Advocates clash over school grant plan
Photo credit: Photo by Kevin P Coughlin | Melanie Lawrence of the Long Island Progressive Coalition holds a press conference, saying Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan would shortchange poor districts. (Feb. 1, 2012)
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A war of words over state aid for Long Island's schools escalated Wednesday, with regional critics and supporters of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo clashing over the governor's plans for using much of next year's aid dollars to promote better student performance.
Outside a Wyandanch elementary school, education activists joined with civil rights leaders at a news conference to suggest that Cuomo's plans...
