Sentences with phrase «federal education aid»

The Legislature will not return to Albany this week despite Gov. David Paterson's call for lawmakers to come up with a plan for allocating $ 600 million in federal education aid passed by Congress last week.

The Legislature will not return to Albany this week despite Gov. Paterson's call for lawmakers to come up with a plan for allocating $ 600 million in federal education aid passed by Congress last week.

In his presentation, Bloomberg blamed shortfalls in expected state education dollars and a reduction in federal education aid for the layoffs.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan would have $ 5 billion under the stimulus bill to back new approaches to improve schools, a fund that could prod states to raise standards and reward top teachers as the Obama administration presides over a massive infusion of federal education aid.

The measure, which does not require the signature of Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, rescinds a 37 - year - old state board rule granting authority over federal education aid to the state department of education, currently headed by Democrat Marilyn Howard, the elected state superintendent.

But leading committee Republicans said the government should consider other demands for federal education aid before committing to financing school construction projects.

In subsequent years, Title I was the «belle of the ball» as the largest, most important federal education aid.

While Cuomo said this deal makes New York eligible to tap into millions of dollars in federal education aid, under the Race to the Top program, Ravitch said the money may not go directly to the classroom.

Schools risk loss of their federal education aid if they do not comply with the requirement included in the No Child Left Behind Act.

California placed a year - long moratorium on the use of Common Core exams to make «accountability» decisions, a modest step that drew threats from Duncan to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education aid.

This year, the General Assembly lifted a cap that limited charter school growth, a move that enhanced the state's Race to the Top application to win up to $ 75 million in federal education aid.