«This measure will come at great
cost to our public schools,» said Queens City Councilman Danny Dromm.
Opponents argue that whatever gains may accrue to charter students,
the cost to the public school system is far too high.
Bender took issue with characterizing the expansion as
a cost to public schools because funding would follow the students with vouchers.
While creating an incentive to improve, school choice has not come at
a cost to the public schools.
Not exact matches
Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on
public -
school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed
to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was
costing taxpayers millions.
The average
cost of tuition, fees, and room and board sets families back an average of $ 19,000 a year at
public four - year colleges and $ 42,000 at private
schools, according
to the College Board.
The U.S. Department of Education previously said it was providing $ 1 million
to the Broward County
Public Schools to help costs of education related for schools that have had their learning environments dis
Schools to help
costs of education related for
schools that have had their learning environments dis
schools that have had their learning environments disrupted.
Whether it's class size and composition issues, downloaded
costs to school boards without the extra funding
to cover them, or
public sector workers who previously accepted «net zero» or cooperative gains settlements, a balanced budget might be hard
to achieve while keeping educators, parents, and students happy.
The editorial neglects
to mention that Amazon wants enormous «tax incentives» so the deal would probably
cost Baltimore more than it would benefit us — and by «Baltimore,» I mean those of us who live here, who use
public services, who send our children
to public schools.
Then I factored in private education
costs for two kids
to be conservative given I may not have two kids and
public schools are often good enough.
Wealthy families start buying their children's way into elite colleges almost from the moment they are born: music lessons, sports equipment, foreign travel («enrichment» programs,
to use the all - too - perfect term)-- most important, of course, private -
school tuition or the
costs of living in a place with top - tier
public schools.
According
to the College Board, tuition and fees for the 2016 — 2017
school year
cost an average of $ 33,480 at private colleges, $ 9,650 at
public in - state colleges, and $ 24,930 at
public out - of - state colleges.3 And those figures don't even include room and board.
Tell me, if the
school charged the actual market value for the use of this space and the use of equipment, etc. and if that market value actually reflected the
cost to the
public, then the issue might become clearer
to you because these religious people would scream at having
to pay full price and the
cost of any damages they may inflict upon the
public property they are using illegally.
Their discomfort with cultural issues is reflected in their protests that matters such as partial - birth abortion,
school prayer, or same - sex marriage are not proper items for political debate; they are rather «wedge issues» that conservatives illegitimately bring into the
public arena in order
to divide the nation (read: in order
to cost Democrats votes).
Deplore as we may the existence of the parochial
school, its challenge
to the separation of church and state, and its attempted inroads on the
public treasury, the fact remains that parochial
schools exist primarily because Catholic parents, who pay their
public -
school taxes, think it worth while
to submit
to additional
cost and often
to much inconvenience
to see
to it that their children receive the religious instruction denied them in the
public schools.
When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in
school have
to be subjected
to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches
public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the
cost completely covered.
About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility
to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from
public schools to receive a deposit of
public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used
to pay for private
school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college
costs.
Yet the attempts made
to nullify the Supreme Court decision even at the
cost of eliminating the
public schools and passing acts of open defiance in state legislatures,
to say nothing of rioting and violence and the nonviolent but intimidating acts of white citizens» councils, indicate how long a road there is yet
to travel.
It's all so perfect — fresh, healthful food for the same
cost as processed junk — that it makes a
public school parent like me want
to cry out, «OK, Jamie, I'm sold!
For the Chicago
Public Schools, the empty seats undermine efforts
to boost achievement and
cost the district millions in attendance - based funding.
For example, the Broward County
Public Schools in Florida have been offering soy milk
to any lactose - intolerant child whose parent requests it, but officials say the option is not widely advertised because of the
costs involved.
If the American
public are led
to believe that the reason
school food is suffering is because districts are managing their money inefficiently and not because it just
costs more, then there will be no call
to adequately fund
school food.
New York City Department of Education (New York), Los Angeles Unified
School District (Los Angeles), Chicago
Public Schools (Chicago), Miami - Dade County
Public Schools (Miami), Dallas Independent
School District (Dallas), Orange County
Public Schools (Orlando), Broward County
Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale), Clark County
Public Schools (Las Vegas),
School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), Baltimore
Public Schools (Baltimore), and Boston
Public Schools (Boston) will coordinate menus
to improve purchasing power from food providers so that
costs are kept low.
Despite severe
cost cutting, scores of layoffs and wholesale restructuring last year, Chicago
Public Schools faces a budget deficit estimated at $ 600 million
to $ 700 million in 2013, with the
cost of a longer
school day still unknown, officials said.
Explore your local music
schools and universities for free or low -
cost concerts that are open
to the
public.
Chicago
Public Schools has increased property taxes the past two years, a move Emanuel has justified in part by talking about
cost - cutting initiatives at the central office and the need
to emphasize greater spending on the city's children.
Access available resources such as Medicaid or
public school non educational monies
to assist in offsetting
costs of diapers, equipment, respite care, etc..
Christian's project contributes about $ 250,000 toward the
cost of the program and receives about $ 1 in federal
school aid through the Chicago
Public Schools for each meal served, according
to Maureen George, the project's program director.
While many families in this area move east of the tunnel
to attend better
public schools, Berkeley Rose Waldorf
School can meet their children's educational needs at an affordable tuition
cost and reduce the relocation of local families away from their current neighborhoods and homes.
Emphasizing marriage clearly should fall within this area, since the decline of marriage imposes great
costs on society, and marriage has many benefits for individual family members.72
To that extent,
public school curricula should:
In Virginia's Alexandria City
Public Schools, the switch
to whole grain sandwich buns
cost the 12,000 student district nearly $ 75,000.
Up and down the country there are many good examples of hospitals,
schools, roads, housing and administrative services being successfully and efficiently delivered at less
cost and with greater efficiency than the
public sector was able
to do.
The President, Nana Akufo - Addo speaking as the special guest of honour at the 60th - anniversary celebrations of the Okuapeman
School at Akropong Akuapem last Saturday, announced government's intention
to «fund the
cost of
public Senior High
Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards».
The Free Senior High
School Policy, described by Mr Akufo - Addo as «my obsession», he said, is on its way
to being fulfilled, indicating that his government will fund the
cost of
public Senior High
Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards.
The invite
to the May 12 event, which
costs between $ 1,000 and $ 3,800
to attend, features a photo of the mayor and a note from him lauding the Buffalo Democrat as a «champion for charter
schools in the Assembly,» (which is, for the record, a place where that sort of behavior is not widespread), and also an «outspoken advocate for
public school reform.»
If you want
to make grants so everyone can attend a private
school, you've just shuffled
costs and names - you're effectively making a
public school.
«A tax cap that is tied
to an inflationary number that does not reflect
school district
costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general
public that want a quality education for our students.»
ALBANY — After a two - hour debate that touched on climate change and several anti-Semitic incidents at the City University of New York, Republicans in the state Senate endorsed a one - house budget resolution that shifts
costs to New York City, increases aid for
public schools and cuts taxes for middle - income New Yorkers.
Further, her call for a state takeover of far more of the
cost of
public schools may yet resonate with New Yorkers as they begin
to feel the impact of cuts in staff and services
to schools and local governments, experts said.
Unlike the Liberal Democrats» broken pledge
to oppose hikes in tuition fees, which has severely dented the standing of the party on the national stage and clobbered Clegg's own personal ratings, the Conservatives had a clear mandate
to proceed with reforming Britain's hospitals,
schools and other vital
public services
to drive up the quality in a more
cost effective way.
He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16
to 18, a potential
cost shift from
public schools to charter
schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.
De Blasio said the
costs will make it difficult
to fund current and future initiatives such as adding more police and fixing failing
public schools.
«The goal should be
to provide relative stability for taxpayers while accounting for the
costs needed
to provide services — many of which are required of
public schools and supported by their communities.»
«He negotiated a budget deal with state lawmakers that guarantees future New York City charter
schools rent - free space in under - used
public school buildings or funding
to offset the
cost of renting a building.»
The IBO study estimated the per student
cost for charters located in city facilities was $ 16,011 compared
to $ 16,660 for district
public schools — or $ 449 less.
The report shows that when fully accounting for pension and health
cost liabilities, regular
public schools cost $ 19,822
to $ 20,283 per student.
Pensions and health
costs for teachers and other staff are substantially higher for the traditional, unionized
public schools compared
to charters, which offer their employees 401ks rather than more generous defined benefit plans.
Among Long Island districts, according
to the analysis, prepared for the New York
Public Interest Research Group, a watchdog that has been the plan's most vocal proponent, the
cost would increase the Brentwood Union - Free district's bills by up
to $ 139,254, the Sachem Central district's by $ 114,996, the Longwood Central
School District's by up
to $ 88,904 and the Smithtown Central district's bills by up
to $ 87,904 a year.
Under Republican leadership, this Legislature has continuously underfunded our
public schools, focused on creating low wage jobs that leave working families in a cycle of poverty, and given away millions of taxpayer dollars
to insurance companies while health insurance
costs for working families skyrocket.»
The New York League of Conservation Voters has said testing all the state's 3,000
school public buildings would
cost $ 15 million
to $ 25 million.