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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Rising expenses have outpaced state aid as the demand for evaluations and student services has only continued to grow.
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Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
In 2024 through 2025 to date, students received roughly $2 billion in total aid from all federal sources, including loans and Pell Grants, and about $1.5 billion in state aid, the officials said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 27 Bay Area transit systems received $4.5 billion in federal funds, $5.1 billion in a one-time state appropriation and some ongoing state aid to cope with pandemic impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
In 2024 through 2025 to date, students received roughly $2 billion in total aid from all federal sources, including loans and Pell Grants, and about $1.5 billion in state aid, the officials said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 27 Bay Area transit systems received $4.5 billion in federal funds, $5.1 billion in a one-time state appropriation and some ongoing state aid to cope with pandemic impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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