Sentences with phrase «funding flexibility the state»

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The emergency declaration would also free up public health emergency funds at the Department of Health and Human Services, and grant individual states more flexibility in how they use federal dollars, and allow them to direct more funds toward addiction treatment and prevention.

Also, greater flexibility in the use of Title V «Well - Rounded» funds would allow state and local educators to better support entrepreneurship education.

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.

But while the move may offer more flexibility by transferring funds without the OK from lawmakers, other state officials say it brings down openness in government.

Here's perhaps the best proof of the flexibility the governor has in state spending: for all the uproar among gun rights advocates over the SAFE Act ammunition database, no one has ever identified a provision of the budget which funds the state's separate rifle registration system, which had tallied more than 44,000 records by 2015 without ever once being mentioned in the governor's budget requests.

The city plan requested $ 12.5 million in funding, in order to provide the state flexibility in how the $ 9.7 million would be used, he said.

«The Repeal and Replace Act would block grant money to the state in the name of local flexibility but at the same time it would dramatically cut that funding.

Senior citizens advocates are planning a trip to Albany this week to meet with state officials and ask Cuomo to amend a proposal that would redirect funds from adult care to child care services, removing the flexibility the city has had in the past to allocate the funds at its own discretion.

The Flexibility for Equitable Student Funding pilot gives districts that use student - based budgeting new freedom to allocate Title I and Title II dollars to schools along with state and local dollars.

The Every Student Succeeds Act pushes states to move beyond test scores in gauging school performance and gives them all sorts of new flexibility when it comes to funding, turning around low - performing schools, and more.

Moreover, states and local districts ought to be given more flexibility in deciding how to spend federal funds designated for technical assistance.

Along with other major changes to state - funded education, the new legislation gave public schools more flexibility in offering single - sex programs.

In addition, the law block - granted several state and local funding streams, giving the board much more flexibility to fund its initiatives.

Given the opportunity to control Head Start funds and the flexibility to combine all the funds available for early education, states should be highly motivated to build comprehensive preschool programs for poor children.

There should be proof that state and district officials are not inhibiting charter growth, that new schools are opening, and that they have the requisite flexibility and funding to thrive.

On NCLB, Duncan is a middle - of - the - roader; he supports the law's goals of high expectations and accountability but has challenged Congress to improve it by doubling its funding and amending it «to give schools, districts, and states the maximum amount of flexibility possible.»

Washington also will have less flexibility to direct funding to schools that the state thinks need it most.

State and district leaders have a chance under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act) to use their new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers, and students.

As states reach important milestones on the way toward building internationally competitive education systems, the federal government should offer a range of tiered incentives to make the next stage of the journey easier, including increased flexibility in the use of federal funds and in meeting federal educational requirements and providing more resources to implement world - class educational best practices.

Support this effort through a range of tiered incentives, such as providing states with greater flexibility in the use of existing federal funds, supporting a revised state accountability structure, and offering financial support for states to implement the standards.

Goals 2000 was intended to help states jump - start standards - based reform, while deliberately providing states with a great deal of flexibility in the design of reform strategies and the use of federal funds.

State and district leaders have a great new opportunity under the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act: more flexibility in spending the funds they receive than in prior versions.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) clearly defines parameters that inform how States and local school districts should demonstrate that Federal funds are used in a supplemental, additive manner — equipping local education leaders with the flexibility necessary to better educate and meet the needs of their students.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Local and state education leaders lobbied Wednesday the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform for more flexibility on how they use state funds.

The charter schools model offers a community a way to create a school that often has lower operating costs than traditional schools — particularly for employee compensation — and greater flexibility in class offerings, all funded with federal start - up money and a large portion of the annual per - pupil payment from the state for public school students.

This additional flexibility at the district level would encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and reduce the compliance burden associated with all of the specific federal funding streams, while the state commitment to progressive funding would ensure that additional resources continue to be directed to the schools and students with the greatest need.

When asked about charter schools, Vermont's Deputy Secretary of Education said she did not support charter schools saying «No I don't think we need them... The state's longtime tradition of allowing public funding to flow to private, non-religious schools when a community does not have a public school... provides enough flexibility.»

Letter - Flexibility of states to use ESSA funds (especially Title I) to strengthen principals and other school leaders

Title I provides flexibility in developing plans to support the development and implementation of school improvement activities, and state and local districts are strongly encouraged to use Title II, Part A funds to improve equitable access to effective teachers.

States have flexibility to distribute 50 % of the Race to the Top funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that sign Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to align their local initiatives with Race to the Top objectives and focus areas.

Thirty - nine states and the District of Columbia already have received waivers from some of the penalties of NCLB, along with flexibility to use some Title I money funded for low - income children.

The intent of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is to give districts more flexibility with their state funding but at the same time to create a new school finance system that recognizes that students with specific demographic factors need greater support to address their academic needs and improve educational outcomes: English Learners, low income students and fosterFunding Formula (LCFF) is to give districts more flexibility with their state funding but at the same time to create a new school finance system that recognizes that students with specific demographic factors need greater support to address their academic needs and improve educational outcomes: English Learners, low income students and fosterfunding but at the same time to create a new school finance system that recognizes that students with specific demographic factors need greater support to address their academic needs and improve educational outcomes: English Learners, low income students and foster youth.

States and LEAs will have more flexibility in how and where they use Title I funds in the 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 school years.

ESSA gives states greater flexibility to design their own accountability systems and provides funding for those innovating in areas such as teacher recruitment and retention in hard - to - staff schools, teacher evaluation, and teacher - led professional development.

This is especially important given ESSA's emphasis on giving states and districts more self - determination and flexibility in using federalElementary and Secondary Education Act funds to facilitate stronger student outcomes.

Currently, state law has suspended new textbook adoption through 2015 - 16 and has also provided districts flexibility with use of instructional materials funding through 2014 - 15.

Flexibility, however, enables states to use these funds to expand the school day or year to provide more time for student learning — a powerful intervention when students use the additional time for high - quality activities.

State and district leaders, here's your chance: Under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act), you can use your new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers and students.

The bill, intended to strengthen the state's application for $ 250 million in Race to the Top funding, establishes «Innovation Schools,» in - district charter schools that aim to add autonomy and flexibility to school systems.

Language changes providing flexibility to school divisions on the types of positions that can be funded using the state and local funds calculated for certain funded positions;

Opting out of the state retirement system also means that charters have more flexibility for reallocating retirement funds into other forms of compensation.

Working with and through our state associations, NSBA will remain steadfast in advocating before Members of Congress and the Administration to ensure that local school districts receive the funding and flexibility vital to continuous improvement in student achievement, and to advancing equity and excellence in public education.

In its recently released ESEA Flexibility Renewal Guidance, the Department states that «given the range of SEA and LEA strategies being implemented under ESEA flexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluatiFlexibility Renewal Guidance, the Department states that «given the range of SEA and LEA strategies being implemented under ESEA flexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluatiflexibility, ED is interested in working with SEAs to evaluate and learn from different state and local approaches, including providing some funding for such evaluations.»

This federal law, which replaces No Child Left Behind, shifts significant decision making authority away from the federal government, providing each state with more flexibility to distribute funds, design accountability and evaluation systems, and devise supports for struggling schools.

NSBA's comments supplement the remarks made by Thomas J. Gentzel, NSBA Executive Director, at ED's January 11, 2016 listening session in Washington, D.C. and include recommendations that the Department ensure a balanced «federal - state - local partnership;» provide sufficient flexibility for local schools and communities to make decisions regarding the use of Title I funds; and provide local school districts with technical and compliance support.

Indeed, tempers are flaring as North Carolina public school officials are seemingly tightening their vetting process for new charters, publicly - funded schools across the state gifted with increased flexibility in their operations.

School district leaders say a GOP - authored budget mandate that schools trim class sizes in grades K - 3 beginning with the 2017 - 2018 academic year will have major consequences in North Carolina public school districts without additional state funding or staffing flexibility for district leaders.

The state's funding dilemma is complicated, but school leaders say a loss of flexibility over average and maximum individual classroom sizes in grades K - 3 would force districts to hire thousands more teachers in core subjects.

In 2013, the state upended its school funding formula to give school boards more flexibility in spending habits.