Senator Golden Awards $200,000 to Local Schools

Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) today is announcing that he has awarded $200,000 in educational funding, through the New York State Senate, to support and assist the teachers and students of more than fifteen schools in his district.

The funding has been awarded in response to requests from individual schools as to the need for financial assistance to develop and improve instructional programming. Many of the schools included smart boards and laptop carts a top their wish lists recently addressed to Senator Golden.

State Senator Marty Golden stated, “It always gives me great pride to secure funding for our schools which I know is an investment in our future. Our schools must continue to advance with the times, so that our children can learn in a state of the art classroom. Our students deserve the best opportunity, and anything less than that would be a failure.”

“On a regular basis, I speak with the leadership of our schools to better understand the needs of each school I represent. I stand ready to assist each of the schools I represent throughout school districts 20, 21 and 22, and I look forward to building on the progress we have made,” concluded Senator Marty Golden.

This allocation includes funding for the following schools:

P.S 97, P.S. 102, P.S./I.S. 104, P.S. 127. P.S. 176, P.S. 185, P.S. 195, I.S. 201, P.S. 204, P.S. 207, P.S. 222, I.S. 228, P.S. 238, P.S. 264, and P.S. 277.

Schools within Senator Golden’s district interested in funding for their schools are encouraged to contact his office with such requests. For more information, please contact (718) 238-6044 or email golden@nysenate.gov