Money and Education

            The two candidates running for New York State governor have two totally different plans for the state’s education system. These sharp differences should be taken into consideration when voters make their way to the polls on November 4^th.

            The governor’s plan is create these new programs which would benefit the state’s education system in many ways. They include 2 billion dollars to upgrade the technology at schools. Another proposal is a full scholarship to the SUNY and CUNY schools to high school students who are in the top ten their class who want to peruse a career in science, technology engineering or Math. One thing people fail to take into consideration is that where is all this money coming from? The governor cannot pull 4 billion dollars out of thin air to make these changes occur. Democratic senator Neil Breslin insisted that the state would find a way. This way includes taxing the top tier New Yorkers pending approval.

            Rob Astorino’s plan is to actually cut the state’s spending on the education system and to decrease the tightness on the state’s education. Astorino’s plan to me seems too soft. He claims he wants to increase the focus on science math and foreign language, but that cannot be done without investing money into it. It seems like both candidates have two extreme views on how the education in the state should be ran. One wants thinks the state has an unlimited budget and the other is basically going to a thrift shop looking for quality items.