FACT: Long Island residents pay the highest taxes in New York State.
FACT: Governor Cuomo’s budget takes $37 MILLION away from Long Island schools and gives it to the urban schools he has deemed “high-need.”
FACT: Under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget, Long Island schools would only receive $66 per student in new aid, far below the statewide average of $119 and about half of the New York City average of $129 per student.
Governor Cuomo, aren’t all children equal?