Sentences with phrase «battle over school funding»

Enter Washington state, where an ongoing legal battle over school funding and the pending ESSA plan has collided in a way that could lead to fundamental changes to the Evergreen State's power structure for the coming years.

A legal battle over school funding has been raging for years in Kansas.

Texas had been plagued with decades of legal and political battles over school funding.

Not exact matches

We're unlikely to see him poring over dense regulations, struggling to meet an underfunded budget, lamenting the lack of a real school kitchen in which to cook and store food, dealing with a cafeteria too small to accommodate his students, competing with fast food outlets because of an open school campus, or, most importantly, battling an unyielding Congress for more school food funding.

School funding advocates are concerned that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is setting up for another political battle over school aid next year in a little - noticed provision in his new state bSchool funding advocates are concerned that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is setting up for another political battle over school aid next year in a little - noticed provision in his new state bschool aid next year in a little - noticed provision in his new state budget.

This has been borne out in their various proxy battles over the future of charter schools, the funding of the Metropolitan Transportation authority's capital plan, the growth of e-hail giant Uber, and how long the mayor should have authority over the city's public schools.

Despite the school's ongoing legal battle with the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and a bitter dispute over funding with the state education department, the president of Einstein's board of trustees vowed last week to fight the revocschool's ongoing legal battle with the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and a bitter dispute over funding with the state education department, the president of Einstein's board of trustees vowed last week to fight the revocSchool Boards Association and a bitter dispute over funding with the state education department, the president of Einstein's board of trustees vowed last week to fight the revocation.

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.

The Advocate: BESE backs standstill school funding request, but battle might not be over yet..

Furthermore, in accepting public funds, religious schools run the risk of being mired in political debates, battles over regulation and accountability, and disruptive inquiries into their school standards in admission, curriculum, and hiring practices.

Thus, in accepting government funds, they run the risk of being mired in political debates, battles over regulation and accountability, and disruptive inquiries into their school standards and curricula.

From where those additional funds could come is unclear, especially at a time when lawmakers are still embroiled in a budget battle over how much to pay public school teachers — well past the hoped for end - of - session date of late June or early July.

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.

«This is money that charters are owed,» Brandon said, adding that he believes charter supporters will eventually win out in the funding battle over traditional schools.

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While the Hawaii State Teachers Union has been locked in a battle with the state over a new contract that would link student test scores to teacher ratings and pay, education reformers have praised the state for creating a merit pay pilot program and funding charter schools.

The battle lines have been drawn for a fight over funding in 2016, with the Department for Education (DfE) insisting schools can be more efficient and schools asserting that, with 80 per cent of their spend going on staffing, the curriculum is at risk if staffing is cut.

In the absence of increased state and federal funding, tense battles over school spending are likely to be handled in piecemeal — and controversial — fashion.

In Massachusetts, a years - long battle over eliminating a cap on expanding public charter schools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintschools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintSchools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintendent.

Over the years, charter schools have fought many battles for equity, funding and even survival.

Now the Washington Post is reporting that the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and their coterie of millionaire and billionaire funders are getting involved, promising a David and Goliath type battle over the future of America's public schools.

The Conservatives only have a working Commons majority of 14 and the interventions from influential Tory backbenchers over funding highlight the battle Theresa May's government is also likely to face over grammar schools proposals.

New Mexico's Public Education Department (PED) did a disservice to New Mexico's students, and the taxpayers who fund schools, last week when it caved in to climate extremists in the battle over how to teach climate science in the state's schools.