Sentences with phrase «over the public school finance»

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Three consortia have been shortlisted to come up with detailed proposals for Western Australia's first public private partnership for schools, with the winner to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools over 25 years.

ALBANY — A new, well - financed partnership plying both fundamentals of democracy and modern high - stakes lobbying plans to bring Albany's fight over public school aid into New Yorkers» homes.

Let's explore the sources and consequences of the iron grip school districts typically enjoy over the financing, development, ownership, and deployment of public school facilities — and some promising strategies for breaking it.

``, Smith explores «the sources and consequences of the iron grip school districts typically enjoy over the financing, development, ownership, and deployment of public school facilities — and some promising strategies for breaking it.»

The nation's most extensive experiment in private management of public schools sputtered to an end last week as the Hartford, Conn., school board said it would end its partnership with Education Alternatives Inc. in a dispute over finances.

Gov. Ann W. Richards of Texas signs a school - finance compromise bill, ending a seven - year battle over financing and freeing up state funds for public schools.

Nearly a year after declaring Montana's system of paying for its public schools unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court early this month relinquished its jurisdiction over the school - finance case.

Budget hearings «up north» next week Public education grabbed the spotlight at last week's Joint Finance Committee budget hearings last week, and the next round is expected to reap more of the same — especially given the funding plight that has been plaguing rural schools in northern Wisconsin as a result of state cuts to schools over the past two biennial budgets.

It is exactly this kind of public oversight and accountability that Milwaukee parents would lose if MPS schools are handed over to private third party operators in the current state budget bill passed last week by the Joint Finance Committee.

The lawsuit — which was filed in 2011 and became the longest legal battle over school finance in state history — was brought against the state after the Legislature cut $ 5.4 billion in public education funding from the state budget while schools were already struggling to implement new academic standards.

Looming over everything else has been a constant effort to get more money into the state's public schools (either through new state spending and / or through a growing number of local levy requests) and there is movement toward revamping the state's dated system of school financing.

Mark Niesse reporting for the Atlanta Journal - Constitution lead his Carstarphen story with «The probable next superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools is coming off a controversial tenure in Austin, Texas, where public ire over budget cuts and a school closing rose as much as the improved graduation rates and finances.&Public Schools is coming off a controversial tenure in Austin, Texas, where public ire over budget cuts and a school closing rose as much as the improved graduation rates and finances.&public ire over budget cuts and a school closing rose as much as the improved graduation rates and finances.»

The sweeping schools plan by Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee would boost spending on public schools instead of cutting it by $ 127 million over two years as GOP Gov. Scott Walker has proposed.

Posted on December 23, 2016 · A new Texas education commissioner vowed to crack down on district and campus accountability, a drawn - out court case over school finance ended and federal officials began investigating an alleged cap on special education services in Texas school districts — those are among the highlights of the year 2016 in Texas public education.

TRENTON — In the latest move to empower school districts under state takeover, New Jersey's Board of Education voted Wednesday to return control over finances and personnel to Paterson Public Schools.

Prior to taking over Charter Impact, Spencer was the Vice President of Finance for the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools, where his primary areas of concentration included maintenance of all accounting systems, designing and implementing the internal control framework, and developing cash flow projections and forecasts for organizational growth and providing guidance on fiscal best practices.

May 7, 2016 • A lawsuit over the way public schools are financed in the state became so dramatic that it inspired some New York City high school students to write a play about it.