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From state budget cuts to pension reform and mandate relief, learn about the many factors affecting the Mohonasen budget by reading the following news stories. Have an interesting budget news article? Send it to us.
City & State, March 14, 2013
Formula for Success? Strapped School Districts Divides GOP Lawmakers
NY Times Education, March 14, 2013
Times Union, Feb. 24, 2013
LeBrun: Tax cap denies a 'sound, basic' education system
Spotlight News, Feb. 7, 2013
Mohonasen starts tackling budget
Times Union, Feb. 1, 2013
The Journal News, Jan. 28, 2013
A Deeper Look: Cuomo’s Education Reforms
Times Union, Jan. 24, 2013
Cuomo budget cuts aid to some local school districts
Times Union, Jan. 22, 2013
Editorial: Mr. Cuomo's budget overture
NY Times, Jan. 22, 2013
Cuomo Builds Proposed Budget With Cuts, Gambling and Fees
Times Union, Jan. 13, 2013
Times Union, Dec. 11, 2012
Study: Poor schools still lack basic resources
Times Union, Dec. 11, 2012
Education budgets face 'cliff' risk
Times Herald-Record, Sept. 17, 2012
School districts hit by avalanche of mandates
Post Star, Sept. 14, 2012
Schools still groaning under burden of pension costs
Times Union, Sept. 1, 2012
Good Education, July 16, 2012
Why the Ticking Time Bomb of 'Sequestration' Could Decimate Education
NY Times, May 25, 2012
Times Union, May 19, 2012
NY Times, May 16, 2012
New York School Budgets Are Approved at High Rate
Times Union, May 16, 2012
Cuomo feels ‘very good’ about school budget votes
Times Union, May 16, 2012
Times Union, May 15, 2012
Editorial: Some lessons in austerity
Times Union, May 10, 2012
Times Union, May 10, 2012
Daily Gazette, April 18, 2012
Mohonasen to cut jobs, raise taxes
Daily Gazette, April 16, 2012
State 'bullet aid' gives boost to schools
Daily Gazette, April 2, 2012
Schenectady County school districts eye consolidated-services grant
Times Union, March 30, 2012
Daily Gazette, March 22, 2012
Legislature to shift school aid
Times Union, March 21, 2012
Mohonasen faces another round of tough cuts
Times Union, March 14, 2012
Times Union, March 12, 2012
Legislators want school aid shift
Daily Gazette, March 12, 2012
Mohonasen might cut 27 positions
Times Union, March 11, 2012
Times Union, March 9, 2012
Assembly saying 'no' to Tier VI
Times Union, March 7, 2012
Daily Gazette, March 5, 2012
Times Union, March 1, 2012
Times Union, Feb. 19, 2012
Caucus resists education change
The Spotlight, Feb. 16, 2012
Times Union, Feb. 7, 2012
Daily Gazette, Feb. 4, 2012
Mohonasen contemplates budget cuts
Daily Gazette, Jan. 26, 2012
Mohonasen eyes shared services to plug budget gap
Times Union, Jan. 22, 2012
Times Union, Jan. 19, 2012
DiNapoli defends pension system
Times Union, Jan. 18, 2012
Details of Cuomo's budget proposal
NY Times Editorial, Jan. 17, 2012
NY Times, Jan. 17, 2012
In Cuomo’s Budget, Nip-and-Tuck Cuts and Big Policy Aims
Associated Press, Jan. 7, 2012
Analysis: Cuomo picks fight with schools, gets one
NY Times, Jan. 4, 2012
Cuomo Vows New Push to Improve Education
Times Union, Jan. 4, 2012
Kids win governor as school lobbyist
Times Union, Dec. 12, 2011
Poor would benefit from aid change
Daily Gazette, Dec. 8, 2011
Mohonasen faces staff cuts next year as spending is restricted by tax cap
NY Times, Dec. 6, 2011
Albany Tax Deal to Raise Rate for Highest Earners
Times Union, Dec. 6, 2011
Keeping more of your own money
Post Star, Dec. 3, 2011
EDITORIAL: State must fund schools fairly
Times Union, Dec. 1, 2011
NY Times, Nov. 30, 2011
Districts Pay Less in Poor Schools, Report Says
Times Herald Record, Nov. 23, 2011
As school budget battles begin, let's fight for solutions
Times Union, Nov. 21, 2011
Syracuse Post-Standard, Nov. 18, 2011
School Inequities: Cuts harm poor districts the most; can Cuomo fix it?
Times Herald-Record, Nov. 16, 2011
Averaging the stats on funding produces a misleading picture
Times Union, Nov. 15, 2011
NY Times, Nov. 14, 2011
Cuomo Sees Budget Gaps This Year and Next
Times Union, Nov. 14, 2011
Consolidation becoming 'big' idea
Times Union, Nov. 14, 2011
Tax cap opponents shift tactics
Times Union, Nov. 2, 2011
Tax cap pressures work rules in contracts
New York Times, Oct. 25, 2011
Upset at Cuomo’s Property-Tax Cap, Communities Move to Get Around It
The Post Star, Oct. 23, 2011
Tax cap not so simple for school districts
Rotterdam Spotlight, Oct. 20, 2011
Post Star, Oct. 20, 2011
Senate to vote on bill that could save teacher positions
Times Union, Oct. 12, 2011
7,000 teachers laid off in cuts
Times Union, Sept. 23, 2011
Tax cap called 'mean-spirited'
Times Union, Aug. 25, 2011
Pension costs soar as tax cap offers no relief
Times Union, Aug. 15, 2011
NY Times Editorial, Aug. 13, 2011
A Growing Gloom for States and Cities
Times Union Editorial, Aug. 8, 2011
Public education shows the strain
Times Union, June 25, 2011
Property tax cap passage signals new era for upstate
Times Union, June 9, 2011
Cuomo wants to cut state pensions for new hires
NY Times, May 25, 2011
Times Union, May 25, 2011
Cuomo says tax cap a game changer for New York
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