These and other results suggest that some of the most prominent ideas that dominate current policy debates — from supporting vouchers to doubling down on high - stakes tests to
cutting federal education funding — are out of step with parents» main concern: They want their children prepared for life after they complete high school.
Not exact matches
Assemblyman says Congress must «referee» to stop Secretary of
Education from
cutting federal school
funding to punish NY for massive student opt - outs of grades 3 - 8 tests
In addition to
cutting the Department of
Education's budget by $ 350 million, the plan replaces $ 853 million of expiring
Federal stimulus
funding with city money.
The Department of
Education's proposal to amend ESSA would label most Westchester public schools as «in need of improvement» and would
cut federal funding for any school where 5 percent of students or more opt out of Common Core testing.
The UFT president suggested that the state pay for necessary public investments, such as
education, by recapturing some of the
funds lost to
federal tax
cuts for the rich.
Hanging over everything was the Republican tax overhaul and possible
federal budget
cuts, both of which could squeeze state
education funding.
Now, though, with the state planning to slash
funding for Medicaid and
education, legislators, particularly in the Assembly, were pushing for its extension, arguing that the state's wealthiest had already received a
federal break when the Bush tax
cuts were continued this past December.
Remaining
federal stimulus
funding and rainy - day reserves in many districts could absorb the
education cuts, Cuomo said, as well as wage freezes or benefit contributions.
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Shah noted that, «
Cutting the special
education budget for other reasons meant a district was running the risk of losing its share of
federal funds.»
In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe
cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12
education once the
federal stimulus
funding ended in 2011.
For Philadelphia, the end of the stimulus and the state's decision to offset only a small share of the
federal cuts meant a 14 percent drop in state and
federal education funding between 2011 and 2012.
Instead of bemoaning threatened
cuts in
federal funding for
education, he speaks of eliminating the
federal role altogether — provided that the government assumes full responsibility for social services.
Had everything gone according to Hoyle, this massive infusion of
federal funds would have protected state and district
education budgets from major
cuts while advancing invaluable reforms by supporting new, innovative, and promising programs.
«I can say unequivocally that I will not support any further
cuts in total
federal funding for
education,» the Vice President continued.
During the controversy, the
Education Department had threatened to
cut off the district's
federal funds.
The polls by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) found a perceived lack of
funding to be the biggest problem facing schools in respondents» communities, with AFT also identifying local and
federal education budget
cuts as the most worrisome trend in
education.
I find it ironic that of all the waste in
federal education spending, Republicans might
cut some of the few programs that are actually tied to
funding non-governmental organizations that work.
In the letter to appropriators, NAESP and NASSP stated that «school principals,
education stakeholders and the public deserve to know how the Committee would
fund federal education programs,» and urged the Subcommittee to have an «open debate about deep
cuts in
education funding by holding a Subcommittee markup.»
After I completed my undergraduate and was ready to head to George Washington University for my MBA, because of a
federal budget freeze, my fellowship
funding was
cut and I had to figure out how I would pay for my
education.
The Department of
Education allocates the majority of funding for elementary and secondary education to states and districts directly, but many of the cuts to higher education are to federal funding allocated directly to students or inst
Education allocates the majority of
funding for elementary and secondary
education to states and districts directly, but many of the cuts to higher education are to federal funding allocated directly to students or inst
education to states and districts directly, but many of the
cuts to higher
education are to federal funding allocated directly to students or inst
education are to
federal funding allocated directly to students or institutions.
Funding for college work - study programs would be
cut in half, public - service loan forgiveness would end and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools could use for mental health, advanced coursework and other services would vanish under a Trump administration plan to
cut $ 10.6 billion from
federal education initiatives, according to budget documents obtained by The Washington Post.
Education spending has still yet to recover from the Great Recession in many states.11 Because of state constitution balanced - budget provisions, when faced with significant federal funding cuts, states are forced to either further cut education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
Education spending has still yet to recover from the Great Recession in many states.11 Because of state constitution balanced - budget provisions, when faced with significant
federal funding cuts, states are forced to either further
cut education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's
education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to
fund their current responsibilities.
Other
federal programs would suffer significant
cuts, including grants to states for career and technical
education, which would lose $ 166 million, down 15 percent compared to current
funding.
Collectively, level
funding through the appropriations process and the
cuts of sequestration have exacerbated the need for school districts to raise taxes or use local budget dollars to cover an ever - growing share of the
federal contribution to special
education.
Outside of
education, many
cuts proposed in President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget — including stripping
funding for Medicaid, school breakfast and lunch programs, and short - term
federal income assistance for low - income families — would slash much - needed services or leave states holding the bag.
The Trump Administration has proposed a 13 percent
cut in
federal education funding.
«State
education chiefs recognize we can always improve on how state and
federal funds are spent, but
cutting these
funds to zero wouldn't allow for an opportunity to improve how we spend those dollars and would turn our back on the commitments we have made to teachers and students.
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Cuts to
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However, we remain disappointed to see such deep
cuts proposed to key
federal education programs, such as the elimination of Title II
funding.
Finally, the WASB urged Congress to prioritize
funding for IDEA (special
education) and Title I (assistance to districts and schools serving with low - income children) and restore
cuts to
federal Impact Aid proposed in the President's recommended budget.
Urge your
federal lawmakers to stop sequestration and halt further
education funding cuts before our nation's students are forced to pay the price for Congress's inaction and inability to compromise.
-- On the higher
education front, the blueprint calls for deep
cuts to
federal student aid programs, which the administration describes as part of a «focus on streamlining and simplifying
funding for college.»
Both chambers of Congress have passed spending blueprints to guide the
federal government's spending for FY 2016 and beyond — and both chambers propose severe
cuts to
education funding.
This rule ensures that states don't dramatically reduce
funding for their school districts year to year, but under the new House bill, states would be able to dramatically
cut their K — 12
education contributions without jeopardizing their
federal funds.
The «maintenance of effort» (MoE) provisions are intended to ensure
education funding is
cut as little as possible in tough economic times and that
federal funding does not take the place of other money that should be coming from state and local coffers.
Without congressional action,
funding for nearly every
federal activity, including all
education programs, will be
cut by about 8 percent across the board starting January 2.
Those
cuts translate into an approximately $ 2.5 billion loss in
federal education funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the San Diego Unified School District calls on the U.S. Congress to remove the
funding freeze for reauthorized ESEA programs that would severely
cut services over the next six years, and urges the passage of a modernized version of ESEA that is fully supported by
federal investments in Title I, which has been woefully underfunded for decades.
The infusion of close to $ 2 billion in
federal stimulus
funding prevented major
cuts in many
education programs.
As the Center for
Education Reform has highlighted, states have already received most of their federal education funds for the year, making severe cuts in personnel and programs literally a choice, not a n
Education Reform has highlighted, states have already received most of their
federal education funds for the year, making severe cuts in personnel and programs literally a choice, not a n
education funds for the year, making severe
cuts in personnel and programs literally a choice, not a necessity.
Overall, the administration is hoping to
cut about 5 percent of
funding — $ 3.6 billion — from the
federal Department of
Education.
President Donald Trump's budget, which would
cut funding for the Department of
Education by 13.5 percent or $ 9 billion, would cripple high need communities and supporting organizations that rely on federal funding to ensure that every child receives a high - quality education and has access to an effective
Education by 13.5 percent or $ 9 billion, would cripple high need communities and supporting organizations that rely on
federal funding to ensure that every child receives a high - quality
education and has access to an effective
education and has access to an effective teacher.
The Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program, in Title II of the Higher
Education Act, provides funding to institutions of higher education, high - need local education agencies, and schools for teacher preparation programs.38 California State University, for example, recently received a $ 8.1 million federal grant to attract more Latinx candidates; to provide students with more opportunities for hands - on training; and to create systems to track student - teacher progress in the classroom.39 The budget should prioritize funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Higher Education Act, instead of cutting programs that attract teachers and improve d
Education Act, provides
funding to institutions of higher
education, high - need local education agencies, and schools for teacher preparation programs.38 California State University, for example, recently received a $ 8.1 million federal grant to attract more Latinx candidates; to provide students with more opportunities for hands - on training; and to create systems to track student - teacher progress in the classroom.39 The budget should prioritize funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Higher Education Act, instead of cutting programs that attract teachers and improve d
education, high - need local
education agencies, and schools for teacher preparation programs.38 California State University, for example, recently received a $ 8.1 million federal grant to attract more Latinx candidates; to provide students with more opportunities for hands - on training; and to create systems to track student - teacher progress in the classroom.39 The budget should prioritize funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Higher Education Act, instead of cutting programs that attract teachers and improve d
education agencies, and schools for teacher preparation programs.38 California State University, for example, recently received a $ 8.1 million
federal grant to attract more Latinx candidates; to provide students with more opportunities for hands - on training; and to create systems to track student - teacher progress in the classroom.39 The budget should prioritize
funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Higher
Education Act, instead of cutting programs that attract teachers and improve d
Education Act, instead of
cutting programs that attract teachers and improve diversity.
In addition, to the dispute over accepting
Federal funding for the Low Income Pool (LIP), other factors that could threaten
education funding are $ 690 million in proposed tax
cuts and an underestimated enrollment of an additional 10,000 students in Florida public schools.
There are no
federal student loan provisions targeted in this package, but the President has indicated he wants to send more spending
cuts to Congress in the future and those proposals could see
education funding reduced.