Sentences with phrase «distribution of education funds»

Nixon, 51, has been a longtime advocate for more funding for public schools and a critic of what she calls unequal distribution of education funds.

Designed to identify the level of funding needed to deliver an adequate education to every student in a state and sensitive to each child's needs, the Evidenced Based Model ensures that the distribution of education funding is equitable, and accounts for the cost of overcoming «at risk» factors.

Not exact matches

That was the message members of the school community offered at a town hall held to solicit comments about distribution plans for donations to the Broward Education Foundation's Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund.

The Department for Education is planning for a distribution of high needs funding to local authorities that is more formulaic, and less reliant on past levels of allocation that have become outdated, and on local decisions on spending that have partly determined how much is allocated.

The Alliance for Quality Education, a statewide coalition of education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English Education, a statewide coalition of education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English speaking.

She spoke at a press conference Monday organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group that pushes for more state funding for schools and has said that the current funding distribution favors wealthy, white districts over poor areas with people of color.

The distribution of funding for education takes account of the extra costs of delivery in rural areas.»

«We're having excellent discussions about parity, which is good for the state, MTA, roads and bridges, making sure that we have an equitable distribution just like education funding across the State of New York.»

When their daughter started kindergarten in 2001, Nixon discovered the Alliance for Quality Education, a parent organization that advocates for increased and equitable distribution of school funding.

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

The burden of paying for education has shifted increasingly from state to local property taxpayers, creating funding problems for the schools and an unfair distribution of the cost of education, according to state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, speaking at a budget forum she held at the senior center Sunday, March 23.

Nixon has worked over the years with the Alliance for Quality Education, a group heavily funded by unions that has pushed for more equitable distribution of state aid to public schools.

Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.

While the recent passing of President Barack Obama's education stimulus package may come as a relief to many schools in the nation, it also raises serious questions about the distribution of funding, as well as the best ways to spend the money wisely.

New York Commissioner of Education Gordon M. Ambach said he made his decision to seek an injunction barring next July's distribution of Title I funds to states after learning that ed will make those allocations on the basis of 1970, rather than 1980, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Districts from California to Texas to North Carolina are tapping into these new funds to address two of the thorniest issues in education today: how to develop fair and accurate ways to measure effective teaching, and how to find sustainable strategies to balance the distribution of experienced teachers, who now tend to be disproportionately represented in high - performing (and typically more affluent) schools.

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Rep. John Kline (R - MN), chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, both proposed changing the distribution of Title I funds.

The Office of Funding and Financial Reporting (OFFR) has two primary functions: (1) Calculation and distribution of funds provided through the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and state categorical aid programs such as pupil transportation; and (2) Financial reporting of school districts.

But most emphasized things like professional development, ensuring an «equitable distribution» of good teachers and principals, and» [m] aking education funding a priority.»

Responsibilities include advising the Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of Montgomery College on the distribution of career and technical educatEducation and the Board of Trustees of Montgomery College on the distribution of career and technical educationeducation funds

Finally, not enough is spent on education in some states, and in many an inequitable distribution of funds results in low - quality education.

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy has expressed great enthusiasm for the 10 - district effort to win a so - called «waiver» from some aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which sets accountability rules and governs the distribution of billions in education funding from Washington.

Opponents found it an unfair distribution of federal education funding.

IDRA's Education of English Language Learners in U.S. and Texas Schools — Where We Are, What We Have Learned and Where We Need to Go from Here — A 2009 Update gives an overview of increasing numbers of ELL students, distribution of ELL students, increasing diversity and varying languages, instructional programs provided, and funding provided to ELL programs along with recommendations.

Three days after the Obama administration warned that thousands of low - income California children would be shut out of federally funded Head Start preschool programs, the California Department of Education announced today distribution of $ 25 million in state «restoration» funds.

Other problematic requirements, from the perspective of the officials interviewed, related to civil rights data collection, (Education Week reported extensively on that data) the Federal Funding and Transparency Act, and federal time distribution reports (the report noted that «in order for state and local federal grant recipients to use federal funds to pay salaries for their employees, they must document the employees» time spent on federally funded activities.)

Additionally, Advance Illinois» Ostro emphasized that the distribution of these dollars for education is also inequitable, because the current funding formula is complex and different funding streams work at cross-purposes.

The 2016 edition by the Education Law Center and Rutgers report that evaluates whether state finance system across the nation provide for equality of educational opportunity, giving Nevada an «F» score in both funding distribution and effort.

The Chairman of the illegally appointed Board of Education, Robert Trefry, announced that the names of donors to the fund would be kept confidential and that a committee would be created to oversee the distribution of the funds.

He gave the state 180 days to propose reforms leading to a rational, equitable and verifiable distribution of education aid and school construction funds.

Because there is no set federal mandate prescribing the distribution of special education funds to charter schools — aside from the requirement that federal funds be distributed equitably — an appreciation of federal, state, and local sources of funding is necessary to understand the particular way charter schools receive money earmarked for special education services.

Schools and state policymakers, they say, can control and address many of these variances head on: teacher distribution, funding, and access to early education, for example.

* Assure a stronger focus on equity by (a) asking states not just about the amount of funding in education, but also about the fairness of its distribution to high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority districts and schools, and (b) asking states to document their efforts (required under federal law) to address gaps in teacher quality between high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority schools.

The Commission outlined a series of reforms to mitigate the injustices in our education system, including a more equitable distribution of funds, improved curriculum to prepare students for the 21st Century economy, access to early childhood education and a well - rounded delivery of support services for students from a variety of backgrounds.

Demand fair funding so that every child receives a quality education through fair and equitable distribution of resources.

The Department of Education shall administer the Project Discovery funding distributions to each community action agency.

We are guided by the research which has shown that the community organizing approach to school reform has led to successes such as increases in education funding, more equitable distribution of education resources, greater access to college preparatory curriculum, and more effective teacher recruitment and retention in hard - to - staff schools.

The funds that are allocated for their education would follow them to the school that serves them, and ensure equitable distribution of Title 1 funds.

Education advocates are examining the proposed distributions of those funds as well.

Box 1 of your 1099 - Q will report the total distribution from your education program for the year, regardless of whether the funds are sent directly to the school.

Similar to an IRA, earnings on contributions to a 529 college savings plan are tax - deferred; however, unlike a traditional IRA, distributions from the 529 plan are federally tax - free, as long as the funds are applied toward payment of qualified higher education expenses on the state but not federal deduction.

Typically, a trustee will have the discretion to distribute funds for the health, education and welfare of the individual, but can withhold mandatory distributions until 25, 30, 35, or older, depending upon the wishes to the grantor of the trust.

It could be that the fragile agricultural / distribution (energy intensive) food supply, energy procurement / production / distribution infrastructure, quality of basic life skills education, and social «getting alongness» between the various religions, countries, and «independent» peoples are larger here and now priorities than a new world wide hedge fund modeled carbon trading scam that will make ZERO impact on the weather and climate we live within for generations.

The upshot of Senator Vanstone's argument was that in the distribution of Commonwealth resources for infrastructure such as health and education, the government was unlikely to consider funding homelands in addition to townships.

Distributions from the fund will target proven strategies to strengthen parenting skills, increase the quality of early care and education and assist families with accessing that quality care and education for their young children.

Ultimately, it should lead to consolidated agreements between the states and Commonwealth for Indigenous affairs, be built into funding agreements for housing, health, education and other services, with compliance and accountability mechanisms affecting the distribution of Special and General Purpose Payments by the Commonwealth.

Ultimately, it is anticipated that the Targets will be embedded into consolidated agreements between the states and Commonwealth for Indigenous affairs, and be built into funding agreements for housing, health, education and other services, with compliance and accountability mechanisms affecting the distribution of Special and General Purpose Payments by the Commonwealth.