Sentences with phrase «bill decreases funding»

Cuts $ 163 million of federal spending on Title II, funding designed to support teachers: Sen. Alexander's bill decreases funding levels and misses an opportunity to increase investments to help states improve the teacher pipeline, increase educator salaries, offer better training and professional development, and put the teaching profession on an overall higher pedestal similar to a doctor or lawyer.

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CITY HALL — Mayor Bill de Blasio's preliminary budget includes funding to decrease ambulance response times, replace the police department's older bulletproof vests and reform the Department of Buildings.

Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado has signed a school - finance bill that includes $ 205 million in new funding for K - 12 education but will still result in an overall 4 percent decrease in per - pupil spending.

In short, the bill's proponents argued that, in return for decreased state funding, giving school districts greater power over their workers would allow them to hire and retain high - quality teachers at a lower cost.

A Legislative Services Agency report says 200 Indiana school districts would see their state funding decrease in 2012 if the bill passes, while 143 other districts would see their state funding increase.

The reductions are far less than the president's plan, yet the House bill's proposed decrease in spending will limit funding for many important education programs — and this could impact social and emotional learning (SEL).

Let's not let this bill go the way of so many laws past, using valuable taxpayer money to fund unverified and in some cases, ineffective practices that may not produce the product we intend: Decreasing carbon dioxide.

Additionally, the bill appears to dramatically decrease funding for the evidence - based Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program that has made strides in teenage pregnancy prevention across the Nation.