New York State education funding

(Airs 02/12/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Lola Brabham, President of The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU), about their 2026 legislative agenda and how they hope to make up financial cuts to New York’s higher education institutions in the Big Beautiful Bill.

(Airs 05/02/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay about the recently passed $237 billion state budget.

Two state legislators joined school officials in East Greenbush Thursday to celebrate an increase in New York state aid to the local school district.

Capital Region state lawmakers gathered outside the New York State Education Building Wednesday to call for more federal funding to rescue schools on the…

It is called ‘bullet aid,’ but others have called it ‘school district pork.’ Extra state aid to school districts and libraries doled out by the majority…

A new alliance of educators, parents, administrators, school board members, unions, and community groupshave launched a campaign to boost funding and seek…

As some education advocates praise the additional school funding announced as part of the New York State budget agreement, schools must now work through…