Sentences with phrase «expense of our public school students»

«Rather than invest in what we know works in education, this proposal puts resources in strategies with mixed results at the expense of our public school students,» she said.

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K — 12 tuition of up to $ 10,000 per student per year at a public, private, or religious school can also be treated as a qualified education expense with respect to the federal tax benefit.

The court opined (contrary to all the evidence) that the «pervasively sectarian» atmosphere of the parochial schools might cause remedial teachers, either «subtly or overtly,» to begin to «indoctrinate the students in particular religious tenets at public expense.»

All public schools and private schools enrolling more than 60 % of students at public expense are required to adopt a policy on the management of head injuries that is consistent with the policy of the Commissioner.

Families with incomes below $ 60,000 per year would qualify for up to $ 500 per student for tuition expenses to nonpublic and out - of - district public schools.

State leaders and advocacy groups have accused the board of making decisions that favor private school students at the expense of public school children, many of whom are low - income, have disabilities or are immigrants who don't speak English.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, the union of the city's teachers, said the proposed changes amounted to favoritism for charter schools at the expense of students in traditional public schools.

While 52 percent of those surveyed for the annual PDK / Gallup poll said they oppose allowing students to attend private school at «public expense,» support for the notion has jumped 12 percentage points since the...

Educational researcher Gerald Bracey, author of Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered, writes in Stanford magazine that «NCLB aims to shrink the public sector, transfer large sums of public money to the private sector, weaken or destroy two Democratic power bases — the teachers» unions — and provide vouchers to let students attend private schools at public expense.»

To be sure, there are often good reasons to place children out of district at public expense — no district can serve all students equally well — but neither are there always clear and obvious distinctions to be made between who can be educated in a regular school, those who need alternative settings and those like Adrian who run afoul of the rules so frequently, or who are penalized so often and systematically, that they simply give up and leave.

The DOE in this case is the Department of Education in New York City, which the article points out «last year spent $ 116 million on tuition and legal expenses related to special - education students whose parents sued the DOE on the grounds that the public - school options were inadequate.

As of 2004, private schools served, at public expense, a total of 88,156 students with disabilities of the 5,963,129 students with disabilities nationally, which amounts to 1.48 percent.

Only a very small fraction of disabled students are placed in private schools at public expense.

The Chronicle declares that similar situations are «playing out up and down California as more parents of special education students seek extra-special education at public expense: private day schools, boarding schools, summer camps, aqua therapy, horseback therapy, travel costs, personal aides and more.»

Greene and Buck note that in Florida, where the McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities program has offered vouchers to disabled students since 1999, vouchers allow nearly 7 percent of special education students to be educated in private schools at public expense, six times the national average for private plStudents with Disabilities program has offered vouchers to disabled students since 1999, vouchers allow nearly 7 percent of special education students to be educated in private schools at public expense, six times the national average for private plstudents since 1999, vouchers allow nearly 7 percent of special education students to be educated in private schools at public expense, six times the national average for private plstudents to be educated in private schools at public expense, six times the national average for private placement.

A nationally representative survey by Public Agenda found that 85 percent of teachers and 73 percent of parents agreed that the «school experience of most students suffers at the expense of a few chronic offenders.»

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced (under pressure from the state legislature) changes that will make it easier for special - needs students to attend private school at public expense when their parents believe that public schools are not meeting the needs of their children.

Perhaps most importantly, the schools are blessed with overwhelming advocacy from alumni and the parents of their students, many of whom feel that their children are receiving a private school — quality education at public expense.

Using updated national numbers from the federal government, as of fall 2007 there were 67,729 disabled students ages 6 through 21 who were being educated in private schools at parental request and public expense.

The public continues to oppose allowing parents and students to choose a private school to attend at public expense, but with 50 percent opposed to public funding of private school attendance and 44 percent in favor, it is apparent why this is a hotly debated issue.

PDK asked a nationally representative sample of the American public the following question: «Do you favor or oppose allowing students and parents to choose a private school to attend at public expense?»

For instance, a study by the group Public Agenda found that 85 percent of teachers and 73 percent of parents felt the «school experience of most students suffers at the expense of a few chronic offenders.»

The Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup poll reveals that only 31 percent of Americans favor allowing students to attend private schools at public expense.

«The Departments» continued issuance of guidance absent public comment is not serving the best interests of students, parents, or schools, and it imposes greater expense and liability across school districts.»

Although scores rose this year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the results mean parents at more public schools than ever before will be offered the chance to transfer their children to a better - performing school at district expense...

A PDK / Gallup poll released last summer found that, when asked nearly the same question — whether they supported allowing students to choose private schools at public expense — 44 percent of Americans said yes.

Georgia's program also promised to designate scholarships for students in «failing public schools» from low socioeconomic levels, but as a 2013 New York Times article exposed, the program has «[benefited] private schools at the expense of needy children.»

Provides reimbursement of eligible student loan expenses; must complete an approved professional teacher education program from an Oklahoma - accredited teacher education unit; certified to teach mathematics or science at the secondary level; teach five years in Oklahoma's secondary public schools.

This legislation (HB 394) would create a pilot program providing parents of students with special needs the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with funds to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

This new law passed earlier this year allows parents of students with special needs to withdraw their children from a public school and receive a deposit of their child's state education dollars into a government authorized savings account for education expenses, such as tuition and fees.

BURIEN — Although scores rose this year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the results mean parents at more public schools than ever before will be offered the chance to transfer their children to a better - performing school at district expense.

26 Accountability Measures In The Special Needs Bill March 3, 2015 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge Senate Bill 2695, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

Special Needs ESA: This program, created in 2015, allows parents of students with an Individualized Education Plan to use tax dollars on a variety of education expenses outside of public education, including private school tuition and fees, textbooks, therapy, etc..

When students are tuitioned at public schools, the sending town pays the receiving school district or private school an amount equal to the receiving school's expenses of operation, as estimated by the state board of education the preceding year.

The Justices of the Delaware Supreme Court opined in an advisory opinion that a bill for transporting private school students at public expense would violate the Delaware Constitution because even incidental aid violates the language of the state's Blaine Amendment.

The Superior Court of Delaware held that transporting private school students at public expense would «help build up, strengthen and make successful» religious schools in violation of the state's Blaine Amendment.

Similarly, the Florida school choice advocacy group RefinED contends that school vouchers, which allow parents to transfer students to private schools at taxpayer expense, make private schools part of the public school system.

CCSA's response to The Los Angeles Times» editorial about the charter movement, Making Room for Charter Students, stating that allocating space for charter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public Students, stating that allocating space for charter students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public students under Prop. 39 should not be at the expense of students in traditional public students in traditional public schools.

Both educators and the public are beginning to better understand that success for our students, beyond high school and through college and careers, means that teaching and learning must focus on more than just core academic content — and that students do not gain social and emotional competencies at the expense of rigorous academics.

SUMMARY The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

D.C. Council members, advocates and parents raised questions Monday about Mayor Vincent C. Gray's push to reduce the number of special - education students who attend private schools at public expense.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, the union of the city's teachers, said the proposed changes amounted to favoritism for charter schools at the expense of students in traditional public schools.

Iowa provides parents of students in any private or public school a tax credit covering educational expenses, including tuition, books and lab or activity fees.

Misguided policies that weaken public education by diverting public funds from already - strained public schools or by enriching private companies at the expense of our neediest students, however, will continue to meet NASSP's vigorous opposition.

In making that choice, those students also relieved public schools of $ 4.5 billion in variable expenses.

Atlanta Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligSchools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligschools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.

«We are calling for a moratorium on the expansion of the charter schools at least until such time as: (1) Charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools; (2) public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school systems; (3) charter schools cease expelling students that public schools have a duty to educate and; (4) cease to perpetuate de facto segregation of the highest performing children from those whose aspirations may be high but whose talents are not yet as obvious.»

The audit says the funds were inappropriately used to cover expenses from the previous year, instead of going toward other public schools that students transferred to after Kinston closed.

«As a retired, life - long LAUSD educator, I believe that I have a moral obligation to raise awareness and understanding of externally driven strategies that support the uncontrolled proliferation of charter schools at the expense of the District's ability to adequately provide for the needs of all students, especially the most disadvantaged students who rely on public education,» Schmerelson told LA School Report.

I probably cover Lakewood's morally and fiscally bankrupt schools too often, but this Ocean County school district that enrolls almost entirely Latino and Black low - income students pushes all my education reform buttons: tyranny of the majority (in this case the ultra-Orthodox residents who control the municipal government and the school board); lack of accountability; lack of school choice for poor kids of color but anything goes (at public expense) for children of the ruling class; discrimination against minority special education students.