As Cuomo Banks on Federal Funds, Localities Grow Nervous New York counties face spending cuts totalling $163 million from school districts, libraries, nonprofits and human services for low-income families if the multibillion federal aid that Gov. Cuomo is expecting doesn’t happen. Tom Precious, The Buffalo News | January 25, 2021 | Analysis
(TNS) Receive from above, take from below. Such is the essence of one theme of the 2021 state budget plan unveiled last week by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
The Democratic governor s budget plan has a basic premise: Red ink will be washed away only if his request for a bailout from the federal government happens.
Mercy College’s Alumni Achievement Awards Event Honors Five Exemplary Alumni
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Mercy College will honor five exemplary alumni for their accomplishments at the annual Alumni Achievement Awards Event on Thursday, February 4 at 6 p.m. The event will be held virtually this year. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 26, 2021 Mercy College will honor five exemplary alumni for their accomplishments at the annual Alumni Achievement Awards Event on Thursday, February 4 at 6 p.m. The event will be held virtually this year.
The event celebrates these alumni’s contributions to the community and their dedication to strengthening Mercy’s programs and will raise support for the Alumni Legacy Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund which was created by the Mercy College Alumni Advisory Council to support the children, stepchildren and/or legal dependents of Mercy College alumni is the only fund specifically d
Cuomo s budget includes aid bump for some Capital Region schools
Executive spending plan swaps school aid with federal dollars
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ALBANY School districts appear to be getting more aid in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo s budget proposal, but the boost is largely driven by federal pandemic relief funds made available to schools in the most recent federal stimulus package.
Aid to New York s more than 700 school districts would rise by $2.1 billion in 2021-2022, through a combination of federal and state dollars, according to the governor s financial plan. Approximately 70 percent of the $31.7 billion in combined state and federal education funding will be directed to high need districts, state officials say.
Stakeholders on Governor Cuomoâs Education Budget By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 6:23 PM ET Jan. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:23 PM EST Jan. 21, 2021
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If you take a fleeting glance at the proposed state education budget released this week, you might think that, while drafting it, Governor Andrew Cuomoâs mind was being controlled by Senator Robert Jackson or another fierce advocate for education funding.
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A 7 percent increase in education funding, adding up to $2.1 billion! Whoah. Thatâs practically Eliot Spitzer money,â you might think if youâre a wonk of a certain age.
But as your eyes adjust to the small font of the executive budget proposal, you realize that the state portion of the education budget is actually cut by $607 million. And that the balance of funding is back-filled b