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Hannibal’s First Look at the Next School Budget? Grim.

A first look at Hannibal’s school budget for 2011-2012 wasn’t pretty.  Hannibal’s Board of Education began the process of assembling a new budget by looking at what it will cost to keep everything the district has now.

The answer:  About $470,000 more than this year.  That’s about a 2% increase in spending.

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Governor’s Budget Proposal Deals Heavy Blow to County Schools

Oswego County’s schools will lose more than 15 million dollars in state aid to education under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget.

The devastating news showed up late Tuesday in data released by the state after Cuomo delivered an address in which he said that schools that have low wealth and depend heavily on state aid would be treated better than schools that have less need for state aid.

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Fulton Daily News

State Budget: Gov. Proposes $100K Loss of Aid for Local Governments

The first pieces of the Governor’s proposed 2011-12 budget are out.  His plan to cut spending at all levels will remove nearly $100,000 from the county’s city, town and village budgets.

The cities of Fulton and Oswego will take the largest hits — of $33,000 and $50,000, respectively.

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