ALBANY – Labor leaders and activists rallied hundreds of people in support of public education at he state Capital Monday afternoon, calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers to close what speakers described as a growing gap between affluent and poor school districts.
According to a report in the Albany Times Union, speakers included representatives from the New York State United Teachers, the United Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers.
A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, in effect, that the state is already throwing a lot of money at challenged districts with New York currently spending three times as much per pupil in high-needs districts than it does on low-needs districts.
State aid per pupil in high-needs districts is currently $9,626 – compared to $3,371 in low-need districts. Average-needs districts receive $7,341 per pupil.
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