When we compare property taxes in Nassau or Westchester counties with those in New Jersey, just a few miles away, the burden on New Yorkers is more than 50 percent higher. The same is true in most upstate counties, compared to taxes in nearby Pennsylvania and Ohio. If our children are to find career opportunities at home, school boards must raise the quality of education while restraining spending growth. It should surprise no one that taxpayers have questions about proposed spending programs that cause taxes to jump by two or three times that rate. Insisting on both meeting higher standards and showing more spending restraint will not be easy for schools.
Businesses know about both raising quality and controlling costs.
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