Lawmaker sees $100M for LI schools to hire teachers
Quick ReadLocal school officials want to see the money before they start rehiring.
Photo credit: ISTOCK | The federal money would replace more than half of the $172.6 million in state aid lost by the Island's schools when Albany legislators adopted a final, tardy budget package.
While a federal lawmaker says Long Island could obtain nearly $100 million to restore teachers' jobs next month, local school officials want to see the money before they start rehiring.
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), a member of the House education committee, estimated Friday that a new federal aid bill could provide $65 million for Suffolk County schools and $34.6 million for Nassau. The...
