state aid
noun
: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution
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There are a few more students than originally expected — 450 more, per January’s enrollment figures — meaning the district can expect about $4.2 million in additional state aid.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The system, which includes the online Charter Oak State College as well as the community colleges and regional universities, received hundreds of millions of dollars in temporary state aid shortly after the coronavirus pandemic struck Connecticut in March 2020.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The system, which includes the online Charter Oak State College as well as the community colleges and regional universities, received hundreds of millions of dollars in temporary state aid shortly after the coronavirus pandemic struck Connecticut in March 2020.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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