The funds were distributed to districts based on a state policy which estimates that 16% of the district's pupils are receiving special education services.

Mr. Spitzer encouraged education advocacy groups to support his calls for distributing more money to high-need urban districts like New York City's.

Now, state aid is distributed first to urban districts and specific programs, like special education and student transportation.

That panel recommended a streamlining of the state's complex formula for distributing aid to public-school districts.

The state has distributed $173 million in school safety grants to local districts in the last two years, including $1.1 million to Santana's district.

Republicans argue that federal aid should be given to states through block grants that would be distributed to local districts generally based on the number of students.

The majority of the forest revenue is distributed to Oregon counties and local taxing districts.

The commission rejected a number of other plans, including one that would have created a statewide property tax and distributed all education money to districts on a flat, per-pupil basis.

It now contributes around 3.5% of the total fish catch in the state, which is distributed to various districts and states in the country.

British officials distributed them to districts in segregated quarters in cities along the British coast.