Sentences with phrase «foundation aid districts»

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Iannuzzi was on CapTon earlier this week to discuss the possibility of a new legal challenge of what education advocates say is a long - standing inequity in the state's foundation aid formula that disproportionately hurts low - income districts.

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

School districts in this year's budget did receive a boost in foundation aid as well as a complete end to the Gap Elimination Adjustment.

«Some of the other key pieces of legislation in this budget is continuing the monitor in the East Ramapo School District as well as a fund, a dedicated fund, of $ 3 million to keep full - day kindergarten, programs like music and art, as well as an increase in foundation aid of about $ 1 million for East Ramapo as well.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, said the additional school aid would flow through both the foundation aid formula — which favors urban districts — and to alleviate the gap elimination adjustment, which would benefit wealthier, suburban districts.

Assemblyman Phil Steck said getting districts like Schenectady their fair share of so - called foundation aid remains one of his top priorities.

It took a little longer, but our hard work yielded results: The new state budget increases education aid by $ 1.1 billion, which includes $ 700 million in additional foundation aid for school districts.

Districts receive other state funds, like reimbursement for construction or BOCES funding, but foundation aid is the largest source of funding from the state for a district.

State foundation aid to school districts is based on a formula from the State Education Department.

The speaker said he wants to create a timetable to «fully» phase in foundation aid, the current funding formula that most helps high - needs school districts such as New York City.

Much of the governor's proposed $ 769 million increase — $ 338 million — would go to foundation aid for school districts.

The governor's office defended the proposal Wednesday, saying that controlling growth in non-instructional costs will free up more resources for foundation aid, the largest unrestricted category of aid that districts receive each year.

State aid in Massachusetts is targeted at districts that can not meet the foundation budget out of local funds, so the state's education dollar is concentrated on poor districts.

Districts that can generate more than the foundation level in local revenue are not eligible for foundation aid, but still receive at least $ 375 per pupil from a constitutionally dedicated fund.

The amount of state aid each district receives is based on the difference between the foundation amount per pupil ($ 4,148 in fiscal 2005) and the foundation property tax.

Wisconsin is one of the few states without foundation formulas; the state uses a guaranteed - tax - base formula to allocate aid to districts.

Some communities are coming to the aid of their schools with educational foundations that support either a specific building or an entire district.

State aid in South Dakota is determined by a foundation formula, calculated by subtracting local effort from district need.

Relates to the computation of foundation aid and addition of credit recovery aid for the Maisto Districts

The TPP supplemental foundation aid in FY 2017 was intended to guarantee that districts do not receive less funding (state foundation aid and TPP replacement) than FY 2015 levels.

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