Sentences with phrase «because state funding for schools»

Many say that's because state funding for schools is nearly the lowest in the country.

Meanwhile, because state funding for schools has rebounded and districts are once again trying to reduce teacher - to - student radios, the demand for educators has jumped — especially for those trained to serve students with disabilities and to teach subjects such as math and science.

Not exact matches

«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.

An ESA is like a school voucher because it offers eligible families state - funded access to private school tuition, but unlike a school voucher, the ESA deposits money into an account that families can use for other expenses besides school tuition — for transportation or education - related technology, for example.

«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.

«Cuomo's approach has solved nothing for either our school children or our homeowners because he has refused to provide the state funding our schools need which has resulted in local taxpayers paying a record share of the cost of funding schools.»

The BHA opposes state funding of Steiner schools because of concerns about pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning that the state might not be able to add more money for schools this year because of uncertainties in Washington over federal funding.

For districts that get most of their funding from the state, it will mean, he said, some school officials will have to cut programs or staff because they will be forced to plan conservatively in what they might get from Albany if a state budget goes unresolved until May 31.

This is the case not least because their views on the ethics of assisted dying for the terminally ill or equal rights for gay people or state - funded religious schools were unrepresentative and often lay far outside the mainstream.

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.

We are going to win the majority because we have the right candidates and the right message, and whether it's providing record support for schools, delivering a 20 percent middle - class income tax cut, or ensuring every region of the state gets its fair share of infrastructure and economic development funding, New Yorkers know that Senate Republicans have their backs.»

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.

Governor Cuomo is warning that the state might not be able to add more money for schools this year, because of uncertainties in Washington over federal funding.

First, just as the states refused to make good on the «equal» part of «separate but equal» after Plessy, for more than 40 years states have failed to provide equal access to the funding needed to achieve excellent schools for all children, largely because of a lack of federal accountability for equitable school funding.

The Prince George's County, Maryland, school district, for example, eliminated magnet programs at 33 schools in the fall of 2004 because of state funding cutbacks.

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.

Educators and social workers, rather than for - profit management firms like Edison Schools, dominate the Arizona market, most likely because per - pupil funding in Arizona is too low to attract the for - profits, in contrast to that in other states, like Massachusetts and Michigan.

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.

[x] This assumption is appropriate because the vast majority of California schools, especially pre-Common Core, adopted off the state approved list (until recently, categorical textbook funds could only be used for books on the state list).

Why should I feel better about PARCC and Common Core just because a state bureaucrat or leader of a taxpayer funded school board or school administrator association tells me we have had state mandated standards and testing for a long time when the original set of standards and tests were broken and built from an economic view point, not an educational one.

A: If an agreement is not renewed or is terminated, because the child for whom the account was established graduates from high school or for any other reason, any remaining money reverts to the State General Fund at the end of the last day of the agreement.

Because GCP depends primarily on federal and state grants and private sources for funding, partnerships with outside groups such as these bring enormous value to the school.

The investigation follows a National Audit Office (NAO) report last week that said SEND pupils were having to «travel further, or be inappropriately placed in mainstream schools» because councils were struggling to open suitable state - funded places, in part due to the lack of funding avaiable for new provision.

Plus, they will generate more money for education in this state because each charter school is eligible for $ 450,000 in federal funds.

After it was announced that New Jersey State education funding would remain essentially flat for the 2017 - 18 school year, NPS acknowledged a looming $ 30 million deficit because of rising costs.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals, which was then the state's highest court, held that a statute authorizing public aid to private schools for exceptional children did not violate, among other Constitutional Provisions on Education, Kentucky's Blaine Amendment because the funds were for children's «welfare» rather than «education.»

Because ESSA sets aside professional development funding for all states and local districts, the National Center for Learning Disabilities has put together a helpful toolkit «for parents and advocates to use in their schools and districts» to advocate for professional development that will improve outcomes for students...

SB 808 would result in school districts having the ability to shut down any charter school simply because the charter school is competing for funding from the state.

Charter schools simply do not have the means to meet the growing demand for additional seats because they do not receive facilities funding from the state.

Kaukl said he met with the governor and suggested increasing the state - imposed revenue limits to more than $ 200 per pupil and increase funding for rural school districts that have had to recently quit offering summer school in part because of transportation costs.

«It masks the true cost of the voucher program expansion and the harm that expansion will do to public schools by «washing» the dollars through the aid formula for public schools» because lawmakers no longer must appropriate additional state dollars to fund voucher expansion because it comes from school district funding, he said.

Because there is no set federal mandate prescribing the distribution of special education funds to charter schools — aside from the requirement that federal funds be distributed equitably — an appreciation of federal, state, and local sources of funding is necessary to understand the particular way charter schools receive money earmarked for special education services.

because North Carolina's constitution explicitly gives the State Board of Education the power to «supervise and administer the free public school system and the educational funds provided for its support.»

More than $ 40 million in federal grants awarded to some of Colorado's lowest - performing schools as part of a massive national turnaround effort is producing mixed results, with state officials suspending funding for five schools because of declining test scores.

Because more than 90 percent of school revenues come from state and local sources, lawmakers worried that districts would play a shell game with new Title I funds — transferring a dollar of local resources to rich schools from poor ones for every new federal dollar earmarked for poor schools that arrived.

The bill's constitutionality comes into question because North Carolina's constitution explicitly gives the State Board of Education the power to «supervise and administer the free public school system and the educational funds provided for its support.»

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So - called budget - strapped school districts are able, through the state, to still find funds to add these bonuses, because, as we are informed, Common Core has been chosen to lift schools out of their academic doldrums and create a level playing field for students.

Jim Bender, president of voucher advocacy group School Choice Wisconsin, said Burke's comments were misleading because funding for the voucher program comes from state general purpose revenue.

They did so on a novel legal theory that centered on treating private schools like public schools for disability law purposes because private schools receive public dollars via a state - funded voucher.

The advocates» brief argues that the state needs to reform the allocation of state funds for charter public schools, because current laws and policies threaten charter public schools» ability to provide a high - quality education to students.

A positive aspect of the judge's order for the plaintiffs was that it allowed the State to provide more funding for schools if schools wished to provide these opportunities, but it was not required to spend any more because it was already funding the bare minimum it needed.

He sponsored this legislation and many state senators voted to arm teachers, custodians, and lunch ladies because it is cheaper than providing enough increased state funding so that schools can hire trained professionals to support safe and healthy learning environments for our children.

The justices appeared to focus most of their attention on the first case they heard, one dealing with whether the law is unconstitutional because it siphons off state funds that can only be used for the operation of public schools.

The timetable for implementation in 2017 is becoming increasingly unachievable because of the lead in time required to issue a second consultation, amend secondary legislation and calculate new budgets for over 20,000 state - funded schools across the country.

Because Brown was also cautious in his allocation for school facilities in the existing budget, some school officials have expressed disappointment that, given the state's robust fiscal condition, the governor hasn't increased construction funding.

On top of that, some school districts that have rapid population growth don't get any state funding for bond repayments because of outdated funding formulas.

More funding for charter schools has been a contentious issue because both traditional public schools and charter schools compete for the same limited pot of education dollars from the state.

Most schools and districts are unlikely to feel immediate effects of a shutdown because the advanced funding nature of federal education spending means that states and districts have already received much of their federal funding for the school year.