NORWICH – New York State Senator James Seward (R-Milford) says that with the completion of the state budget, there will be increased funding to local schools throughout Chenango County.

Seward announced an additional $2.2 million above the governor’s original proposal was approved in the 2007-08 state budget for Chenango County schools, meaning the increase for this year is greater than $8.2 million over last year’s amount.

The budget increase is the largest increase for education in the history of New York.