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Facing Tax Hikes, Schools Slash Budgets

by David Sommerstein

Mar 31, 2003 — Across the country, schools are facing their worst fiscal crisis in years. In every part of the North Country, school boards and superintendents were looking at deficits in the millions of dollars to keep things running as is. Instead of asking taxpayers for increases in the 20% range, schools are slashing spending. They're laying off teachers and principals, cutting everything from athletics to driver's education, and in some cases, closing whole schools. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article

Courtney Perkins (top), Jessica Goesthlaw and Susan Hendershot (bottom, L to R) want to see their BOCES programs continue.

School Budgeting in Uncertainty

by David Sommerstein

May 21, 2002 — Educators in New York were breathing a sigh of relief last week when state leaders added more than 400 million dollars for schools to the state budget. Today New Yorkers vote on school budgets in their districts. But all of them were crafted well before the extra education money was announced. Many include high property tax increases and deep program cuts. That may change over the summer, but schools are struggling to provide quality education for all students when their funding is a guessing game. David Sommerstein reports on two programs in Franklin County. Go to full article

State Aid is Missing Piece of School Funding Pie

by Karen DeWitt

May 16, 2001 — As voters in nearly 700 school districts around the state went to the polls to vote on school budgets yesterday, they were lacking one key piece of information—how much money the state will be giving them. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article

School Budget Votes Coming Tuesday

by David Sommerstein

May 11, 2001 — North Country homeowners head to the polls Tuesday to approve or deny their school district's spending plan. Most school budgets have increased this year. Some districts are raising property taxes to pay the difference. But taxes are only part of the equation. David Sommerstein reports hold-ups in Albany are making school budgeting somewhat of a guessing game. Go to full article

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