Sentences with phrase «equitably fund public education»

The NAACP, in October 2016, recognized the racism inherent in the concept of charter schools and called for «a moratorium on charter school expansion and for the strengthening of oversight in governance and practice» because «the NAACP has been in the forefront of the struggle for and a staunch advocate of free, high - quality, fully and equitably funded public education for all children».

Not exact matches

Deborah Cunningham, director of education and research for the New York State Association of Business Officials, said the state should first focus on equitably and fully funding the public schools.

It's how far we still must go to fund our schools equitably; to attract, support, and keep our best and brightest in public education.

State courts have, in recent years, regularly intervened in public education by requiring that state governments more «equitably» or «adequately» fund schools.

As The Wichita Eagle explains, the suit was filed by four school districts but the ruling applies to all of Kansas» public schools: «The districts claimed the state had failed in its constitutional duty to provide «suitable» funding for public education on two counts: Ensuring adequate state funding overall, and equitably distributing it among districts.»

So we need to face reality: we only have so much to spend on public education and right now we're failing miserably at equitably distributing that funding to all public school students.

The DCPS funding formula does differentiate public funding based on the number of students at each grade level and in different special needs categories, including special education, English language learners, and those «at risk» for academic failure.38 DCPS would not disclose how or if it factors in parental donations when determining school budgets or allocations.39 However, it did report not having a policy to equitably redistribute parent donations or to prohibit these additional dollars from being put toward staffing.40

It's a commitment that allows the state to more equitably distribute funds for public schools as well, filling in gaps where local property taxes would otherwise generate insufficient funds to guarantee a sound basic education for every child.

«These are all our students, and we all have an interest in and an obligation to fund their education equitably no matter where they come from or what public school they go to.»

* Equitably and adequately fund public schools by using a state education funding formula that takes into account student need, such as in California.

Building on a fifty year career in the education policy realm that has included roles in the U.S. Bureau of the Budget, at Stanford University, and in two stints with the SBE, Kirst will play a major role the upcoming year in guiding implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a new system of resource allocation designed to more equitably allocate money to California public school districts.

CCJEF, established in 2004, is a broad - based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that seeks to achieve an adequately and equitably funded PreK - 12 public education system that is based on the learning needs of students and the real costs of delivering high - quality education in every community.