In her budget proposal for school aid, Gov. Kathy Hochul followed through on the second year of a three-year phase-in that will fully fund aid known as "foundation aid," which pays for most of the operations in a school district. It accounts for more than half of the total $2.1 billion increase in school aid.
School superintendents are starting to plan next year's budgets, and things are looking up after Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed her proposal for school aid Monday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's schools plan includes a $2.1 billion increase in aid that translates to a 7.1% increase, for a record total of $31.3 billion in aid to education.
The governor proposed a total spending plan of $216.3 billion, up from the $208.9 billion budget enacted last April, and it includes enormous increases in education and health care.
"One hard lesson we learned about what happens when there's a lack of investment is how our health care system crumbled under the stress of the pandemic," Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
 The office of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli calculated the inflation factor at 4.7% for school districts and municipalities whose fiscal year ends June 30, 2023.
In her budget proposal for school aid, Gov. Kathy Hochul followed through on the second year of a three-year phase-in that will fully fund aid known as "foundation aid," which pays for most of the operations in a school district. It accounts for more than half of the total $2.1 billion increase in school aid.
