Sentences with phrase «funding school districts»

The bill would also make several changes to the existing School Facility Program by requiring, among other things, that as a condition of receiving funding school districts commit to upkeep of their buildings by developing long - range facilities master plans and that they conduct an inventory of existing facilities.

In addition to determining the amount of funding school districts will receive under school finance formulas, many state formulas also address the revenue sources that will fund those allocations.

In this paper, part of the Productivity for Results Series published by George W. Bush Institute, authors Jon Fullerton and Marguerite Roza examine the curious practice of states funding school districts for students that no longer attend school there.

Current law does not limit the amount of funding school districts can use to reduce class sizes.

It does, however, make several changes to the existing program by requiring, among other things, that as a condition of receiving funding school districts commit to upkeep of their buildings by developing a long - range facilities master plan and that they conduct an inventory of existing facilities.

Do you support fully funding school districts to the levels entitled under the law?

The Phantom Menace: Policies that Protect Districts from Declining or Low Enrollments, Drive Up Spending and Inhibit Adaptation In this paper, part of the Productivity for Results Series published by George W. Bush Institute, authors Jon Fullerton and Marguerite Roza examine the curious practice of states funding school districts for...

Democratic state Senate candidate Sara Niccoli in a radio interview Tuesday questioned the wisdom of funding school districts primarily through property tax revenue, saying the state is a generation behind in properly funding education.

Michael Rebell, an attorney who won a landmark case requiring the state to fund school districts more equitably, and Randi Weingarten, president of a national teachers» union, wrote in appendices to the report that they agree with much of the group's findings, including recommendations for increased access to pre-kindergarten, technology and learning models that connect high school and college, and merit pay for teachers.

they chanted, demanding the state honor a settlement in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit that requires it to provide more aid to under - funded school districts.

With the release of the Executive Budget, Ossining Union Free School District is slated to be the lowest Foundation Aid funded school district in all of New York.

While it is hard to prove a causal relationship between low school funding and academic performance, parents are of course interested in giving their children the best possible environment to grow up in, which results in some trying everything they can to get their children into a better funded school district.

Much of the funding the School District of Philadelphia gets from the city is fairly predictable, but it must nevertheless appear before the city council in May to present a request for funds.

The federal appellate ruling last month lets stand a massive court - ordered property - tax hike imposed last fall on the city's residents to help fund the school district's desegregation efforts, which are among the most comprehensive and expensive ever undertaken.

A new school - finance plan has left Alabamas best - funded school districts struggling to make ends meet and financially strapped districts hoping the change is just the tip of the iceberg.

We have seen our state's lawmakers expedite legislation in the face of several recent challenges and implore them to work in a timely manner to properly and equally fund all school districts throughout South Carolina.

In this opinion, the New Mexico Attorney General declared that a voucher program under which the parents of exceptional children whose needs were not being met by the public schools could use the funds the school district would otherwise have spent on the children to purchase special education at private, nonsectarian institutions would be consistent with the New Mexico Constitution.

It is past time for the state legislature to determine adequacy targets for every school district — how much funding each school district needs to provide students with a high - quality education.

Slightly was the key word; it was a bit more, not a lot, just a bit and if those new charter schools were a district, they would be the third lowest funded school district in Georgia.

Public school advocates are concerned that states, cities, and counties will find it more difficult to fund school districts because state and local taxes will no longer be fully deductible.

Today, the CLASS model is being implemented statewide through the state - funded School District Collaboration Fund (SDCF).

Four years ago, the Local Control Funding Formula became law, fundamentally changing the way California funds school districts.

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In others, a third party — for example, a school district or hospital — helps make up for the user's lack of funds.

But the state is in a budget crisis, with school funding a central issue as Gov. Dannel Malloy seeks to overhaul the state formula to redistribute money to districts in need.

Kickboard has reeled in $ 5.5 million in angel and venture funding, and Medberry has used her experience in New Orleans to sell to 35 school districts nationwide and 2,500 schools.

The fund was designed to benefit Florida's counties, cities and school districts by pooling and investing their short term funds for them.

The problem is that the state - mandated pension plans for school - district employees are defined benefit plans, which means the amount of future benefits is guaranteed and has to be funded by the taxpayers and / or investment income.

The increase in funding will help ensure that students, teachers and school district staff can focus their energy on teaching and learning.

A letter released today by the president of the B.C. School Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for classSchool Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for classschool districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for classrooms.

VICTORIA — Local MLAs say students in Victoria and Saanich will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to over $ 7 million in provincial funding for school upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School Distschool upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School DistSchool Districts.

$ 1,503,270 in AFG funding, which flows to the Saanich School District annually for routine school maintenance School District annually for routine school maintenance school maintenance costs.

$ 3,983,030 in Annual Facilities Grant (AFG) funding, which flows to the Greater Victoria School District annually for routine school maintenance School District annually for routine school maintenance school maintenance costs.

Florida school districts would receive state funding to provide mental health care to students.

Arizona's largest school district and some others will resume classes after lawmakers approved money for teacher pay raises and additional education funding.

NELSON — Students in the Kootenay Lake School District will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to $ 3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, announced Nelson - Creston MLA Michelle MuSchool District will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to $ 3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, announced Nelson - Creston MLA Michelle Muschool upgrade projects, announced Nelson - Creston MLA Michelle Mungall.

Besides inflation, the provincial government has fobbed off a whole array of additional downloaded costs to local school districts — costs the government largely controls, but doesn't provide sufficient funding to cover.

If the religious groups are paying a fair rent to use the buildings, I would consider it imprudent for a school district scrambling for funds to disallow it.

In addition, in a time when so many school districts are hurting for funding, it seems myopic and self - defeating to cut off the revenue stream of renting facilities out when they are otherwise unoccupied.

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

The classes aren't paid for with school district money; they're funded through private donations, but the school district administers manages them.

In contrast, a leading creationist demanded that the State of California withhold funds from the San Diego School District because of use of an «illegal -LSB-!]

Courts have said that religious schools can not be forced to recognize or fund groups that oppose their teachings, but the District insists that such religious freedom does not extend to the use of the school's facilities, for example, rooms to hold meetings or permits for rallies.

There are no girls» wrestling teams, and the school districts won't fund the girls teams.

Representatives from some of the district's salad bar funders, including the Idaho Potato Commission and Tour de Fresh, even came out to visit the schools.

It can take up to 12 months for your salad bar (s) to be fully funded depending on the number of schools waiting in the queue as well as the amount of direct donations made to your district.

In the tradition of the Humanitarian Bowl (the former name of the Famous Idaho ® Potato Bowl), many events during game week will raise funds and awareness for local charities, including the United Way, Optimist Youth Football, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boise School District, Treasure Valley YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, and Armed Forces personnel.

Community support might yield louder crowds and snack shack volunteers at the high school level, but athletic programs still must struggle to get funding from schools, school districts and parents.

Unfortunately, most programs and school districts don't prioritize funding to provide an athletic trainer for their athletes.

But what is bad is that these regulations are an unfunded mandate; the Congressional funding increase provided to school districts — a mere six cents more per free meal — is woefully inadequate to pay for the better food.

That's great for the districts that can get their hands on it, but there isn't nearly enough outside funding to turn every willing school in America into a Carpinteria.