property tax cap

Most school budgets expected to pass

Karen Dewitt — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:09:10 +0000

Voters in New York state go to the polls Tuesday to approve new school budgets. The New York State School Boards Association finds that many school districts are living within the limits imposed by a property tax cap enacted two years ago.

Teachers union files lawsuit challenging the state's property tax cap

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:29:00 +0000

New York state's largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s property tax cap, arguing it is unconstitutional.

Rolling rally calls for more spending for public education

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:08:37 +0000

Albany received an earful from hundreds of students, parents educators and community members Wednesday about recent cuts in funding for education. The "Educate New York Now Express" has been rolling across the state, picking up supporters and support for their plea to lawmakers to reinvest in public education.

Cuomo says local governments need to cope with tax cap

Karen Dewitt — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:01:11 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo is telling local governments they are on their own when it comes to coping with a recently imposed property tax cap, saying it is up to county and city government leaders to make the hard choices, and to stop complaining.

Mohawk Valley school districts consider merger

Luke Tubia — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:22:30 +0000

With dropping enrollments and less money coming from the state, many school districts across New York are looking into joining forces. That is the case in the Mohawk Valley near Utica, where a school merger is on the ballot this week.

Back to school brings new statewide policy changes

Catherine Loper — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:38:26 +0000

As parents get ready to send their kids back to school all over upstate New York .... There are some new statewide educational changes are taking affect they may want to know about first.

State education reform commission gets an earful in Syracuse

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:26:33 +0000

The state commission that is supposed to come up with answers to the problems in public education in New York is in the midst of a statewide fact-finding tour. They are getting an earful about how to improve schools, including when they came through central New York Tuesday.

Expanding pre-kindergarten and spreading resources evenly among schools around the state are some of the major suggestions.

Cuomo defends property tax cap

Joanna Richards — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:30:43 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo was at Fort Drum yesterday, touring a former coal plant that's being converted to a biomass facility. He responded to questions from reporters about the statewide property tax cap.

Local governments struggle; tax cap presents new challenges

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:06:00 +0000

Local governments continue struggling in the wake of the recession. At a Local Government Leadership Institute meeting in Syracuse Wednesday, officials looked for answers to some of the problems they still face following the Wall Street meltdown.