The governor’s budget shortchanges our schools
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Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther is fighting to protect Middletown students


Middletown children deserve more than the governor is offering

The governor announced a $2 billion surplus and $634 million in additional education funding for schools statewide.

(2006-07 NYS Executive Budget Overview, pgs. 1, 31)

Meanwhile, his proposed budget cuts nearly $1.8 million from Middletown schools

The majority of that money - $1.2 million - was to be used to support full-day kindergarten

"That’s what’s killing us. It’s unfair." - Middletown Superintendent Ken Eastwood, Feb. 15, 2006 Times Herald Record

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Feb. 15, 2006 Times Herald-Record

Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther is committed to making sure Middletown students get their fair share. To ensure a quality education for our children, she:

  • Is fighting for a fair, on-time state budget that provides more state aid to lower local property taxes

  • Fought to bring Orange County schools $6.3 million more in 2005 than the previous year

  • Supports a fair funding formula based on student enrollment, need and district wealth

  • Authored legislation to explore moving school funding from property taxes to state income taxes because the current system is unfair to homeowners and students (A.9746)

Assemblywoman
Aileen Gunther
 18 Anawana Lake Road
Monticello, NY 12701
(845) 794-5807
gunthea@assembly.state.ny.us

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