ECONOMIC WOES TOP CONCERN IN UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD/BUDGET VOTES by Ken Mahoney

ECONOMIC WOES TOP CONCERN IN UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD/BUDGET VOTES by Ken Mahoney

The countdown continues with just one week left for school board elections and budget votes throughout Rockland County. Taxes and spending are especially big issues this year, as school districts face spiraling economic woes. A statewide business research group, the Public Policy Institute, says school officials are holding the line in their budget proposals. The group’s annual “School Tax Watch” report says districts are requesting an average per-pupil spending increase of just three percent, the lowest in recent years