School official: Cuomo aid not stable funding source
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | William Johnson, superintendent of Rockville Centre schools, said the governor's aid plan for the 2013-14 school year includes more than $310 million in new incentive grants and one-time payments that districts cannot count on over extended periods. (July 28, 2010)
Much of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's latest proposal for school aid consists of "funny money" that cannot be relied upon as a stable source of financing, a leading Long Island educator told a regional forum Friday.
William Johnson, superintendent of Rockville Centre schools, said the governor's aid plan for the 2013-14 school year includes more than $310 million in new incentive grants and one-time...
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