‘The system is badly broken’
School districts here in the Lower Hudson Valley often are comprised of more than just one town. Here’s a letter I recently received talking about how the system “is badly broken” and is “tearing us...
View ArticleProperty tax cap unlikely to ever happen
One thing most people are in agreement on in New York when it comes to schools is that school taxes are onerous and it’s probably not the best system to base school funding on. Unfortunately, that’s...
View ArticleSchool districts increase spending
In other news, dogs bark. OK, I don’t really mean to make light. School budgets are serious business and rising budgets take their toll on all taxpayers. And the Empire Center for New York State Policy...
View ArticleInteractive database: school tax levies, spending and enrollment over past...
Westchester residents have experienced a 42 percent increase in their school tax levies over the last six years. Along with that, school spending has jumped 43 percent while enrollment has increased by...
View ArticleAnother take on school taxes
State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno told the New York State School Boards Association in an interview that school district’s shouldn’t be asking anyone to pay more in property taxes. Pointing to...
View ArticleRestored state aid shrinks proposed Hendrick Hudson tax increase
From Hen Hud… Creating a school district’s annual budget is a difficult process each year. In our current financial climate, the process this year has been especially challenging. The Hendrick Hudson...
View ArticleRamapo Central postpones veterans tax exemption
The Ramapo Central school board will delay any decision to make property tax exemptions available to veterans until a later date so officials have time to study the tax impact on the rest of the...
View ArticleHastings voters to decide on school facilities, fields upgrades Wednesday
A school facilities and fields improvement plan will get a second chance to pass muster with Hastings-on-Hudson voters Wednesday. The Hastings-on-Hudson school district will hold a special election on...
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