Sentences with phrase «additional charter proposals»

Three additional charter proposals, from Magnolia Public Schools, were pulled in advance of the school board meeting because they had been recommended for denial.

Not exact matches

Under the proposal by the Chicago Park District, 5.9 acres of land by the Charter One Pavilion may be reconfigured to feature lawn - style seating and additional trees.

In a statement, D.O.E. spokeswoman Devora Kaye said: «After engaging stakeholders around these proposals, the panel decided to postpone the vote to allow for additional feedback and to ensure that every student in the building — district or charter — receives the high quality education they deserve.

In his State of the State address on Jan. 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo tied $ 1.1 billion in additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scores.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

Once again the proposal was named the Betty L. Thompson Scholarship Program, but this time they eliminated the rural districts in hopes of getting the additional nine votes, the strategy used by the successful charter school coalition, according to Rep. Hoskins.

The administration has yet to release a proposal for how the federal government might foster more school choice in states and localities around the country, although its initial budget proposal included additional funding for charters and other forms of public school choice, as well as funding for a new private school choice program.

The State Board of Education approved 504 additional seats in state charter schools for next year Wednesday after hearing impassioned pleas both for and against the proposal.

Walker is projecting 600 additional students as his proposal would lift the state enrollment cap on virtual charter schools, allow the UW System's 13 four - year universities to establish charter schools, and allow independent charter schools in any district in the state.

Malloy is so incredibly committed to the privatization of Connecticut's public schools that he even added funding for two more charter schools despite the fact that there are no additional, approved charter school proposals even in the pipeline.

The bill would have bypassed transfers from local districts, and, according to Joyce, sped an additional $ 300 million or so to charters statewide, but the draft failed, chiefly because charter groups balked on the proposal, she said.

Among other changes, the legislative committees also removed a proposal that would have paid for an additional 275 slots in public charter schools, reduced proposed funding to comply with the Sheff vs. O'Neill court order to reduce racial isolation in Hartford schools and sharply cut back a plan for various teacher training and leadership programs.

The core of the Governor's funding proposal is the additional funds for district schools and charter schools in the state.

«But this proposal attempts to go beyond that, giving charter schools additional funds to which they are not entitled.»

The $ 20 million in start - up funds for charter schools remains in the budget, Proposition 98 funding increased by $ 288 million in 2016 - 17 from the January proposal, and there is an additional investment in the Local Control Funding Formula of $ 154 million also from the January proposal that brings the formula to almost 96 % of full implementation.

Malloy and his operatives now want to expand this outrageous money grab with a plan to increase the number of charter schools in Connecticut and implement a new funding proposal that would see an additional $ 40 - $ 50 million a year diverted to the private corporations that own Connecticut's existing charter schools.

The Senate remains steadfast in its support of charter schools, and included two very positive proposals: allowing charters that do not receive facilities aid to access the state building aid program, which NECSN has been fighting for year in and year out, and providing additional funding for students.

FACILITIES: The proposal does not extend any new facilities relief to those charter schools excluded from the existing policy that allows only new or growing charter schools in New York City additional aid.