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Opinion: Budget Cuts Would ?Devastate? North Country Schools
Jan 30, 2003 — A converation with Massena Superintendent Douglas Huntley, who says the Governor's proposed 1.2 billion dollar cut in public school funding would mean teacher lay-offs and higher property taxes. Go to full article
Schools Lobby Against Proposed Funding Cuts
Dec 24, 2002 — A plan by the Bush administration to cut funding for vocational programs is prompting local school officials to start lobbying against the measure. The $1.2 billion Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Program is expected to be cut from the 2004 federal budget. Go to full article
Schools Lobby Against Proposed Funding Cuts
Dec 24, 2002 — A plan by the Bush administration to cut funding for vocational programs is prompting local school officials to start lobbying against the measure. The $1.2 billion Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Program is expected to be cut from the 2004 federal budget. Go to full article
Regents Say State Needs to Spend More Money on Education
Dec 16, 2002 — The state board of regents says that despite the state's fiscal problems, New York needs to spend half a billion dollars more on its school children next year. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article
Regents Say State Needs to Spend More Money on Education
Dec 16, 2002 — The state board of regents says that despite the state's fiscal problems, New York needs to spend half a billion dollars more on its school children next year. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article
How Much Should New York State Spend on School Students?
Dec 05, 2002 — The group that's suing the state over inequitable school-aid funding has now commissioned a study to find out just how much New York state should be spending on every school child in the state. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article
Superintendents to Colleges: Disregard Physics Regents Score
Nov 08, 2002 — School superintendents across the state are sending letters with their students' College applications, asking admissions officers to ignore a test result. Jody Tosti has more on the story. Go to full article
Superintendents to Colleges: Disregard Physics Regents Score
Nov 08, 2002 — School superintendents across the state are sending letters with their students' College applications, asking admissions officers to ignore a test result. Jody Tosti has more on the story. Go to full article
NY Education Dept Refuses to Include Questions about Bullying on Student Survey
Oct 04, 2002 — A group called Dignity for All Students Coalition wants the state education department to ask students about instances of bullying. But Education Commissioner Richard Mills is refusing to include the questions in a survey distributed to school districts. Karen Dewitt has details. Go to full article
Gubernatorial Candidates Tout Support for Education
Sep 18, 2002 — Education has become the pivotal issue in the New York state governor's race. Governor Pataki, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Carl McCall, have both launched new TV ads touting their support for education. Karen Dewitt takes a look at some of the candidate's stands on this issue. Go to full article
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