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Paterson plan hits poorer school districts harder

Wyandanch High School (Dec. 7, 2009)

Photo credit: Jori Klein | Wyandanch High School (Dec. 7, 2009)

Long Island's poorer school districts will get hit far harder than rich ones this week under Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to withhold $16.4 million in the region's school aid.

Postponed payments represent about 10 percent of the $164.8 million originally intended for Island schools this week. That's roughly the same withholding rate that Paterson is applying to the state as a whole, as part...

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