New York teachers union vows to sue if education cuts continue

New York's teachers union is threatening a lawsuit to stop the Cuomo administration from withholding additional education funding for state schools

The state teachers union is threatening a lawsuit to stop the Cuomo administration from withholding additional education funding for New York schools.

The decision to impose across-the-board reductions, rather than tailor them by need, has already had a deleterious effect on a number of school districts that serve predominantly low-income families and students of color and rely more heavily on state aid than more-affluent districts with ample property tax bases.

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