Sentences with phrase «because public school funding»

They further argued that because public school funding is the responsibility of the state, Texas was in violation of the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Not exact matches

Parents are increasingly interested in providing private school funding for their children 1) because they see the value and importance of good education and 2) because of frequent public school closings.

If he were to refinance his student loan with SoFi, which recently raised a whopping $ 1 billion in funding from Softbank to help make student loans even cheaper, I'm sure he could get lower than 5 % because he went to William & Mary, Columbia for his Master's in Public Health, Yale for Medical School, and Cornell for his residency!

Christians have voted to put their God's name on everyones money, add «Under God» to the flag salute, force schools to teach intelligent design with absolutely no scientific basis along side the sciences, voted to write their moral laws on the fronts of public courthouses and tax funded buildings, voted to ban certain people from living together, being intimate or raising children because their orientation didn't fit with their bible beliefs.

and that's why the Republicans want to cut funding for public schools — so ghetto kids will never be able to leave the ghetto because they have no education — and they won't be able to get birth control either so they will proliferate and perpetuate their situation for generations — and this will never stop until America ends its dependence on fossil fools like Romney, McConnell, Cantor, Ryan, The Bohner, Limbaugh, etc..

«I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute — where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote — where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference — and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.

If the American public are led to believe that the reason school food is suffering is because districts are managing their money inefficiently and not because it just costs more, then there will be no call to adequately fund school food.

«Which of course is a problem, because every dollar that has to be supported by the general fund is a dollar out of the classroom,» said Ed Wilkins, the school nutrition director for the San Francisco Public Schools.

«I am voting for this resolution because of the more than half a billion dollars in new funding it asks our state to deliver to non-charter New York City publics schools,» Avella said at the time.

«Sometimes, some of these issues take a lot longer to negotiate and compromise with, and you shouldn't be holding up funding for our schools, and funding for our roads, and funding for local governments to keep property taxes down, because of some of these major, broader public policy issues that should be kept out of the budget.»

«However, despite the fact that 99 percent of this federal funding would go to traditional public schools, union leadership has tried to kill this education reform legislation because it increases the cap on public charter schools, which don't necessarily have to be unionized.»

Her position is cheered by her liberal base — which plays an important role in a Democratic primary — because it has long sought more state and local funding for public schools and for progressive state programs.

Cuomo said his plans to extend public tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants — the Dream Act — and a plan proposed tax credit offsetting donations to private and parochial school scholarship funds (as well as public schools) were «highly likely» to fall out of talks because the State Senate and Assembly were «dug in» in their respective opposition.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scPublic Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sSchools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sschools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scpublic, private and parochial schoolsschools.

«Today is not a public holiday, but I can tell you that many children, from primary to senior high schools, will be on holiday; this is because he funds many of these children's education, sometimes from his own pocket,» he said.

I am voting Green because Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones will fully fund our public schools, will stop the over-testing of our students, and will not open more privately managed charter schools.

Why: The Buffalo Teachers Federation endorsed Howie Hawkins because he defends the right to education, calls for full funding for public schools and opposes the plans to turn Lafayette, Bennett, East and MLK into private charter schools, including giving these wealthy charters the public school buildings!

Philadelphia's public schools will have enough funds to reopen on time this fall because of a last - minute plan for the city to loan the school district $ 50 million.

Property tax collection is a major source of funding for public schools, but there are thousands of properties in Syracuse that the property taxes aren't being collected on — either because they're vacant or the owner isn't paying.

BHA Head of Public Affairs Pavan Dhaliwal commented, «We are seriously concerned that this change will lead to religious Academies employing individuals to teach not because they are qualified for the role, but because they are prepared to teach in line with narrow and unshared visions which are inappropriate for state - funded schools.

Because my interest here is in how portability would affect the distribution of federal funds across public schools even if students do not switch to private schools, I do not need any assumptions about the terms private schools would face.

The plaintiffs also allege that they have been injured because some of their children attend public schools, and because when a student uses a private scholarship to switch from public to private school it reduces district funding.

The district also contends that because the mayor and board of education have provided additional funding for traditional public schools ever since the act was passed, those actions have created an authoritative legal precedent.

Put it all aside because the fact is that full - time virtual charter schools, which are funded by public dollars, are on the defensive in the battle of public perception, which will, at some point, have public policy consequences.

Second, Don McAdams, founder of the Center for Reform of School Systems, argued that philanthropy typically entails limited dollars in the grand scheme of things, but has an outsized influence because this money is nimble and can be used to drive a state or a district's reforms, where it's hugely difficult to redeploy more than a sliver of public funds.

«Wisconsin's superintendent of public instruction took the first step Thursday toward withholding up to $ 175 million in federal funds from Milwaukee Public Schools because of the district's failure to meet yearly academic progress targets required under law.&public instruction took the first step Thursday toward withholding up to $ 175 million in federal funds from Milwaukee Public Schools because of the district's failure to meet yearly academic progress targets required under law.&Public Schools because of the district's failure to meet yearly academic progress targets required under law.»

As a public school, Aviation High School receives basic state education funding, but, because the school is so small, that funding does not adequately cover all the necessary operating costs and capital improveschool, Aviation High School receives basic state education funding, but, because the school is so small, that funding does not adequately cover all the necessary operating costs and capital improveSchool receives basic state education funding, but, because the school is so small, that funding does not adequately cover all the necessary operating costs and capital improveschool is so small, that funding does not adequately cover all the necessary operating costs and capital improvements.

He's leaving the office and climbing into his squad car because Oklahoma City Public Schools teachers and supporters are rallying at the state Capitol to demand more school funding.

Fordham argues that school choice programs, including both vouchers and scholarship tax credits, should fall under the same accountability regimes as public schools because they utilize public funds.

Public schools expend considerable resources identifying children eligible for special services, both because they are under an obligation to provide those services and because they receive additional funds from federal and state governments if a child is identified as having a disability that affects their learning.

Speaking on the public television show «Off the Record,» MEA President Steven Cook said the MEA paid $ 25,000 toward a recall effort against House Education Committee Chairman Paul Scott, R - Grand Blanc, because polling showed voters in Scott's district are upset over the elimination of a pension tax deduction and public school funding levels, the Lansing State Journal reported.

The school gets public funding because parents won a court case (Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Distschool gets public funding because parents won a court case (Endrew F. v. Douglas County School DistSchool District).

Patti Lehman, a 45 - year - old Olympia preschool teacher, said she voted against charter schools because she fears the measure would drain funding from existing public schools.

Why should a public school built with taxpayer funds be given to a private corporation just because 51 % of current users signed a petition?

This is because all but one of these programs serve primarily or exclusively students with special needs, who tend to receive more educational funding in public schools, as well.

Indeed, the reality of the matter is that both of California's teachers» organizations support Gavin Newsom because he has pledged to work with them rather than join the billionaire boys club behind corporate education reform efforts and the unregulated spread of charter schools that will continue to drain funding from other public schools and, if left unchecked, ultimately undermine public education itself.

In a blog post, he contended that I - 1240 would be vulnerable to a constitutional challenge because it directed money from the «common school fund» to public charter schools outside the control of the local school board.

School funding is a powerful card for Labor, not only because it can capitalise on the Coalition's retreat from Gonski, but also because funding strikes an emotive tone in the public imagination.

I suppose the public schools laying off teachers because of lack of funds should also fire ineffective teachers.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The new head of the Michigan Education Association says the union became involved in a recall effort against a sitting legislator because voters are frustrated with public school funding and taxes, while a teacher and former local union president says teachers are frustrated with union spending on recalls, according to separate media reports.

A really thought out plan where now less than two years later public schools are laying off teachers because of lack of funds.

Because public charter schools» per - pupil funding is often inequitable compared to that of traditional public schools (about 75 - 80 % on average when compared to traditional schools nationwide), virtually all charter schools must use operational funding — money which otherwise would go towards educational purposes and classroom teaching and learning — to cover capital budget shortfalls.

She hopes to convert the school to a charter school because public funding would allow her to serve more special education students.

What none of these families knew at the time was that because they chose a different public school for their kids, their children would only receive three - fifths of the funding they would have had they stayed in a district school — failing or not.

And in a public education world where the unions have typically been able to protect even the lowest - performing teachers, that kind of quality upgrade seemed doable only because the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had offered the city a grant that required the union to cooperate in return for a huge injection of funds into the school system.

Because of this funding stream, this program is for public school students.

We started off with LESS funding than traditional public schools and now you're complaining because Governor Malloy wants to make ECS funding for charter schools more equitable.

When charter public schools are funded, there is no overall loss of public school money because charter schools are public schools serving public school kids.

Because charter schools will be funded like current public schools, it could make it more difficult to fully fund schools, as stated by the McCleary decision, Olson said.

Washington State Charter Schools Association lawyers have been preparing a motion that asks justices to reconsider their Sept. 4 ruling that charters can't receive public funds because they answer to appointed officials, not elected school boards.