school budgets

The New York Legislature is putting the final touches on the state’s 2027 budget. This is the first budget cycle that 115th District Assemblyman Michael Cashman has experienced.

This year, a lot of the uncertainty boils down to the question of whether districts will receive a 1% or 2% increase in what's known as foundation aid, which covers general-purpose operating costs.

Most school budgets put before voters on Town Meeting Day have passed

It’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont, where some communities host in-person town hall meetings and others have voters going to the polls to decide on local matters such as community leadership and school and municipal budgets.

Nearly 97 percent of school district budgets passed on Tuesday.

Vermont’s long-time exercise in local democracy occurs Tuesday as residents participate in annual Town Meetings and vote on local issues.

New York voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide on school and library budgets and school board members.

State officials are anticipating school budgets and resulting property taxes will be the key issue for voters across the state.

Many Vermont communities will decide issues through Australian ballot rather than floor discussion and voice votes on Town Meeting Day Tuesday due to the…

Voters in New York are deciding on school and library budgets and school board members today. In Albany, city voters are deciding a $260.4 million…