Sentences with phrase «dire state of public education»

Teachers» strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky are drawing attention to the dire state of public education funding in those US states.

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Public - education officials in three states expressed relief last week over the resounding defeat of tax - limitation measures they said posed a dire threat to local schools.

California Schools Chief Strikes Tone of Optimism in Annual Address in Lawndale In a speech addressing the state of education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Thursday celebrated a recent wave of voter - approved taxes that are expected to stabilize a dire education budget, and touted other initiatives that would bring still more tax dollars to public scPublic Instruction Tom Torlakson on Thursday celebrated a recent wave of voter - approved taxes that are expected to stabilize a dire education budget, and touted other initiatives that would bring still more tax dollars to public scpublic schools.