Sentences with phrase «education costs directly»

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Bruce Fraser of the Erie County Association of School Boards says the state needs to do a better job of funding schools, adding that «the costs of education are not directly related to merging.»

Since cost per student (not price, which is passed on as tuition) is roughly the same at public and private colleges, she also proposes that a greater proportion of state money for higher education should go directly to students, giving them more flexibility.9

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

As a result, although they don't tackle the high cost of degrees directly, if edX and others like it create a new ecosystem that, for many, renders a «degree» as we've known it irrelevant, they may end up solving the spiraling costs of higher education better than those efforts that take direct aim at the problem.

Education savings accounts can do the same thing by encouraging families to take their children out of the public school system and purchase a variety of educational services directly, for less cost.

Another ingredient of the best - performing systems is that parents directly pay at least a fraction of the cost of their own children's education.

Efficiency Examining the idea of efficiency in a school setting, Stephen Morales, chief executive of NASBM wrote in a recent article: «The notion that a drive for greater efficiency is an attack on precious education resources is a result of a narrative perpetuated by a perception that efficiency translates directly into cost cutting, reduced resources and capacity, and ultimately a drop in a school's ability to improve children's life chances.

What it favors are policies that promote the rise of minimally regulated education markets in which parents pay at least some of the cost of their own children's education directly themselves, whenever possible.

About 57 % of education expenditures are allocated directly to the classroom, and while some would have us believe that this is reasonable given the increasing burdens of necessary support services, it should be noted that, in 1965, Texas spent 60 % of its personnel costs on teachers compared to less than 40 % today.

«This year approximately 20,000 Washington high school graduates going directly into public higher education institutions had to enroll in remedial courses, costing students money and time and reducing the chance they will earn a degree» said Bill Moore, Core to College Alignment Director at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

In addition, beyond the $ 4 million that the Bronx Charter School would collect directly, Stamford's property taxpayers would still have to pick up the tab for the transportation and special education costs of the students attending the Bronx charter school in their community.

The restructure in SDUSD allows the district to retain a portion of the special education funds they receive on behalf of SDCCS for administrative costs and the creation of a risk pool, while passing on the majority of funds directly to the school site.

Regardless of what anyone thinks about the cost of higher education (and I could write a thousand additional words on the fairness of higher education affordability) the fact of the matter is opportunity for economic security is directly linked to having a college degree or certificate.

It's no surprise that charter schools are draining education funding from neighborhood schools, but this is the first study to directly measure the cost.

Your funds will be sent directly to your school to cover the costs of your education, and any remaining portion will be refunded to you through the school.

The death benefit pays money directly to your beneficiaries to help with funeral costs and ongoing financial obligations such as daily living expenses, child education and mortgage payments.

DDR's Mission is to directly help the dogs from the streets of Detroit by advocating for alternatives to euthanasia, proper pet care education, low cost spay and neutering programs, as well as assisting low income families with pet food and medical resources.

This is an opportunity for IFWTWA members to further a student's education in industries IFWTWA exists to promote, with the assurance that 100 percent of the funds go directly toward the educational expenses of the awardee and not toward administrative costs.