Sentences with phrase «general school spending»

The rising cost of the policy now casts doubt over the Conservatives» general school spending plans.

In 2008/09, of the # 63.18 bn education department's budget, # 28.9 bn was allocated in general schools spending, with another # 13.9 bn on centrally - funded schemes.

Not exact matches

Richard Overman spent four years in the general practice of medicine before returning to school to study philosophy and religion.

She spent a decade in academia — during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen's University and joint - appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Institutes of Technology.

Between attending school, struggling with homework and maybe extra credit projects, playing sports and instruments, participating in other extracurricular activities, working at part - time jobs, spending time with friends, texting and social networking — not to mention, eating, maintaining general hygiene, and driving to all of the above — ... Read more

A group of retired generals advocating for healthier school lunches also criticized the spending bill.

After these reductions, which represent $ 2.85 billion of gap - closing benefit for the State Fiscal Year, School Aid will continue to represent the largest State - supported program, accounting for 29 percent of General Fund spending.

The Greene County school district spends $ 34,878 per pupil, compared with $ 13,492 per pupil at General Brown Central School District in Jefferson Cschool district spends $ 34,878 per pupil, compared with $ 13,492 per pupil at General Brown Central School District in Jefferson CSchool District in Jefferson County.

Commenting on Ofsted's survey report Pupil Premium: How schools are spending the funding successfully to maximise achievement, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

Commenting on the Local Government Association's claim that more than # 160 million has been spent by councils on Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects axed by the Coalition Government, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Visiting Bristol yesterday as part of Labour's city conversation, to help elect Marvin Rees as city mayor, shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg highlighted the government's swingeing cuts with new build funding for schools slashed by a massive 57 %, against a general 30 % cut in most other spending areas.

When I played soccer in high school, I spent a lot of money on fancy body wash products (and fancy personal care products in general).

As part of a General Preparation Phase (GPP), which I frequently skipped in my high school and college years, I have been spending 3 - 4 weeks at the beginning of every macro-cycle working on structural deficiencies and technique.

The general disregard for curriculum as a means to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes is reflected in the observation that «many teachers do not have access to strong, standards - aligned curriculum; in fact, most teachers spend hours every week searching for materials that haven't been vetted and aren't connected to ongoing, professional learning activities in their schools.»

Russell Hobby, NAHT general secretary, said: «Flat cash education spending at a time of rising costs is pushing many schools closer to breaking point.

Primary and secondary school teachers are working almost 60 hours a week according to the DofE and a lot of this time is spent carrying out bureaucratic tasks such as form filling and general paperwork.

Reports published by the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut have shown that most general education classroom teachers are poorly equipped to meet the needs of the gifted, and that gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to catch up.

Dave Prentis, Unison general secretary, said: «School support staff are among the UK's lowest paid workers, yet they are paying the price of continued government spending cuts.

Monitoring expenditure Our annual «Resources in English Maintained Schools» research has shown that growth in expenditure on general items and stationery switches between small losses and gains each year to bring static spending over recent years.

No attorney general has yet won a large following by opposing more spending on schools or supporting the constitutional principle of separation of powers.

In general, the opposition to Bush's proposal to give states increased responsibility for Head Start hinges on three arguments: 1) Head Start, as constituted, is an immensely successful program that should not be toyed with; 2) there is little evidence that states can do a better job than Head Start programs of improving children's school readiness; and 3) states, especially in the current budget environment, may try to reduce spending on Head Start in order to use the money for other purposes.

We can also afford to spend time on the things that REALLY matter such as social skills and emotional skills, general confidence and school readiness, resilience / mindfulness, fine and gross motor, etc..

General citizen apathy toward school spending and policy can be partially explained by the costs and effort required for active political participation.

The Maryland General Assembly will consider legislation that would create a task force to oversee schools» spending of an estimated $ 60 million in additional state aid proposed by the governor for school - improvement efforts.

Part of the explanation for this is the widespread ignorance on the part of the general public about just how much already is spent on public schools.

The general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Mary Bousted, has criticised the move to bring in grammar schools, calling it an «irresponsible waste of money», stating that government spending pledges were «totally insufficient» to tackle the wider funding crisis in schools.

I believe parents are likely either to give the money to their school to meet its general needs or to seek the school's advice on how best to spend the money to help their child.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We are disappointed that the government has decided to spend scarce funding on expanding grammar schools.»

Feedback from schools suggests that the spending reductions across general stationery items of recent years are at an end.

John Longworth, director general of the BCC, said: «Business and school leaders are clear — we won't bridge the gap between the world of education and the world of work unless young people spend time in workplaces while still at school.

In terms of actual budget, in 2013/14 it was estimated that English maintained schools spent # 136 million on general school items and stationery.

To isolate the effect of the recessionary spending cuts from that of the general ill - effects of the recession, Cora Wigger, Heyu Xiong and I rely on the fact that states that relied heavily on state taxes to fund public schools experienced the deepest education revenue cuts during the recession, on average.

There was a general consensus, however, that in the age of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, education reporters would do well to see how — or if — national debates impact things such as school choice and spending in states and local communities.

As of 2000 - 01, the most recent year for which data are available, 47 percent of students with disabilities spent at least 80 percent of their school day in the general - education classroom, up from 31 percent in 1988 - 89.

While the focus is on life sciences to prepare students for high school biology, to ensure they have the skills for projects and labs, students spend time reviewing general principles of science, the scientific method, measurement, and measuring using the metric system.

Sarah Wollaston, a former GP who chairs the health select committee, called for the remaining revenue from the levy that is not spent in schools to be ring - fenced for children's public health programmes, rather than funding the expansion of academies as part of the Department for Education's general budget.

Walker's 2015 - 17 spending plan holds general school aid and revenue limits virtually flat over two years.

But Dr Bousted, general secretary of the ATL, said that funding which should have been spent on rebuilding schools was being used to open free schools.

The Liberal Democrats will spend almost # 7 billion protecting school and college funding, the pupil premium and will invest in continuing professional development for teachers if they win the general election, the party has announced.

In general, unless otherwise exempt, the following three criteria must be met in order for non-classroom based charters to be guaranteed full funding levels: (1) at least 80 percent of total revenues must be spent on instruction or classroom support, (2) at least 50 percent of public revenues must be spent on certificated staff salaries and benefits, and (3) the pupil - teacher ratio must be equal to or lower than the pupil - teacher ratio in the largest unified school district in the county or counties in which the school operates or the school must maintain a minimum of 25:1 ratio.

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.

1973 — A complete tax base equalization program is enacted that provides a much higher appropriation of equalization aid to relieve local property taxes; discontinues general flat aids; institutes a power equalizing program providing for «negative aids»; and separates the shared cost into primary and secondary levels with a two - level system of state aid in which school costs which exceed the statutory ceiling of aidable costs are supported at a lower level of state aid to serve as a disincentive to high levels of spending.

Kenny spent his first few school years in a self - contained special education class because, according to an evaluation, he was «too disabled to be in the general education setting.»

According to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2012, Mississippi ranked fifth in general administration spending per capita and 14th in school administration spending per capita.

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Caroline Wright, the director general of BESA, told delegates that primary schools reported a five - per - cent drop in spending last year, and a four - per - cent drop this year.

It may be spent on specialised classrooms and facilities, but not on general day - to - day school budgets.

During that presentation to the school board, budget officials showed board members a sobering graphic — that by 2031 - 32, half of the district's general fund budget would be spent on healthcare benefits and pension costs.

A recent post from Bob Luebke at the right - wing Pope - Civitas Institute incorrectly argues that spending on public schools has increased since Republicans took control of the North Carolina General Assembly.

This finding is not well known by the general public (parents could spend less time fretting over their children's school if it were), and needs some explanation.