Assemblyman Lupinacci and Colleagues Rally for Educational Support for Long Island Schools

Janet Joyce Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The cry for better aid to Long Island schools is starting to make its way around in quite a loud way. Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) today joined members of the Assembly Minority delegation, local school officials and education advocates to call on Gov. Cuomo to increase education funding for Long Island schools.

This is in response to the new plan that has been set forth from the Governor's office for state aid to the schools. Under the plan put forward in the Executive Budget proposal, Long Island students would receive an average of $66 in new funding per student, far below the statewide average of $119 and the New York City average of $129 per student.

This simply is not fair. Especially in light of the devastation and damage done to many Long Island schools in Nassau and Suffolk county by Hurricane Sandy.

“As someone who spent the past eight years trying to balance the rising cost of education from the top down, I can assure you our current system is broken,” said Lupinacci. “Albany bureaucrats certainly don’t know what’s best for our children and shipping our hard-earned tax dollars away from Long Island doesn’t help anyone. The governor’s proposal is not only irresponsible but will have a negative impact for years to come. Long Island residents already pay some of the highest taxes in the nation and our children deserve their fair share of school aid.”

Taking his comments a step further, Lupinacci has some more to say. “But even more importantly, we must take the necessary steps so our school administrators don’t have to choose between mandated services and what’s best for our children. Without reform of the current system, students and residents across Long Island will continue to suffer with an unfair and burdensome system."

The students on Long Island deserve to have a quality education that is on par with the rest of the state. Hopefully legislatures will see this need and will work in the right direction.

janetj@longislandyellowpages.com

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