Sentences with phrase «allows wealthier schools»

In effect, this allows wealthier schools to use federal money intended to help the poorer schools across town.

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Second, I don't think it's fair that children who come from a wealthier household get to fill up on the proper nutrients that allow them to excel in school while children from low - income families do not.

Levine goes on to advocate that NY Enact the «charitable deduction» scheme used in many Red states to allow the wealthy to avoid taxes by making donations to elite, «white flight» private schools.

But the Liberal Democrats have attacked the Tory proposals, saying they would allow middle - class parents to create a new generation of grammar schools in wealthy areas.

A chapter amendment submitted late last night repeal language that would have allowed wealthy and middle - income school districts the option of using some of the additional state aid provided in the two - way deal for either tax relief or restoration of programs.

A student is never told, «Sorry, Susie, but your parents are too wealthy so you aren't allowed to attend this school.»

The mayor, who campaigned on a promise to charge wealthy charters rent, blasted the Bloomberg administration's stance on co-locating charters as «abhorrent,» hours after he reversed a plan that would have allowed three of Eva Moskowitz's Success Academies to expand into traditional public schools.

On the 74, Richard Whitmire wonders why parents and teachers in wealthy communities like Newton, Massachusetts, are so actively fighting a ballot initiative that would allow more charter schools to open in other areas in the state.

Texas lawmakers last week cleared a new school - finance plan that would allow wealthy districts to keep locally generated funds once they exceeded a new state - mandated minimum rate for property taxes.

It is unclear what the overall point of this amendment is other than to allow wealthier families to grow money for private / alternative schooling in a tax - free haven.

In another example of how the wealthy use the tax code to their benefit while public schools suffer, some states are funneling public dollars to private schools and allowing businesses and upper - income taxpayers to turn a profit in the process, according to a report released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).

Specifically, Democrats resent her support for allowing tax dollars to follow children to schools their low - income parents» choose — although wealthy families choose their children's schools every day.

States using neovouchers - or backdoor vouchers - to encourage donations to private school scholarship funds or to offset the costs of private school tuitions illegally allow wealthy taxpayers to turn a profit when making charitable contributions to private schools,...

introduced an amendment that would allow parents to use a special tax - free college savings account to pay tuition for private K - 12 schools, a provision that would largely benefit wealthier families who can already afford private schools.

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17

Voucher supporters say an approach that allows wealthy families to receive any subsidy for private school is unacceptable.