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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California students have been lagging behind the state’s expectations and national norms for many years, even as spending on the school system has continued to climb to well over $20,000 a year per pupil from state aid, local property taxes and federal subventions.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Private school aid Cuts to state aid for private schools proposed by Gov. Tim Walz didn’t make the state budget.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
The plan would open a path for Missouri to potentially offer state aid to help pay for up to half of new or upgraded stadiums for the two teams.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Federal cuts to those and other programs could push Albany to reduce its state aid to the city or shrink services that benefit city residents, such as unemployment insurance and parks.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Private school aid Cuts to state aid for private schools proposed by Gov. Tim Walz didn’t make the state budget.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
The plan would open a path for Missouri to potentially offer state aid to help pay for up to half of new or upgraded stadiums for the two teams.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Federal cuts to those and other programs could push Albany to reduce its state aid to the city or shrink services that benefit city residents, such as unemployment insurance and parks.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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