Sentences with phrase «equitable education funding»

Local voices from all communities (both rural and urban) are essential to shaping more equitable education funding policy.

For the last 17 years, I've been fighting for better schools and more equitable education funding all across New York state.

Also at 11 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his colleagues will be joined by education advocates and professionals at a press conference to call for equitable education funding and the release of school aid runs, back of Assembly chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

The final compromise that allowed Illinois to implement a new, more equitable education funding formula included a surprise — a 5 - year pilot of tax - credit scholarships, which allow...

Kerin will bring her passion and experience to the NYS Senate and be part of the solution to enact legislation that will protect all residents with equitable education funding, reasonable immigration policy, criminal justice reform, early voting, environmental protections, and a path towards passing the New York Health Act.

The video of Nixon's appearance on The Today Show was distributed in an email to reporters by Billy Easton, the executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, which has long pushed Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to honor the terms of a lawsuit equitable education funding.

As an advocate for better schools and more equitable education funding all across the state, affordable housing, LGBTQ equality, clean energy, legalizing marijuana, and women's reproductive rights, Cynthia Nixon is running a grassroots campaign for governor without corporate funding.

Now, with the passage of a new, equitable education funding formula and the implementation of Illinois» state plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Report Card will soon display additional information on district spending, and school spending, and student growth and performance broken down by demographic subgroups.

Nixon noted that she has been fighting for better schools and more equitable education funding all throughout the state for the past 17 years, pointing to her work as a spokeswoman and organizer for the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE).

The governor's speech was about closing Rikers Island, fixing public housing and equitable education funding — all issues tuned to appeal to an African - American audience, and potentially at stake in the state budget.

ENN strives to make fair and equitable education funding a reality in Nevada through policy development, educational campaigns, research, and litigation support.

One can argue that there are limits to what the federal government can do about states that inadequately fund education and that a Republican Congress would have blocked any attempt by the Obama administration to create more adequate and equitable education funding.

The current system provides neither adequate nor equitable education funding to meet the needs of today's students.