Sentences with phrase «decline in state funding»

A windfall of post-flood sales tax money, as well increased property tax collections, more than offset decline in state funding due to declining enrollment.

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He concluded that, based on the current stated amount of underfunding at every big pension fund, if the Dow / SPX declined 10 % or more over a sustained period of time — where «sustained period» is defined as 3 - 4 month — every public pension fund in the country would collapse.

Though the Near - Term Tax Free Fund seeks minimal fluctuations in share price, it is subject to the risk that the credit quality of a portfolio holding could decline, as well as risk related to changes in the economic conditions of a state, region or issuer.

James Hunt, portfolio manager of the Tocqueville International Value Fund (TIVFX), answers questions about the fund, the state of various international markets, currency depreciation and the decline in oil priFund (TIVFX), answers questions about the fund, the state of various international markets, currency depreciation and the decline in oil prifund, the state of various international markets, currency depreciation and the decline in oil prices.

Looking at the actuarial funded ratio for state and local pension plans, the aggregate funded status of these plans has significantly declined over the last 15 years despite equities attaining all - time highs in recent periods.

In fact, the state's existing composite business cycle index — also known as the Index of Coincident Economic Indicators, based on language identical to what's laid out in Cuomo's proposed infrastructure fund — actually did decline for three consecutive months at the end of 2014, as illustrated in the chart beloIn fact, the state's existing composite business cycle index — also known as the Index of Coincident Economic Indicators, based on language identical to what's laid out in Cuomo's proposed infrastructure fund — actually did decline for three consecutive months at the end of 2014, as illustrated in the chart beloin Cuomo's proposed infrastructure fund — actually did decline for three consecutive months at the end of 2014, as illustrated in the chart beloin the chart below.

A spokesman for Gov. Cuomo declined to comment, but his office noted that, in fact, the state has increased education funding over the last two years, with an $ 805 million increase in 2013 - 2013 and a $ 1 billion increase in 2013 - 2014.

On Monday, several of the unions who have been providing the funding for New York's Working Families Party — which, under enormous pressure, declined to endorse Teachout in 2014, but did endorse Sanders, and has been setting up campaign offices for him across the state — announced that they were withdrawing their support.

«The bottom line is that while Feldmeier bid on a larger equipment package, the company declined (twice) to bid on the tanks in question and not one penny of State funds were spent on the equipment purchased by NAB, from China or elsewhere,» Jason Conwall, an Empire State Development spokesman, said in a statement.

In a major blow to Gov. Chris Christie that complicates his 2016 ambitions, a New Jersey judge ruled that he violated state law when he declined to make the full payment into the state's pension system for public employees last year and ordered him to find a way to fund it now.

While Cuomo cleared Wilson's opponent, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, in the ongoing pay - to - play pension fund scandal, he declined to endorse his fellow Democrat outright.

The state recently offered $ 2.7 million in funding for an opioid treatment center in Broome County, but the Broome County Legislature has declined the initial offer and will not re-consider the matter until January, 2018.

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian presidenIn truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian presidenin all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian presidenin 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian presidenin 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian presidenin multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

«To see the Methodist Church falling into line behind the Church of England in seeing the latest reforms as an opportunity for a land - grab within the state - funded system marks their further decline as a force for reform and dissent within England.

Those rising payouts and declines in the stock market - which hurt the pension funds» value - have led to a bigger drain on the state's already shaky budget.

Testimony includes: recommendations for the 2014 - 2015 state fiscal year; review of actual and proposed reductions in human services spending; use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding in the 2014 - 2015 Executive Budget; and, the impact of decline in the purchasing power of the monthly cash assistance grant.

Cuomo has returned to the effort to oust de Blasio with a vengeance, bolstered by the impact of state and federal probes into the mayor's official conduct and fund - raising activities, a newly disclosed state Board of Elections memo accusing the mayor and his allies of «willful and flagrant» violations of state law, and polls showing de Blasio's popularity in sharp decline, the sources said.

The appellate division of New York State Supreme Court on July 28 declined to rule on the allegations in a lawsuit filed by the UFT and a coalition of community groups and parents on Jan. 5, 2010 that the New York City Department of Education was misusing hundreds of millions of dollars in Contract for Excellence funds earmarked for smaller class sizes.

State Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan (R - East Northport) also disappointed some educators attending a breakfast conference in Middle Island, when he declined to offer help in authorizing reserve funds to pay rising costs of teacher pensions.

And as Lowenstein of IBO stated, the mayor is forgiving $ 337 million owed by NYC Health + Hospitals, but has also chosen to maintain the city's $ 204 million annual match of a «federal funding stream, even though the federal dollars are expected to decline because of changes in the health care payment system.»

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» fState Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» fstate was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

The State of Public University Funding 6 February 2004 Fiscal year 2004 saw total state higher education funding fall by 2.1 percent, the first overall decline in more than a deState of Public University Funding 6 February 2004 Fiscal year 2004 saw total state higher education funding fall by 2.1 percent, the first overall decline in more than a Funding 6 February 2004 Fiscal year 2004 saw total state higher education funding fall by 2.1 percent, the first overall decline in more than a destate higher education funding fall by 2.1 percent, the first overall decline in more than a funding fall by 2.1 percent, the first overall decline in more than a decade.

WCS's work on this study was supported by the United States Fish and the Wildlife Service's Amphibian in Decline Fund, the IUCN Save our Species Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation.

Fiscal year 2004 saw total state higher education funding fall by 2.1 %, the first overall decline in more than a decade, according to an annual survey by Illinois State University's Center for the Study of Education Postate higher education funding fall by 2.1 %, the first overall decline in more than a decade, according to an annual survey by Illinois State University's Center for the Study of Education PoState University's Center for the Study of Education Policy.

In the paper, «Plug - in vehicles and the future of road infrastructure funding in the United States,» Jerome Dumortier and Seth Payton, assistant professors in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration feIn the paper, «Plug - in vehicles and the future of road infrastructure funding in the United States,» Jerome Dumortier and Seth Payton, assistant professors in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein vehicles and the future of road infrastructure funding in the United States,» Jerome Dumortier and Seth Payton, assistant professors in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein the United States,» Jerome Dumortier and Seth Payton, assistant professors in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Matthew Kent, a former graduate student, assess the magnitude of the decline in federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein federal tax revenue caused by plug - in vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein vehicles and quantify the revenue that could be generated from a federal plug - in vehicle registration fein vehicle registration fee.

«But the big picture right now is funding for research like this is declining rapidly given the current state of government agencies, and it's important for research like this to continue to move forward so we can better understand one of the important and charismatic species in the Northwest and the nation.»

The policy statement also makes a commitment to reverse the decline of state funding of R&D which, in recent years, has dropped from more than 1 per cent of GDP to less than 0.5 per cent.

INDIANAPOLIS — Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registration fees for plug - in vehicles.

Now consider what happens in the same district when enrollment shrinks by 200 pupils and state and local funding declines accordingly.

In an analysis for Education Next, Douglas Webber looks at state spending decisions over the past 30 years to determine the relationship between state higher - education funding declines and increases in other categorieIn an analysis for Education Next, Douglas Webber looks at state spending decisions over the past 30 years to determine the relationship between state higher - education funding declines and increases in other categoriein other categories.

In a new analysis, Douglas Webber of Temple University finds that increased state for public - welfare programs — in particular, Medicaid — is the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education funding, with a $ 1 increase in per capita public - welfare spending associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education fundinIn a new analysis, Douglas Webber of Temple University finds that increased state for public - welfare programs — in particular, Medicaid — is the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education funding, with a $ 1 increase in per capita public - welfare spending associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education fundinin particular, Medicaid — is the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education funding, with a $ 1 increase in per capita public - welfare spending associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education fundinin higher - education funding, with a $ 1 increase in per capita public - welfare spending associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education fundinin per capita public - welfare spending associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education fundinin per - student higher - education funding.

State funding for higher education has declined by roughly a quarter, to $ 7,152 per student enrolled in a public two - or four - year school in 2015, down from $ 9,489 per student in 1987.

For example, in my home state of Pennsylvania, state funding per student has declined by nearly half since 1987, from $ 7,609 to $ 3,955, which is 56 percent more than the national average decline.

I find that state and local public - welfare spending is easily the dominant factor driving budget decisions, with a $ 1 increase per capita associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education funding — enough to explain the entire average national decline.

While Iowa lawmakers raised per - pupil funding for schools, widespread declines in enrollment mean that most of the Hawkeye State's school districts will receive few of those new dollars.

Despite the marked decline in funding per student, it isn't completely accurate to say that states are spending less on higher education; in fact, total state and local spending increased by 13.5 percent (in inflation - adjusted terms) from 1987 to 2015 nationwide.

State and local funding for higher education has declined to $ 7,152 per student enrolled in a public two - or four - year school in 2015, down from $ 9,489 per student enrolled in 1987.

Webber adds, however, that it is unlikely Medicaid expansions provided for under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are responsible for much, if any, of the decline in state higher - education funding.

This amount represents a major infusion of funding for the state's schools, which have declined from their collective status as one of the best school systems in the nation in the 1970s.

Doug Webber looks at state spending decisions to determine the relationship between higher - education funding declines and increases in other categories.

Though there has been a decline in state higher - education funding per student, states are not spending less on higher education overall; in fact, total state and local spending increased by 13.5 percent (in inflation - adjusted terms) from 1987 to 2015 nationwide.

At that time, as well as before and since, looming over public higher education in the United States was the urgent need to find ways to compensate for the continuing decline of state funding.

The state now knows how much federal funding it stands to lose by declining to give state standardized tests in math and English language arts next spring to all students: at least $ 15 million — and potentially tens of millions of dollars more.

The Phantom Menace: Policies that Protect Districts from Declining or Low Enrollments, Drive Up Spending and Inhibit Adaptation In this paper, part of the Productivity for Results Series published by George W. Bush Institute, authors Jon Fullerton and Marguerite Roza examine the curious practice of states funding school districts for...

I was all set to dive into the school district's budget to search for a reasonable explanation for the enrollment decline causing a net loss of $ 7.5 million in state funding resulting in a mandatory freeze of all spending (even copy paper) for... Continue reading Local Teacher Sparks National Literacy Movement With Focus On Culturally - Affirming Books

While the N.C. Association of Educators and teachers have demanded increases to per pupil spending, funding is only a symptom of a larger problem.Much of the tensions between the state legislature and teachers — arising from a decline in inflation - adjusted per - pupil spending and a 10 percent decline in inflation - adjusted salaries — could have been circumvented with stronger rights for public - sector employees.

Major areas cited in the research are declining enrollment, higher shares of special education students and drops in state funding — which, the study notes, policy makers control.

State - funded secondary pupil numbers started declining in 2004 and are projected to continue to decline until 2015, after which the increases in primary pupil numbers will start to flow through into secondary schools.»

Zimmer identified three factors pushing the district toward the financial abyss: the federal government's reneging on promises of more money for special education students, creating a $ 200 million shortfall for the district; the state's «extremely low» per - pupil funding level and the district's steady decline in enrollment.

The percentages would indicate a clear decline for the schools — which were taking in a combined $ 14.5 million in public funds this year — since Policy Watch reported in March that both schools had apparently surpassed the state - mandated, 25 percent - threshold, although the schools later contested the accuracy of those figures before the State Board of Educastate - mandated, 25 percent - threshold, although the schools later contested the accuracy of those figures before the State Board of EducaState Board of Education.