Long Island schools are set to receive more than $270 million in extra state aid for the next year — a 5.4% jump over last year — but local homeowners will still be drowning from some of the highest property taxes in the US.
Albany’s new budget allocates a record $37 billion in school funding statewide.
The pact also tacks on free school breakfast and lunch for all students regardless of income and implements a statewide classroom smartphone ban starting this fall.
“This represents one of the largest statewide school aid increases since the Foundation Aid formula was established in 2007,” the New York School Board Association said in a statement, referring to the state’s attempt to more equitably distribute money to needy districts.
Nassau schools will be divvying up an extra $123 million — a 6% jump for the county — bringing the total amount of state funds to nearly $2.15 billion for next year.
Suffolk will see a roughly similar 5% increase with an extra nearly $150…
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