Sentences with phrase «upstate school districts»

Both candidates agree that the smaller upstate school districts are more negatively affected by the cuts.

But residents like you and I in upstate school districts — in a chorus with New Yorkers from throughout the state — should be reminding their senators:

Jim Tallon, a former assemblyman and chair of the Board of Regents» state aid committee, expressed broad criticisms of Cuomo's budget proposal, arguing the spending plan should have included more information about the distribution of funding and more money for pre-K for upstate school districts.

Ward says upstate school districts traditionally raise taxes by five to six percent a year, often because they are committed by contracts.

The Alliance for Quality Education and other groups complained about the current schedule, and representatives of upstate school districts said cash - flow problems would hinder their ability to apply for or set up new pre-K programs.

The same goes for universal pre-K, a wasteful babysitting program, mandated by the NYC majorities in the legislature and universally detested by upstate school districts.

It's still not known whether the governor would get his wish to have greater control over the exact school aid distributions for New York City schools and large upstate school districts, including Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse.

The parents and children in Utica and seven other upstate school districts involved in the so - called «Small Cities Lawsuit» say their fight for obtaining more education funding is not done yet.

As I read some of the stories of upstate school districts bemoaning the potential for a property tax cap, I see the alternative as LARGE property tax increases.

ALBANY — Few upstate school districts plan to launch full - day pre-kindergarten programs in September, even though Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers provided $ 40 million in the state budget for that purpose.

He pointed to less money for upstate school districts and transportation during the brief Democratic takeover of the Senate following the 2009 «coup,» adding a repeat will result in «unacceptable» policies for western and upstate New York.

Some upstate school districts and colleges have already decided to cancel classes for today in advance of the storm.

Officials in four upstate school districts...

But Elizabeth Morris (a pseudonym) taught in an upstate school district that couldn't point to terrific student outcomes to offset the stigma that might accompany a low score.