Syracuse borrows millions to sustain school budget
The decision for the Syracuse City School District Board of Education Wednesday night was between borrowing millions or cutting hundreds of jobs. Board members chose to balance a $366 million budget by...
View ArticleMore layoffs planned for the Syracuse school district
The Syracuse school district is asking for more staff layoffs. The district will make the request for more layoffs at a special school board meeting later this week.
View ArticleNew York state voters head to the polls
Voters across New York state will go to the polls today to vote for or against their local school budgets. This is the first vote since the state imposed a cap on how much local districts can raise the...
View ArticleSyracuse City School District adopts new strategic plan with lofty goals
The Syracuse City School District now has a blue print for the next five years, that administrators hope will take it from being one of the poorest performing districts to one of the most improved...
View ArticleRussell legislation would redistribute school aid to help poorer districts
Democratic Assemblywoman Addie Russell, of Theresa, thinks the current state school aid formula is broken, benefiting wealthier districts at the expense of poorer ones. She says legislation she's...
View ArticleSchool districts worry about state aid while budgeting for next year
School districts across New York state are in the midst of their budget process right now, with many facing dwindling state aid and more state mandates. A weekend legislative conference in Syracuse...
View ArticleState budget has some good news for education
An on-time state budget is good news for school districts across the state, as they plug in the hard numbers to proposed budgets.
View ArticleSyracuse borrows millions to sustain school budget
The decision for the Syracuse City School District Board of Education Wednesday night was between borrowing millions or cutting hundreds of jobs. Board members chose to balance a $366 million budget by...
View ArticleMore layoffs planned for the Syracuse school district
The Syracuse school district is asking for more staff layoffs. The district will make the request for more layoffs at a special school board meeting later this week.
View ArticleNew York state voters head to the polls
Voters across New York state will go to the polls today to vote for or against their local school budgets. This is the first vote since the state imposed a cap on how much local districts can raise the...
View ArticleSyracuse City School District adopts new strategic plan with lofty goals
The Syracuse City School District now has a blue print for the next five years, that administrators hope will take it from being one of the poorest performing districts to one of the most improved...
View ArticleRussell legislation would redistribute school aid to help poorer districts
Democratic Assemblywoman Addie Russell, of Theresa, thinks the current state school aid formula is broken, benefiting wealthier districts at the expense of poorer ones. She says legislation she's...
View ArticleSchool districts worry about state aid while budgeting for next year
School districts across New York state are in the midst of their budget process right now, with many facing dwindling state aid and more state mandates. A weekend legislative conference in Syracuse...
View ArticleState budget has some good news for education
An on-time state budget is good news for school districts across the state, as they plug in the hard numbers to proposed budgets.
View ArticleStudents, parents defend Oswego school from possible closure
The Oswego City School District needs to close a $1.7 million budget gap and is looking at a variety of areas to cut. One thing on the potential chopping block is the Buccaneer Junior/Senior High...
View ArticleMore school spending doesn't always mean fiscal efficiency
At the Baldwinsville School District’s administrative office, Superintendent David Hamilton works from an office filled with reclaimed furniture. He says a fancy office chair doesn’t help teach...
View ArticleCuomo's 'war' with teachers unions continues
With less than two months before the state budget is due, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and education groups remain at odds, with the state teacher’s union calling the fight a “war,” and Cuomo calling the teachers...
View ArticleLower tax increases contributed to higher passage rate for school budgets
A near record number of school budgets were approved around the state in Tuesday’s vote. Many are attributing the relative lack of controversy to the three year old property tax cap that limits tax...
View ArticleSchool boards say zero growth tax cap could squeeze budgets
Schools across the state are bracing for a potential zero percent growth in their tax levy next year. While the latest provisions of an ongoing tax cap won’t take effect until the 2016 school year, the...
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