Sentences with phrase «boost per pupil funding»

Its budget would bar him from rescinding existing co-location deals, boost per pupil funding for charter students and prohibit school districts from charging rent to charters that co-locate in public school buildings.

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During the upcoming session, charter groups will focus on boosting facilities funding and the state's per - pupil funding formula after notching a modest victory with a 50 - school increase in the statewide charter cap last year.

Spending: Oklahoma boosted education funding by 3.5 percent from 2000 - 01 to 2001 - 02, but still remains well below the national average, spending $ 6,908 per pupil.

K - 12 education funding will increase $ 3,000 per pupil — a 45 percent boost — over 2011 - 12 levels.

That's because along with the per - pupil increase and some boosts in aid, the committee's recommendation shifts a hefty chunk of tax dollars to private voucher schools, funding that could have restored public education funding that's been lost to years of cuts.

The plans, announced late last year, will change the way that per pupil funding for schools is allocated and will mean a cash boost for more than half of schools, according to the government.

Estimates show school voucher programs alone have saved more than $ 1.7 billion, or $ 3,400 per voucher per student on average, which could then be used to boost per - pupil funding in public schools, pay off debt or bolster other public programs.

The details were daunting: the budget deficit was projected to reach nearly half a billion dollars in three years; a district audit showed LA Unified debt outstripped assets by $ 4.2 billion; unfunded pensions topped $ 13 billion and have more than doubled since 2005; per - pupil funding had doubled but the district still faces financial crisis; and plans for a turnaround included boosting enrollment but not cutting staff.

The recommended budget from the Public Education Appropriations Committee included $ 25 million for the technology program, with additional revenue being gobbled up by a $ 40 million boost to charter school funding, $ 90 million for enrollment growth and a 2.5 percent increase, or $ 70 million, to the weighted pupil unit, a metric used for per - student - funding calculations.

The amount of money schools receive for each enrolled student will increase by 2.5 percent, boosting the district's base per - pupil rate to $ 4,397 and more than two thirds of the 626 schools are receiving more funds.

However, the NUT's analysis shows that if the current plan is fully implemented, many rural areas hoping for a funding boost will end up with the smallest per - pupil funding settlements.