Sentences with phrase «from educational costs»

More than 60 percent of homeowners» tax bills in the region stem from educational costs, according to Attom's analysis.

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In 2010, I conducted a meta - analysis that indicates a major educational cost of removing the Bible from our schools.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

Cost is often a big factor for families, and the best educational toys are often more expensive because they are made from sturdier materials, and some may even be hand made.

While many families in this area move east of the tunnel to attend better public schools, Berkeley Rose Waldorf School can meet their children's educational needs at an affordable tuition cost and reduce the relocation of local families away from their current neighborhoods and homes.

As the Syracuse City School District goes into its budget process, it's looking at a $ 24 million spending gap, a revenue problem stemming from years of stagnant state aid in the face of rising educational costs.

Balch negotiated a yearlong unpaid educational leave from Georgia Tech, and Cerebellum kicked in the cost of his salary and benefits.

o To keep costs low, the system must rely primarily on existing data (such as student achievement, grade retention, attendance, graduation, college going and student log files from educational software providers).

Regardless of the precise mechanism at work, my results from Wake County suggest that later start times have the potential to be a more cost - effective method of increasing student achievement than other common educational interventions such as reducing class size.

Of course, from a business and cost perspective, no one individual educational software company is incentivized to take this on.

If enough students ask for a subject, it will usually run, but this is far from best practice and costs schools thousands, as well as affecting students» educational opportunities.

ESSA wisely eliminates cost - by - cost testing for SNS, a practice which discouraged schools from spending Title I funds on comprehensive services and perversely encouraged spending on add - ons (like pulling students out of academic classes to work with paraprofessionals) that met compliance standards but were not necessarily helpful in improving educational outcomes for low - income students.

A newly released paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that spending on improved educational quality is more effective for degree attainment than using the same funds to cut the cost of tuition.

While finding that «students in the hybrid format pay no «price» for this mode of instruction» in terms of educational outcomes, the researchers» cost simulations find that substantial savings would result from the hybrid course model, primarily reflecting reduced professorial compensation.

«Results from Wake County also suggest that later start times have the potential to be a more cost - effective method of increasing student achievement than other common educational interventions such as reducing class size,» notes Edwards.

Of course, these activities are important and part of our culture and tradition — but they are also areas where we can benefit from economies of scale and where we can cut costs, helping us redirect some critical parent revenue back to tuition and to cover a greater portion of our core educational model.

In addition to the non-fiscal benefits attached to educational choice, the program can relieve pressure for district budgets from rising pension costs (for each one million dollars spent on the program, I estimated that the state would save almost half of that amount, while school districts would save almost $ 700,000).

Before changes made in the late 1990s, special education funds in California were distributed on a cost - based» model but the Legislature moved to a census - based» approach beginning in 1998 - 99 on the theory that the educational costs of students with disabilities would be spread somewhat evenly throughout the overall student population, according to a report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst.

Equally, tuition costs reflect educational complexity, with the national average ranging from # 20.10 for primary and secondary school tuition, to # 26.56 for university level tuition.

Aside from the educational measurement point that I make, from a practical point - of - view, does it make sense to administer tests to 3.2 million kids at the cost of roughly $ 100 million to conclude that the low scores simply say that common core instruction has yet to be implemented in a school or a district yet?

Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant improvement in American education for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.

That, in turn, strengthens states» workforces and economies and reduces costs that result from low educational performance.

Not only does this arrangement translate to high costs and poor quality of services for many charter schools, it also prevents charter schools from delivering special education services that align with the innovation and educational philosophies that are unique to their school.

The Education Corps is designed to provide tutoring and after - school support but not necessarily to train future teachers.92 The VISTA program matches corps members with a nonprofit organization to perform capacity building and provides yearlong stipends, but it is not intended for provision of direct services.93 The Professional Corps, which specifies teaching as one of its qualified positions, allows participants to access Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards — which recipients can use either for loan forgiveness or for paying tuition and other qualifying educational expenses — but increases residency program costs because residents are prohibited from receiving stipends through AmeriCorps and must therefore be paid through their program or the school district.94 None of these programs were designed for supported entry specifically; thus, programs dedicated to providing a gradual on - ramp to the teaching profession can sometimes find it hard to meet their definitions and requirements.

ESAs give parents the freedom to withdraw their children from public district or charter schools and receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts with restricted, but multiple, uses to defray the costs of educational expenses.

In selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airport.

As digital textbooks gain popularity around the country, there are still parts of the U.S. and other industrialized nations that do not currently benefit from the obvious advantages of e-reading in academic arenas, which is odd considering that even the textbook publishers are in support of electronic educational content as a cost saving measure.

FlatWorld Knowledge, intended to combat the high cost of college textbooks by publishing low - cost, quality educational materials, began straying from its mission over the years.

With more and more countries across the world starting to give great weight to educational qualifications from countries like Australia and Canada, and the comparatively easier cost of living and education in these countries.

Aside from debt consolidation, tax advantages, home improvement possibilities and favourable interest rates, a second mortgage can help you cover the cost of your children's educational expenses and even pay for an abroad vacation or dream wedding.

One problem though, I currently have a balance outstanding on an educational line of credit, from my university costs — I pay interest on it of prime + 2 %.

Military service — or benefits derived from the service of your parents — can help to defray many of your educational costs.

Four categories of student debt - a federal loan, a loan that's part or fully from a nonprofit institution like a school, a private loan used for qualified education purposes (namely, the cost of attendance to an eligible institution), or a loan for an «educational benefit» — can not be discharged without proof of «undue hardship.»

New research from The American College, the nation's largest non-profit educational institution devoted to financial services, reveals that in addition to not having pensions or 401 (k) plans, an additional one - third of small business owners have failed to estimate how much it will actually cost them to retire.

Employees are automatically considered to have an immediate need if they require the money to cover certain medical care expenses, educational costs and payments needed to prevent eviction from a principal residence, as well as other conditions deemed necessary for hardship distributions by the IRS.

Everything from medical bills and funeral costs to mortgage payments and educational expenses can be a drain on all you've worked and saved for.

Typically, the pet owners whose dogs and cats produce unwanted litters benefit from low cost spay / neuter services and educational resources.

Profits from this event exceeded $ 17,000 and will be dedicated to our low cost spay & neuter program, Wellness Fund, and educational programs.

The Wexner Center offers public programs from the entertaining to the educational, and for all ages — and most are free or low - cost.

Founded in 2011 as a partnership between artist Tania Bruguera and the Queens Museum, with support from Creative Time, the project, inspired by Bruguera's notion of arte util, and the Queens Museum's interest in addressing the pressing needs and unique potential of Corona's immigrant residents, offers comprehensive educational programming, health, and legal services at no cost.

However, unlike claims for educational assistance, the local authority providing the care has the right in some circumstances to recover the cost from the claimant.

• From a quality of life standpoint, I can point out the obvious, and that is that the cost of living is much more reasonable, there is an admirable educational, cultural, and sports milieu, a much shorter commute to the office, and overall a much better work - life balance.

Everything from medical bills and funeral costs to mortgage payments and educational expenses can be a drain on all you've worked for.

Our children plans are specially designed to take care of your child's ever changing requirements: from child education plan for rising educational costs to financial planning, extracurricular needs or even wedding, which are included in our savings plans for children.

If something unfortunate should happen, life insurance can help pay for things like child care and educational costs or allow the other parent to take time away from work.

The trustee can be directed to use the money from your trust to pay for educational cost only, or whatever terms you see fit.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Those sectors of society that are most likely to accrue benefit in future cost savings from the social and educational effects of home visiting should contribute to the funding of programs.

Long - term tobacco use following pregnancy also results in poorer maternal health, which an extensive body of research shows is intricately linked with economic trends, educational opportunities, and productivity.56 Women's lower wages, unemployment, and lost productivity resulting from these risk factors add up to high costs that home visiting can help alleviate.57 With 42 percent of mothers in the United States being breadwinners, home visiting programs are critically important to support not only their health but also their and their families» economic well - being.58

The result is that students coming from divorced households will pay nearly 60 % of their own college costs, while their counterparts from homes with married parents will pay for less than a quarter of the same educational expenses.