Sentences with phrase «federal education funding if»

A few days later, the Department of Education told her that Montana could lose its Title I federal education funding if it fails to show proof of compliance by August 15.

Montana could face a withdrawal of federal education funding if it doesn't improve compliance with No Child Left Behind, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote to the state in early July.

That year, students at the school created the state's first Gay Straight Alliance, and the ensuing backlash prompted the Salt Lake City School District to shut down all extracurricular clubs amid threats that Utah's lawmakers would change state law or forgo millions of dollars in federal education funding if the alliance remained.

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They said they were at risk of losing billions of dollars in federal funding for education if they did not comply.

«If DeVos follows through on her plans to privatize education and hold charter schools receiving federal funds to different standards than public schools, as she indicated she would in her confirmation hearing, this could mean that fewer and fewer schools are even required to follow Title IX guidelines at all,» Gibbs wrote.

Iannuzzi says if Cuomo wants to reduce the schools bureaucracy, he should address the State Education Department's denial of some of the federal Race to the Top funds.

that DeVos may have moderated on LGBT issues over the years, but her personal perspective is irrelevant if federal funding is flowing to anti-gay religious education.

State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia warned that while there would be no penalties this year for districts with large opt - out movements, such as the withholding of federal funding, districts could be sanctioned if the movement continues.

Asked how Amistad's success could be replicated in other communities, and if federal funding was available for more Amistad - like schools, Paige noted that K - 12 education is a state matter, and each state handles education in its own way.

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools that receive funding from the federal Title I program for disadvantaged students are required to offer supplemental education services if they fail to meet their achievement targets for three or more years.

The Department of Education's decision to link federal funding to the Core in its Race to the Top program, its NCLB waiver effort, and its «ESEA blueprint,» and the provision of $ 350 million in federal funds for Core - related tests, all alienated anti-Washington conservatives who would have remained neutral if the question had merely concerned states collaborating to set standards in math and English language arts.

If the gaps between groups exceed state - determined thresholds for «significant disproportionality,» the state must examine local policies and require the district to devote more of its federal special education funds to early intervention.

She wonders if the Department of Education will withhold federal funding if these states apply for waivers but offer much less in the way of conforming principles than Secretary Duncan would like.

Educators will not be guaranteed full federal funding for special education programs if the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee haseducation programs if the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee hasEducation and the Workforce Committee has his way.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

If the suit succeeds, the Department of Education (DOE) will be asked to stop enforcing NCLB regulations until sufficient federal funds are provided.

In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 2011.

As most readers know, ESSA requires all fifty states and the District of Columbia to update their NCLB - era education policies and practices, including their school accountability systems, if they want to continue receiving federal funds.

There's no ready estimate of how much districts spend for extracurriculars: Districts account differently for teachers» afterschool pay (it can be lumped in with merit pay, says Stephen Frank of Education Resource Strategies), whether they include team buses in the extracurricular budget, how much they depend on parents and booster clubs for field maintenance and stage - set construction, if and how much they charge students to participate, whether they use federal Title I funds for afterschool enrichment, and so on.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which earlier handpicked 15 states to receive up to $ 250,000 each to help prepare applications for federal Race to the Top Fund grants, will now offer aid to the other 35 states, too — if they meet eight education reform criteria.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan previously threatened to withhold some federal funding if the state passed Assembly Bill 484.

Sacramento, Calif — Massachusetts may sue the federal government if the U.S. Education Department insists that the state return more than $ 600,000 in special - education funds, according to the state's top special - education Education Department insists that the state return more than $ 600,000 in special - education funds, according to the state's top special - education education funds, according to the state's top special - education education official.

Led by Rep. Frank Riggs, R - Calif., the House last year approved a related amendment to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that would allow states to forfeit a small portion of their federal special education funding if they chose not to provide such services to otherwise eligible pEducation Act that would allow states to forfeit a small portion of their federal special education funding if they chose not to provide such services to otherwise eligible peducation funding if they chose not to provide such services to otherwise eligible prisoners.

They acknowledged the legitimacy of state policy (even if they dislike the notion of federal mandates and bemoan inadequate state funding), and generally find that they are able to use policy to enlarge their own influence over the improvement of education in their settings.

The change, announced yesterday by State Education chief Tom Torlakson, came in response to concerns that the US Department of Education would withhold as much as $ 45 million dollars in funding, as well as additional Title I funds if the state did not comply with long standing federal rules that students in grades three and eleven be tested annually in both subjects.

«If you connected state funding with federal funding, then you're talking about a backpack with enough money in it to really empower choice,» said Mr. Whitehurst, director of education policy at the Brookings Institution.

If one assumes that charter schools get their fair share of Title II funds as per the underlying ESSA statue, 39 with 5 percent of the nation's students, 40 they stand to lose $ 115 million per year under the Trump - Devos budget41 — close to one - third of the amount the federal government invested in the Charter Schools Grants program in FY 2017.42 Education Week reports that Eagle Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., for example, receives roughly $ 82,000 in Title II funding annually.43 Joe Smith, the school's chief financial officer, states, «If this was taken away from us, that would hurt.

CPS also said that if ISBE recommends the district bring on any additional staff or services for special education students — known within the district as «diverse learners» — then those jobs should be funded by the state or federal government.

DeVos also demonstrated utter confusion about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act during her confirmation hearing in January, saying that states should be allowed to decide whether schools should get taxpayer funding if they do not follow federal law.

If the states collectively contribute another $ 110 billion of their own education budgets toward school choice, on top of the $ 20 billion in federal dollars, that could provide $ 12,000 in school choice funds to every K - 12 student who today lives in poverty.

And Hawaii has been warned by the U.S. Department of Education that it may lose the federal funding it won in the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative if it fails to secure a teacher contract that links teacher evaluation to personnel decisions.

If approved, the California Office to Reform Education (CORE) Waiver would clear the way for LA Unified to receive $ 171 million in federal funding.

The letter, from state schools Superintendent Christopher Koch and the Rev. James Meeks, chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, also warned that if CPS or any other district doesn't test students, Illinois as a whole could be at risk of losing federal funds for schools, affecting districts across the state.

When Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee Tuesday regarding the president's budget proposal, her remarks that private schools must follow federal law if they receive federal funding received the lion's share of attention.

The ESEA is a law that makes federal funds for public education available to states and school districts if they comply with the provisions of the law.

Obama has also made an effort to devote more spending to education, with $ 80 billion given to K - 12 districts in the stimulus bill and his Race to the Top program offering states and addition $ 4.35 billion in federal funds if they can come up with innovative reform plans.

Fortunately, even if she is confirmed, the low level of federal funding devoted to education will limit the new administration's ability to pursue these policies.

In early July, the Education Department responded with a note saying that the federal government could withdraw education funding if Montana didn't provide proof of NCLB compliance by AEducation Department responded with a note saying that the federal government could withdraw education funding if Montana didn't provide proof of NCLB compliance by Aeducation funding if Montana didn't provide proof of NCLB compliance by August 15.

Puzzlingly, lack of research evidence has not stimulated rigorous research (funded by the federal government or the nation's many foundations, for example) into why so little if any progress occurred and how federal money was actually used by the schools or departments of education that spent it.

If the federal government is going to create a new program to provide broad access to high - quality preschool education, it should ensure that the program can produce positive long - term results without wasting valuable funds.

However, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's staff told Byrd - Bennett that the state could lose federal funding if it does not use the test.

The outcome in the federal court case is of paramount importance to North Carolina schools, with many pointing out that the bathroom regulations could threaten billions in federal school funding if it's found to have violated U.S. education law.

The U.S. Department of Education released estimates last week of the amount of federal funding each state is poised to receive if they opt into the Preschool for All program,...

HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act): This expansive legislation tops out at 431 pages and provides guidelines for colleges and universities that must be followed if they are to maintain their eligibility for Title IV funding (Federal Works Study, Pell Grants, Direct Loans, SEOG, etc...)

If you remain enrolled in your program at Zenith and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) continues to approve the Zenith teach - out school for federal student aid purposes, there is no impact on your student loans and Pell Grant funds for which you qualify.

If this is exceeded when funds are withdrawn for the post-secondary education of another Beneficiary, you must refund any excess CESGs to the federal government.

If free funds, like scholarships and grants, and federal student loans aren't enough to pay for your education, IHMVCU offers an alternative to predatory private student loans.

If the bond is redeemed for the purpose of funding a college education, the interest is exempt from federal income tax.

However, if the funds are not used for qualified higher education expenses, then the earnings will generally be subject to federal (and possibly state) income taxes and a 10 % federal tax penalty.

The other thing you'll hear from financial aid counselors is that if you do need to borrow to fund your education, you should start with federal student loans.