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Monday, February 25, 2013  The Liverpool School District unveiled its 2013-2014 budget proposal on Monday night.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  The Chittenango School Board unanimously approved the proposal to close Lake Street Elementary School in a meeting last night

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Budget voting day is May 21--expect more taxes and layoffs in most districts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Dr. Richard Johns also proposed using up almost all of the district's remaining reserves and fund balance.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Syracuse Superintendent Sharon Contreras presented her $373 million budget proposal for 2012-2013 on Wednesday night to the Board of Education.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  School District across New York are recalculating their budgets after last night's passage of the state budget.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  The Fayetteville-Manlius School District says it expects to keep a property tax increase to under two percent during the coming school year.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Union leaders, teachers and parents all said New York State should find additional money for schools by taxing individuals making over $200,000 a year.

Friday, February 11, 2011  Four school districts in southern Madison County are considering merging into two separate districts. The schools cite declining state aid, enrollment and economic hard times as motivating factors.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Superintendent Dan Lowengard is asking workers to take a pay freeze.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Both mayors asked for mandate relief, but simple "need" brought the upstate-downstate divide into sharp relief.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  The State University of New York will try to meet hard fiscal times by operating more efficiently, tapping its 3 million alumni, and using research and private partnerships to increase revenues and help the state create 40,000 private sector jobs.

Monday, August 09, 2010  House members are returning to Washington from their summer recess to quickly pass a jobs bill that Democrats say is crucial to the nation's well-being.

Monday, May 17, 2010  The Paterson administration says it will pay billions of dollars it owes to school districts by the end of June, if the Legislature approves a delay past the June 1 deadline set in law.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  Cities, counties and schools are all in the same boat, realizing cuts are coming but hoping they won't be too severe.