59 school districts across the state have been designated as "fiscally stressed" under Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's Fiscal Stress Monitoring System.
The Utica City School District has received a $49,450 grant from the State Board of Regents and the State Education Department to improve outcomes for male minority students.
Senator Joseph Griffo and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi are questioning a decision to exclude Utica City School District officials from a meeting on Monday with educational and fiscal experts from the Governor's Office.