Middletown district voters on May 16 passed a school budget of over $253 million by a 3:1 margin, according to the unofficial election results. This year’s budget jumped by $25 million, or about 10 percent, from the past year, while the tax levy remains flat at $72 million. The lion’s share of the budget increase,…

New York City’s school system went on a spending spree during the pandemic, thanks to the $7.5 billion in federal money it received as part of a $189 billion national relief package aimed at addressing education problems incurred by lockdowns and school closures. Although the funds were nonrecurring, the nation’s largest school district used some of…

The instructional budget of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown is proposed to grow by 8 percent to nearly $140 million next year, according to a presentation at the Feb. 16 school board meeting. It was the second of three budget presentations scheduled before the board, with the first addressing administrative expenses and the…

The Port Jervis City School District is poised to take on a significantly bigger spending plan next year without raising the tax levy or dipping into the fund balance, according to a budget presentation on Feb. 16.  The budget is proposed to be close to $90 million, up from $82 million in the current year,…

The proposed administrative budget of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York, shows an increase of $5 million, or 30 percent, for the coming school year, according to a presentation on Feb. 2. District Superintendent Amy Creeden and Assistant Superintendent for Administration Mike Tuttle delivered the budget presentation in front of nine school…