He has proposed an increase of $50 billion a year.
Some propose a $2 billion state share, and a $500 million increase in the city's.
State health officials propose an increase to an average of $40, but only for services to children.
After all, town officials were proposing an 8.9 percent tax increase.
The district, which has more than 4,500 students, proposed a 37 percent tax increase to help pay for the budget.
White also proposed an increase in the budget and asked for a raise.
Only once since the rate commission was created in 1971 has it proposed a lower increase than the board had asked for.
The union proposed a larger increase, though not significantly so.
He proposes an overall increase of $246 million, or 3 percent, in general support for schools.
He proposed an increase in the business tax and sales taxes.
