Sentences with phrase «for funding public schools»

«The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)-- a change in California law that provides a new system for funding public schools in the state — offers several opportunities for schools and districts to create new, or enhance existing, programs to improve elementary school attendance.

Nixon's criticism mirrored an op - ed she published last month that slammed Cuomo for his support of charter schools and for proposing to eliminate the so - called Foundation Aid formula for funding public schools, which critics argued would deprive districts of billions of dollars that they are still owed under 2006 court decision that found the state had underfunded public education.

But, instead of heeding the call to action roll up their sleeves and get to work to devise a truly equal and reliable method for funding public schools in the state, Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado State board of education both opted to appeal the decision.

The shifts are striking: Preference for funding public schools only rises from a 27 - to a 41 - point margin among Democrats, from an 8 - to a 32 - point margin among independents, from a 33 - to a 49 - point margin among liberals and from a 10 - to a 35 - point margin among moderates.

Either way, school districts should do their best to max out their local levies to the greatest extend permitted by the new law — and then put away as much money as they can in their Rainy Day Fund to protect against the school funding declines that are almost certain to come due to the Levy Swipe Law's reliance on unstable home prices for funding our public schools.

Advancing legislation to reform the state's underfunded, unfair and outdated system for funding public schools

Judge Thomas Moukawsher's ruling last week that the state must devise a new formula for funding public schools was not surprising.

The state should develop such a system for funding the public schools and apply it to the ESAs as well.

(Calif.) Three years ago as Gov. Jerry Brown was close to securing support from legislative leaders for his sweeping restructuring of the system for funding public schools, advocates for disadvantaged students brought the process to a standstill until protections were built into the program to ensure the money would be spent on target populations.

Like California, Texan school officials have become increasingly frustrated with a complex and politically misshaped system for funding their public schools.

«The state's well - regarded charter school educators can not continue to produce strong results and meet the demand of rapidly growing waitlists if the state doesn't fix its broken system for funding all public schools — charter, district or otherwise.