Sentences with phrase «funding public schooling»

But the measure remains opposed by the teachers union, who see it as a way of creating a back - door voucher program and not funding public schooling at appropriate levels.

Cryptocurrency startup Ripple donated $ 29 million of its own digital currency to fund public schools, the company announced Wednesday.

1) seperation of church and state; state funded public schools can't teach anything that is directly influenced by religion other than just touching on that kind of topic.

But truthfully, there are people out there who are very under - educated about food and can benefit from laws that stop tobacco being sold to minors and keep junk out of tax - funded public school lunches.

«Unfortunately, the Governor and the Assembly Speaker care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure,» said Sen. Tom Croci, a Long Island Republican.

«I am running to build a real Democratic State Senate majority that finally fully funds our public schools, protects tenants from being thrown out of their homes and strengthens our loophole ridden rent laws, passes badly needed ethics reforms, election reforms and real criminal justice reforms and makes Andrea Stewart - Cousins the first woman Senate Majority Leader, breaking up the so - called «three men in a room.»

The former «Sex and the City» star promised to work toward fully funding public schools, an agenda she has rallied for in the past.

She said the state could have tackled a range of issues, from fully funding public schools to fixing the beleaguered subway system and enacting campaign finance reform.

But charter schools get a cut of taxpayer dollars, which threatens the money needed to fund the public schools and keep the Syracuse Teachers Association operating.

At budget time year after year, they have failed to fully fund public schools, and that's a real issue here in New York.»

Topping his list of winnable reforms are single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure, and 100 % clean renewable energy within 15 years.

Her candidacy should open up debate on issues New York must address, starting with the need to finally fully and equitably fund all public schools.

The voters wanted a champion in Tallahassee who will fight for higher paying jobs, affordable healthcare and fully funded public schools and I am honored and humbled that they have placed their faith and trust in me,» Taddeo said in an election night statement.

«We must finish the job and pass a responsible budget that makes college tuition free for the middle class, fully funds our public schools, cuts taxes for the middle class, Raises the Age of criminal responsibility, combats homelessness, and moves New York forward.

The Green ticket will campaign for longstanding Green demands for single - payer health care, 100 % clean energy by 2030, fully - funded public schools, legalization of marijuana, and public campaign finance.

«He is the candidate with a clear plan to bring good paying jobs to Western New York, fully fund public schools, and pass the Women's Equality Act.

If Cuomo made a move to equitably and fully fund public schools it would be the pinnacle of his governorship, actress Cynthia Nixon told POLITICO New York.

«If you are going to be a Democrat and you believe in bread - and - butter Democratic issues like funding public schools, you should do that and not keep — you've got to fund the schools better and not keep siphoning off money for vouchers and charters,» Nixon said.

Kim says he no longer thinks it's the right priority, and that there needs to be more focus on fully funding public schools first.

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.

He ran against Hillary Clinton for Senate in 2006, receiving 1.2 percent of the vote, and his platform calls for «universal single - payer health care, fully funded public schools, tuition - free SUNY and CUNY, building a carbon - free clean energy system — all paid for by restoring progressive tax rates on Wall Street and the rich.»

«The conversation we should be having is: «How can New York State properly fund its public schools, which serve all students?»

Deborah Cunningham, director of education and research for the New York State Association of Business Officials, said the state should first focus on equitably and fully funding the public schools.

This year, his campaign is pushing for a single - payer health care system, 100 percent reliance on clean energy in 15 years, a «Green New Deal» to boost employment and fully - funded public schools.

Her candidacy should open up debate on issues New York must address, starting with the need to finally fully and equitably fund all public schools,» Hawkins said.

Some Buffalo school parents, students and community members left for Albany early Tuesday morning to call on state leaders to fully fund public schools.

I am voting Green because Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones will fully fund our public schools, will stop the over-testing of our students, and will not open more privately managed charter schools.

«We are campaigning for a Green New Deal for New York, including full employment through public jobs for the unemployed, a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, single - payer health care, fully funded public schools from pre-K through college, affordable housing and expanded mass transit,» Hawkins said.

Hawkins» told local supporters that his platform includes guaranteeing jobs for all — be they private or public sector — a $ 15 per hour minimum wage, universal healthcare, fully funded public schools, eliminating the Common Core education standards and providing 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

«He isn't promising his campaign contributors that he is going to raise the minimum wage, ban fracking, make health care a right, fully fund our public schools or opt out of Common Core - aligned high - stakes testing.

New York State United Teachers on Jan. 15 launched a nearly $ 1 million ad campaign urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to move beyond politics and ensure the state adequately and equitably funds its public schools.

Hawkins: Yes, we can fully fund our public schools by raising taxes on the wealthiest 5 % and keeping the stock transfer tax rebate.

Hawkins supports fully funding public schools and opposes Cuomo's push for high stakes testing, charter schools, and centralized control of the education system.

«I hope that the mayor will address the issue directly and reconfirm his commitment to funding our public schools adequately,» he said.

He said his progressive tax reforms would also fund «A Green New Deal for New York» featuring full employment, living wages, single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, affordable housing and mass transit, and a 100 percent clean energy system by 2030.

We will continue our campaigns to ban fracking and make New York a world leader in clean energy, fully fund public schools, enact single - payer healthcare, raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, and pass a full public campaign financing bill,» Hawkins said.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on May 27 that the state Legislature had failed to equitably fund public schools, giving the state until June 30 to fix its financing system or face a court - ordered shutdown of schools.

Nixon's platforms, which she laid out again on the show, include campaign finance reform, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ equality, women's health and fully funded public schools.

Deutsch says it takes money away from other state needs, like funding public schools.

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

Why: Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones will their progressive agenda agenda for full funding public schools; Common Core; how teaching to test results is corrupting our education system and the dangers of privatizing for profit our educational system

The city estimates that there's a $ 2.6 billion shortfall this year alone in failing to fund public schools adequately under the agreement.

We urge you to demand that the governor fully and fairly fund our public schools.

The way to cut property taxes is for the state to pay for its unfunded mandates, restore previous levels of state revenue sharing with local governments, and fully fund public schools.

«I want to fully fund public schools.

As evidence of the deep divisions on Raise the Age, Senator Thomas D. Croci, a Republican from Long Island, suggested that Mr. Heastie and Mr. Cuomo «care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure.»

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

Most accounts of the history of schooling take us from fee - based schools in ancien Athens, to the first tax - funded public schools in our land in Boston in 1635, to the compulsory education of Horace Mann's «common school» in the mid - 19th century.

When asked whether «local taxes to fund public schools in your district should increase, decrease, or stay the same,» only 29 percent of the public favor an increase (see Figure 1a).

Stating that allowing parents to use their 529 savings for K - 12 tuition «will erode the tax base that funds public schools» when it will benefit many middle class New Yorkers already taking a 2018 hit with lost state and local deduction opportunities; when the real world state budget impact is demonstrably negligible; and in a state that already spends more per public school pupil than any other — is simply poor public education.