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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Numbers are also complicated by changes in the California Dream Act Application, which was established for students lacking documentation to apply for state aid but has expanded to allow students who are citizens and have an undocumented parent.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
So state aid is not likely, especially since the Palisades fire area was previously among the state’s wealthiest enclaves, with an abundance of home valued at more than $3 million.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
So state aid is not likely, especially since the Palisades fire area was previously among the state’s wealthiest enclaves, with an abundance of home valued at more than $3 million.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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