Sentences with phrase «upstate school fund»
But Assembly Democrats are also wary of Cuomo potentially linking the $ 100 million upstate school fund to the passage of education tax credit, which is being pushed by private and parochial schools.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Have to wonder how Dirty John Flanagan can continue to justify only a one year extension of Mayoral control... oh yeah, that ploy helps get Dirty John a lot of hedge fund Cheater School money for his cabal of upstate TEAPubs who want to mess with NYC!
Ironic when LI legislators fund their corrupt campaign with dirty money from NYC real estate interests, NYC Cheater school interests, and NYC LLC corporations while at the same time trying to convince upstate voters about the dangers of being dominated by DeBlasio and NYC!
ALBANY — Lawmakers sometime late Wednesday or Thursday are hoping to adopt a final state budget that provides tuition breaks for some college students, legalizes ride - hailing in upstate and relies on millionaires to help fund new spending on everything from schools to state agencies.
Larry Spring, superintendent of the Schenectady School District, said existing state funding formulas were already unequal — a long - held belief of many upstate districts.
First, the current upstate Repub Senators are completely dominated by LI interests — taking orders from Dirty John Flanagan and being treated like second hand citizens on school funding by corrupt Marcellino.
The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide for the flow of funds to state agencies, money to be sent to school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.
But some upstate lawmakers are hopefully eyeing a fund proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo aimed at supporting struggling school districts.
A plausible argument could be made that upstate hick Senators have incentives to block progress in the NYC schools so that they have greater reason to move towards Cheaters Schools — another source of big hedge fund donors for the TEAPubs Seschools so that they have greater reason to move towards Cheaters Schools — another source of big hedge fund donors for the TEAPubs SeSchools — another source of big hedge fund donors for the TEAPubs Senators!
Cuomo is proposing a $ 28 million bailout for the Yonkers school district in Westchester County, using money from a new $ 100 million fund to help failing schools in upstate.
Two independent expenditure committees funded in part by wealthy supporters of charter schools are wrapping their spending sprees on Senate Republican candidates with large ad purhcases in two state Senate races upstate.
The nine LI TEAPublican Senators fund schools like pigs eating at a trough... when they are stuffed they step aside and let upstate get some crumbs!
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.
Cuomo told reporters during an event at Yonkers City Hall that the money wouldn't be tied to the passage of an education tax credit, which some Assembly Democrats — particularly members representing school districts that could greatly benefit from the upstate - only fund — have vehemently opposed.
Mayor Richards says Rochester has the lowest per capita rate of any upstate city for the state's aid to municipalities fund, which results in the city paying more for its schools than Buffalo, even though there are fewer students.
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.
Why, as in... Why do Republican state senators upstate and on Long Island support sending tens of millions of dollars in new funding to New York City charters... instead of reserving that money for their own schools in places like Troy, Poughkeepsie and Plattsburgh?
Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.