Sentences with phrase «facility aid»

Lastly, we continue to advocate for equitable distribution of state facilities aid for all public schools.

We also urge lawmakers to provide facilities aid to all charter schools throughout the entire state.

«There will be more student aid for charter schools and they will get facilities aid as well,» he said.

Can you imagine how great the school would do if it received facilities aid or more equitable funding for its students?

A per - pupil facilities aid program is one in which a state makes payments to charter schools to provide them with financing that must include or be used only for the funding of facilities.

Yet among the 41 states (and the District of Columbia) with charter laws, only 17 provide some kind of direct facilities aid, either capital grants or per - pupil funding, and just three of those provide annual per - pupil capital funding of more than $ 1,000.

For schools eligible for facilities aid in New York City, the planned switch to lease aid from rental aid was eliminated.

In school year 2013 - 14 alone, New York State invested $ 1.26 billion in school facilities aid to school districts where charter schools operate without public facility funding.

Unfortunately, the state's facilities aid law — which grants charter schools space at no cost in a district building or funding to support a private placement — currently extends to only some New York City charter schools, and none outside of NYC.

The resolution also requires New York City to offer facilities aid to charter schools that are expanding or that lose public space.

Offsetting lost revenue, the state would help facilitate the ability to contract pre-Kindergarten programs and provide more funding through facility aid — basically a form of rent.

The denial of facilities aid results in a huge funding disparity and forces charter schools to pay rent or a mortgage, and spend scarce dollars on building maintenance — something other public schools do not have to do.

To help successful charters, lawmakers should work toward equal funding, including facilities aid, and also level the playing field on access to special - ed services and authority to offer pre-school.

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The CEO of New York's only statewide charter school advocacy organization today urged legislators to expand Governor Cuomo's budget proposal to provide facilities aid for public charter schools outside New...

Of the 42 jurisdictions with charter laws (41 states and the District of Columbia), only 17 provide some kind of direct facilities aid, either capital grants or per - pupil funding, and just 3 of those provide more than $ 1,000 in annual per - pupil capital funding.

The Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants program encourages states to develop and expand per - pupil facilities aid programs.

The Senate remains steadfast in its support of charter schools, and included two very positive proposals: allowing charters that do not receive facilities aid to access the state building aid program, which NECSN has been fighting for year in and year out, and providing additional funding for students.

His group collected 4,800 signatures from parents and teachers at charter schools, asking for more money in the new state budget to build more schools, known as facilities aid.

Institutional players — teachers unions, school boards, and state and district administrators — frequently petition state leaders for charter caps and reduced charter funding and vigorously oppose alternative authorizers and facilities aid.

All of the bad press makes it very hard to win support for the good charter schools, in terms of greater funding, facilities aid, or help in replicating.

Providing facilities aid for all charter school children is the right thing to do — let's get the job done.»

Some new or growing charters that are denied co-location by the Mayor will receive partial funding under a new 2014 law, but that law left a glaring omission by denying existing charter schools any facilities aid.

And, while the public pays to build and maintain district schools, the state doesn't provide charters with any facility aid.

«Providing facility aid would allow charter schools to concentrate even more resources on students» instructional needs, including academic programming, professional development for teachers, and other initiatives of direct benefit to students,» he said.

Charter Schools (independent governance with state and federal funds) win out over Magnet Schools (local control) by $ 270,000,000 to $ 94,000,000 and states applying for these charter school grants are required to «establish or enhance» a per - pupil state «facilities aid» program.

Public charter school students in New York currently receive no per pupil facilities aid, can not provide preschool programs, and on average receive about 75 cents on the dollar when compared to traditional school district spending.