Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 4/10/21
It may not feel like it just yet, but school districts in the Rochester area and across New York are about to enter a period of plenty.
The state budget that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed this week includes more than $3 billion in new education spending, some of which is only the first installment on a multi-year commitment to fully fund the state’s longdormant foundation aid formula.
At the same time, the federal government sent $12 billion to New York schools between a pair of stimulus plans.