By Jessica Bloustein
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Albany, NY – The 13-year battle over school funding in New York could get more intense. A pending appeal with the state's highest court and the inauguration of a new governor in January could determine whether the state will have to pay upwards of $4.6 billion dollars more per year to help out failing schools statewide. Meanwhile, this month city school districts say they desperately need the state aid. We have two reports on what's ahead, beginning with WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein: