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Budget's a done deal - updated school aid numbers

Saying they did "the best we could under a difficult situation," the governor and legislative leaders are on track to pass a budget plan that basically freezes education foundation aid. UPDATE: School aid data now available.

NYSUT joins education activists in urgent call for additional state aid

In a report released today, the New York State Council of School Superintendents estimates that districts outside the state's five large cities may need to make roughly 7,800 layoffs of teachers, administrators, and support staff.

Retired Congressman Mike McNulty hailed as a friend to labor

A capacity crowd of more than 1,200 family, friends, fellow public servants, constituents and labor leaders celebrate with a music-infused Albany benefit for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.

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Tax Relief Resource Center

Get the facts on the proposed tax cap - and learn why more New Yorkers prefer an income-based circuit breaker approach to property tax relief.

SCHOOL AID DATA: Your district's projected state funding

State Ed has your numbers for 2009-10. Revised data is based on the recent budget agreement and includes federal stimulus funding.

NY Times: Federal stimulus plan would provide flood of aid to education

The New York Times reports this morning with more details on the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." UPDATE: New document includes federal data for your school district.

Broad-based coalition opposes arbitrary tax cap

Representing more than one million New Yorkers, the coalition today criticized legislation that would allow Albany to take away the voice of voters, impose artificial limits on local school spending and abandon its promise to ensure equity in the education funding formula.