Sentences with phrase «bill on class size»

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Last week's failure of a massive tobacco - settlement bill in the Senate added new urgency to efforts by the Clinton administration and education lobbyists to find money to pay for class - size reductions and other programs with funding contingent on new cigarette taxes.

Harkin's bill allows some funds to be used on class - size reduction in early grades, and focuses on performance of principals.

Cooper, a Democrat, has accused Republican lawmakers of «political shenanigans» and «partisan hypocrisy» for not having a standalone bill on the class - size issue.

Indeed, one Senate bill filed this session would offer a one - year respite on slashing class sizes, although districts would likely be facing a similar crunch next year.

But Joyce, who helped negotiate this spring's class - size funding deal approved in House Bill 13, said lawmakers were «playing it smart» as they await data this winter on the needs of school districts.

Senate President Cullerton fast - tracks privatization bill, stalls legislation to restore CTU right to bargain on issues that include class size and school cleanliness.

Both Title I and IDEA also got bumps in funding, and the bill maintains funding for Title II, which focuses on teacher professional development and class - size reduction.

In addition, the bill caps the use of funds for class size reduction at 10 percent because such efforts have «little to no effect on student learning.»

Natasha Ushomirsky, director of K - 12 policy development, said in a blog post on the group's website that the bill emphasizes school quality indicators like class sizes and teacher caseload, which she said «aren't focused on students at all.»