State Aid To EG Schools Higher In Coming Year, Officials Say
School officials tell the Town Council at a budget session Monday they will probably receive $2.2 million in state aid next year – up more than $400,000 over current year funding.
For years, East Greenwich elected officials have cried foul when it came to state funding allocations, arguing the town did not get its fair share. The state may have gotten the message. School officials told the Town Council Monday night at what was billed as a "pre-budget meeting," it looked very probable schools would receive $425,000 more than last year in state aid to education. EGSD Director of Administration Mary Ann Crawford said the figure should stay unchanged, unless state legislators decide to dismantle the education funding formula – unlikely since it only came about last year after several years of effort. That said, with built-in add-ons, the EGSD budget – by far the largest portion of the town's expenditures – will go up 3…
Catherine Lebovitz
7:30 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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