Sentences with phrase «divided over a school funding»

The leaders of the state's budget - writing committee are divided over a school funding plan Assembly lawmakers are considering that includes a $ 91 million cut to Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $ 649 million spending bump for public schools.

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Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

A marathon debate over education funding continues in Ohio, where school groups are already divided over a May 5 ballot measure that proposes hiking the state sales tax by 1 cent in order to raise revenue for schools.

Although the public appears to be equally divided over school vouchers, backing for the idea wanes as supporters are told that vouchers could decrease funding for public schools, a national poll released last week says.

Money from a $ 26 million reward fund, averaging about $ 2,000 a teacher, will be divided among the 38 percent of the state's schools that improved by more than 10 percent on certain measures over the past two years.

The education policy discourse has grown increasingly toxic in Washington, exposing deepening divides over issues ranging from K - 12 funding to school choice.

A split vote last week by State Allocation Board members, divided over a subcommittee recommendation to slow its monetary apportionments to keep the School Facilities Program active, means allocations will continue until the funds run out.