LI schools, guv split on use of $250M
Photo credit: AP | New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, prepares to deliver the 2012 New York State Budget, after being introduced by Lt. Gov. Robert Duffey, right, in Albany. (Jan. 17, 2012)
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A political debate is looming on Long Island and statewide over the question of whether $250 million in state financial aid will be used next year to promote higher student test scores and other reforms, or to help local districts hold down property taxes.
Many of the Island's school leaders are urging that they be allowed to spend their share of that money without strings attached, so they...
