Sentences with phrase «federal funding for schools»

It includes several requirements for schools receiving federal funds for their school lunch programs.

For a state that does not want to use Federal funding for schooling, this is laughable!

Total state and federal funding for school turnaround initiatives, including the achievement centers, is slated to be $ 24 million next year, when their work is set to begin.

A recent cut to federal funding for school safety research could hurt efforts to make schools more secure, a scholar warns.

Among NSBA's many actions in support of federal funding for school nutrition are letters to Congress and federal agencies outlining recommendations.

According to the survey, a whopping «75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards,» while 15 % fewer of those surveyed support the «flexibility» (SNA's favorite buzzword for: «gutting of regulations») which the SNA is now doggedly pursuing on Capitol Hill via its high - powered lobbyists.

To address the issues, 75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards and 60.3 percent support additional flexibility for school districts to improve their ability to provide good nutrition without harm to instruction, personnel, and other school district operations.

And its conclusions make it all the more dismaying that the pending Child Nutrition Reauthorization in Congress does not include any meaningful raise in federal funding for school meals.

The poll shows 59 percent of Americans agree with providing federal funds for school choice programs that allow students to attend any private or public school.

According to a poll released by Gallup this week, 59 percent agree with a proposal that would provide federal funding for a school choice program that allows students to attend any private or public school.

Kerry asserts that he «has been at the forefront of the fight to obtain federal funding for school construction.»

I don't know, based entirely on the lede, the education one could be criticizing him for not pushing legislation to ban federal funding for schools where teacher unions have collective bargaining powers.

A strong majority of Americans support federal funding for a school choice program.

He describes himself as being «at the forefront of the fight to obtain federal funding for school construction.»

Montana is no longer in jeopardy of losing federal funding for its schools since the state has come to a compromise with the U.S. Education Department on setting student proficiency targets, according to a government official.

(And btw, I am not a big fan of Federal funding for school food programs.

When immigrant communities are undercounted, we lose out significantly on federal funding for our schools, roads, health care services, housing and as we did in the 2010 Census, we lose elected representation in congress.

The Department of Education's proposal to amend ESSA would label most Westchester public schools as «in need of improvement» and would cut federal funding for any school where 5 percent of students or more opt out of Common Core testing.

After Mr. Gunderson spoke out against an amendment offered by Rep. Mel Hancock, R - Mo., that would have barred federal funding for school districts that encourage or support «homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative,» Rep. Robert K. Dornan, R - Calif., made some pointed remarks about the lawmaker's own lifestyle.

The Obama administration's unprecedented injection of billions in federal funding for schools likely ensures that education's resource cushion will continue for at least the current downturn and possibly for much longer.

-- and $ 3.5 billion in designated federal funding for School Improvement Grants is enough to push many an edu - reformer to the brink of hubris, it's fairly clear that no one actually knows what to do.

Leaders with the ACLU of N.C. and the U.S. Department of Justice, both of whom are challenging HB2 in court, have indicated the law could imperil billions in annual federal funding for schools should North Carolina schools implement its anti-transgender policies.

Kerry also expresses support for federal funding for school construction, citing his co-sponsorship in 2001 of a Senate bill similar to Rangel's proposal.

He pledged to provide more flexibility for schools to pursue extended learning models under the new waiver program for No Child Left Behind and to loosen federal funding for schools to implement new schedules.

In 2006, the USDA required all school districts receiving federal funding for school meals to create a wellness policy that addressed food - related policies, nutrition education, and physical activity.

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.

In just 6 weeks, New York will be among a dozen of states applying for a second round of federal funding for schools.

An April Gallup poll, for instance, reported that 59 % of American adults agree with Trump's proposal to «provide federal funding for school - choice programs that allow students to attend any private or public school.»

Of particular note was Vilsack's announcement of an additional $ 8 million in federal funding for schools to assist with professional training as well as implementation of the «Smarter Lunchroom» techniques, which are proven to nudge kids into making healthier choices.

One important point in the piece: federal funding for school meals is highly unlikely to increase under Trump — and, indeed, it could well be slashed.

The notion that the federal government should serve as a fiscal flywheel for schools would have come as a major surprise to lawmakers even during the 1960s» high point of federal funding for schools.

And cutbacks in other areas could also affect students, since not all federal funding for schools comes from the Department of Education.

Federal funding for schools has not been effective, asserted some conservative members of Congress at a recent hearing on extending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the main national law aiding public education.

Parents would be able to use the money for education services or expenses authorized by the Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the state's 422 school districts and federal funding for schools.

Most schools and districts are unlikely to feel immediate effects of a shutdown because the advanced funding nature of federal education spending means that states and districts have already received much of their federal funding for the school year.

Obama campaigned on promises to increase federal funding for schools, responding to complaints from teachers unions and many educators who have long argued that Washington has made demands on schools without paying its fair share.