Sentences with phrase «funding for schools»

One of the challenges that Proposal A's bipartisan creators met was to craft a formula that increased funding for schools in poorer districts while holding harmless the funding levels of richer districts.

This is the highest - ever level of funding for schools of any government.

That's why teachers unions have worked for increased funding for our schools.

He said state funding for school district bond repayments has fallen from 44 percent to 7 percent over the last 15 years.

Each student in one of these categories would be counted as 1.2 students and would thus capture additional funding for their school districts.

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

At the same time, the «Our Schools Now» group launched their own petition drive this week to provide more funding for schools through a sales and income tax hike.

In celebrating the provision of additional funding for school budgets, it is easy to overlook the fact that this is not an actual increase to the overall education budget.

In addition to Title I funds, 38 states have dedicated other federal funds, and 17 have contributed state funds for school improvement.

Students plan a marketing strategy aimed toward the multicultural community to raise funds for the school newspaper.

Proper diagnosis can and often starts in our schools, yet we continue to cut funding for school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists.

When the portfolio strategy brings tangible benefits — new schools, quality programs, and more equitable funding for schools in low - income neighborhoods — parents can become supporters.

But there is also extra funding for schools with high numbers of children with low prior attainment.

Children who attend public schools are entitled to the right to an education that the state's highest court has ruled must include funding for their school buildings.

Voters have approved local funding for schools by large margins.

As it is now, when politicians raise the issue of adequate funding for schools, someone in the legislature will introduce a gambling bill.

The legislation also boosts funding for school building costs in expensive parts of the state by about $ 1 million, she said.

Some blame the 2008 recession and the resulting drop in public funding for schools and increase in poverty among students.

This includes public school operations and capital funding for school facilities but does not include school board expenses or pensions and debt.

This proposal would reduce funding for those schools and give it to individual military families not in those schools.

Missing school has a costly impact on funding for schools.

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

Increase funding for school leader professional development, training, mentoring, reforming school leader certification, and tenure systems.

Our candidate's most recent role also shows proactive efforts to secure funding for school programs serving at - risk youth.

State funding for school nurses has been far below the national standard for more than a decade, leaving many schools with a nurse on campus for only a few hours a week.

It includes $ 400 million to increase funding for school resource officers, mental health programs in schools, metal detectors and bullet - resistant windows in schools and for new child welfare investigators.

Increase overall funding for schools and colleges, at least in line with inflation and taking into account rising pupil numbers and increased national insurance and pension costs.

But it's at risk if we don't secure more high needs funding for schools, and more of the critical health and social care funding that these pupils need.

This project will examine state - level school finance reforms, intended to increase funding for schools serving poor children, over the past several decades.

They face less funding for schools, with groups of superintendents who will testify to the horrible educational ramifications.

I would insure adequate funding for school security and implement school security plans and lock down drills, which would be submitted by every school.

He's worried about funding for schools from local authorities, and its impact on faith schools and school choice.

With state funding for the school system declining — and the city facing the need to make up the shortfall — public calls increased for a return to local control.

Working on getting funds for school and know what I'm doing in the bed.

I will continue to argue the case for improved funding for schools across the country.

Two decades ago, there was an explosion of ring - fenced technology funding for schools.

In an effort to meet the needs of all students, I have begun researching ways to gain funding for a school based health center.

Share the findings from the 2012 Teacher's Report with your readership to gather support for an increase in funding for school breakfast programs, the answer to childhood hunger in school.

The state should provide full and equitable funding for all schools so class sizes can be reduced and vital programs can be restored.

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.

To put it in context, this represents approximately six per cent of the total revenue funding for schools.

As you consider the budget for the upcoming school year, I strongly urge you to include funding for school counselors and psychologists.

The budget has drawn criticism from some because it does not include a pay raise for teachers and because it includes over $ 13 million in supplemental and concentration funds for school police.