for the current fiscal year
if the measure passes.
If an income tax
increase that is set to expire on Jan. 1 is not extended, state
aid to
schools could be cut by up to 35 percent, according to Michael Chamness, a spokesman for the Illinois Association of
School Administrators.
•
If N.J. Supreme Court orders
increased school aid, Gov. Christie says not complying is among «options»
A
school may
increase your merit
aid if they know another
school offered you more money.
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