ALBANY – Under the new budget that is being approved by lawmakers, school aid will be boosted by nearly $1 billion. And Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says schools throughout her 57th Senate receiving more than $19 million over last year.
According to young, of the $21.1 billion in state funding that is earmarked for education, over $554 million will be coming to districts in her Senate district. She adds that the final budget passed by the Senate raises education funding by more than $386 million over the Governor’s proposed budget increase of $550 million.
The funding for each individual school in her district, including Chautauqua County, has not yet been announced.
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