Sentences with phrase «budget for school construction»

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday that cash - strapped Chicago Public Schools is likely to borrow against a $ 45 million property tax increase he's proposed in his budget for school construction.

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As a matter of fact Crowley mailed a piece of campaign literature all across Queens to curry favor with those deeply concerned about Education in her bid to become your Congresswoman from the 6thDistrict, however upon research and review and confirmation from her office spokesman, she's taking credit for schools that were budgeted and started construction prior to her even being elected to the City Council.

The mid year financial report released by Cuomo's budget office says options to close the gap include more cuts to state agencies, delaying payments to local governments and schools, suspension of some construction projects, and even borrowing money short term to pay for operating expenses.

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima on Wednesday announced the highest allocation of N33 billion naira for the reconstruction of schools destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents and fresh construction works across educational institutions as Borno State budgets N183 billion naira for the 2017 fiscal year.

As a result, the city budget for the construction of new schools was reduced to $ 3.3 billion over 10 years.

The city's capital construction budget already has $ 50 million earmarked for electrical upgrades at schools for the installations, but officials noted that may not be enough to cover costs.

They have no taxing power, no access to state capital budgets, and, ordinarily, no bonding authority — they are shut off from the prevailing public sources of revenue for school construction.

Schools districts that rely on bond insurance to help them save money on the borrowing they do for construction projects and special programs could be affected by major ups and downs in that industry, at a time when many districts are already nervous about state budget cuts and a sagging national economy.

For more than a year, a construction boom fueled by the coming of the 1996 Summer Olympics has wrecked school - construction budgets.

These will help prevent further costly but avoidable problems cropping up during the construction phase which eat away at budgets allocated for crucial school amenities, such as hydrotherapy pools in SEND schools.

However, many school building experts we interviewed are concerned that while government is currently succeeding in delivering schools to incredibly tight budgets, its delivery scheme is also proving to be hugely restrictive in terms of the design and time frames allowed for the construction of new schools.

Unlike regular public schools, which have the authority to seek taxpayer - backed bonds for renovating school buildings and new construction, charter schools have no such mechanism in place to offset their facilities costs, which often come out of their operating budgets.

It is an age of unprecedented spending for school construction; it is an age of record budget deficits and cutbacks.

Cost overruns on school construction projects can cause headaches for administrators, especially when the school already is laboring under severe budget constraints.

Brown, in his state budget message, also has complained that the process for getting school construction projects approved is too complex, that the first - come, first - served basis for getting matching state money favors large districts with sizable facilities staffs, and that standard building requirements may not encourage non-traditional ways to educate students using less space and fewer facilities.

But instead of dealing with these huge problems that affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, the 2015 capital budget only provided $ 440 per student for school construction and repair.

But instead, the 2015 legislature completely ignored this problem providing only $ 200 per student for school construction in the 2015 capital budget.

DC public schools receive funding from several sources: the District's local operating budget, special supplementary operating funds from the DC City Council, capital funding for building improvements and construction, and the federal government.

The bulk of the aid increase proposed for next year would be split in three ways: $ 408 million to reimburse schools for costs such as transportation, construction and BOCES services; $ 266 million for Foundation Aid, the main source of funding for general school operations; and $ 189 million to partially restore the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), a practice of diverting promised funding from schools that began six years ago to help the state deal with a budget shortfall at that time.

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.

With the creation of the program, Oregon now joins some 20 other states that contribute to local facilities budgets with cash from statewide voter - approved bonds to help schools pay for construction, repair and upkeep of their structures.

Smart Schools Bond Act and Public Charter Schools The Governor's budget proposal rightfully acknowledges the challenge of providing space for children who will attend new Universal Prekindergarten programs across the state by including preschool facilities construction or renovation in his signature bonding initiative.