Sentences with phrase «especially needy districts»

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Especially in districts with large numbers of needy students, federal subsidy dollars can more than pay for breakfast, meaning extra cash to help support the entire meal program.

Consequently, schools, especially in Connecticut's neediest districts, can not afford basic educational tools such as a sufficient number of teachers, reasonable class size, adequate school facilities, services for at - risk children, electives, AP classes, even books, computers and paper.

«This year's results reveal noteworthy achievement gains in many districts...» our neediest students continue to perform significantly worse than their wealthier peers, especially at the high school level.

While not every dollar a school spends directly improves academic outcomes, a new report from Rutgers school - finance expert Bruce Baker finds certain kinds of money very much do matter: extra funding for higher teacher salaries and more equitable distribution of resources between rich and poor districts, for example, are correlated with higher student achievement, especially for the neediest kids.

The question before us now is how we will address the imbalances clearly plaguing many schools and districts — especially those serving the neediest students.