Sentences with phrase «give districts money»

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Are districts being given enough money to really get the job done?

Meals for Needy money is available to San Francisco, but the school district can elect to keep that money for other programs and not provide it to food service... BUSD elects to give that money to their food service department in support of healthy food.

While whole grain acceptability isn't a problem (per say) for us, giving districts more money isn't going to solve the issue of kids not wanting whole grain items.

If they are not, they the school district must give money from their General Fund to bring the Food Service department into the black.

«When I was President we worked together to establish an empowerment zone to give people incentives to invest money and start businesses and hire people in his district.»

California's 45th congressional district has never been represented by a Democrat, but the majority party is looking to give six - term Rep. Mary Bono Mack a run for her money.

«But the truth of the matter is I have to give people that want to aspire to fill the vacancy — which it would be if I retired — time to raise the money and get known throughout the district, and I meet every week on this issue with different candidates, and those I haven't met with I'm meeting with this weekend.»

The funds historically gave favored lawmakers money for pet projects in their districts.

There's a push, led by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, to fund universal pre-K, and Cuomo has promised he'll give money to any district to pay for pre-K as soon as they can show a plan is ready to be implemented.

The Buildings and Construction Trade, District Council 9, SEIU and the Correction Officer's Benevolent Association all gave significant money to his campaign, with many giving the maximum donation of $ 2,750.

29th District: Up Rochester way in a highly agricultural, traditionally Republican district, Navy vet Eric Massa has been giving one - term GOP incumbent Randy Kuhl a run for hiDistrict: Up Rochester way in a highly agricultural, traditionally Republican district, Navy vet Eric Massa has been giving one - term GOP incumbent Randy Kuhl a run for hidistrict, Navy vet Eric Massa has been giving one - term GOP incumbent Randy Kuhl a run for his money.

The Suffolk Legislature's Public Safety Committee effectively killed a bill that would have given it oversight over money seized by county law enforcement agencies after opposition surfaced from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and incoming District Attorney Timothy Sini.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

We are thrilled people want to be in Ossining, it is a wonderful community but now we need the State to come in and adjust this formula to give these kids the money their School District needs.»

There is a push, led by New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio, to fund universal pre-kindergarten and Governor Cuomo has promised he will give any district that needs money for pre-K funding as soon as they can show a plan is ready to be implemented.

Almost as stupid as STAR where New York intentionally overtaxes to build up money to write rebate checks for people like Rump... and to give more aid to wealthy school districts than poor ones.

A law previously approved that is being phased in over the coming years would require districts to disclose how much money is being given to each school.

Hawkins» platform includes a call for a $ 15 hourly minimum wage rate, a ban on hydrofracking, using government money to hire unemployed workers for public projects, a single - payer healthcare program, rejecting the Common Core teaching standards (and the federal money that came with them), refiguring school aid to give more help to poorer districts and raising taxes on the richest New Yorkers.

«Participatory Budgeting gives residents a chance to directly decide how to spend money to improve the district.

The emails indicated Nichols thought that Ceretto needed to be careful not to give too much money to Niagara Falls for fear of offending voters in the outlying towns of the 145th Assembly District.

Ceretto said he gave money to others in Wheatfield, including a $ 5,000 grant to Das Haus, a German heritage museum, as well as grants to the Niagara - Wheatfield School District.

The Park District race pitted a high school senior against one of the city's most influential businessmen, and ultimately Harig gave Paladino a somewhat unexpected run for his money in what many consider «Carl Country.»

The money is supposed to be used to prevent teacher layoffs, although some districts already managed to avoid that with salary freezes and other give - back agreements with unionized employees.

In addition to the Burke - Loeb case, Newsday has reported that the comprehensive federal scrutiny of Spota's office has included whether there was anything unlawful in the handling of the investigation into the shooting of Huntington Station taxi driver Thomas Moroughan by an off - duty Nassau County police officer; the circumstances under which former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy gave up a $ 4.1 - million - dollar campaign chest to the district attorney's office, and also agreed not to run for re-election; the legality of a wiretap placed on the phone of former Suffolk detective John Oliva; the resolution of the criminal case against well - known Suffolk criminal lawyer Robert Macedonio; the office's distribution of asset - forfeiture money; and the investigation into a number of political associates of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

In a unanimous vote that surprised even some of the members, a Legislature dominated by representatives from the suburbs voted to end the longstanding practice of giving nearly one - third of the sales tax money to suburban towns, villages and school districts.

Mr. Sampson, who will have to give up his seat in Albany, was initially accused in 2013 of skimming money from foreclosed properties he oversaw as an attorney and using some of the embezzled cash to fund his failed 2005 bid to become Brooklyn district attorney.

Compared to the general Nevada funding formula or the formulas that govern most district and charter schools nationally, the Nevada ESA program looks positively progressive in giving more money to kids starting off with less.

There was public criticism about the project, and the school district refused to give the fledgling Anglers Club money for the planned restoration.

Using these systems, district leaders could spotlight schools that reap high returns on the money spent, given their mix of students.

The local union abandoned the program in the face of a «surprise $ 180 million budget deficit,» and the district gave the money to charter schools instead.

But they designed and then implemented a program that did the same things that had disappointed when they were called «comprehensive school reform,» «restructuring,» «reconstitution,» or something else — give more money to the very districts running the persistently failing schools and ask those districts to implement a list of mandated interventions.

Requiring «highly qualified early educators,» dedicating existing federal funds for an early - education matching - grant program, and giving districts more flexibility to use Title I money for pre-K-3 programs are some of the major recommendations in a report on revamping the federal No Child Left Behind Act to improve schooling for younger children.

The problem, one city Education Department official acknowledged, is that districts did not want to lose the Title I money they would have to give to parents to obtain the after - school tutoring — and so did little to make parents aware of the opportunity.

The state also gave the district permission to spend extra money over the next five years, but the annual allotment of $ 1.5 million is far less than the northeast Iowa district had sought.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

Researchers have proposed that districts pay teachers a bonus for the days they don't take off, or give their schools the money that would have been spent on subs as a collective incentive, or set up a reward system for teachers with good attendance (the Columbia study found that only 3 percent of teachers had perfect attendance).

Given that Florida public schools spend close to $ 17,000 per disabled student and that the McKay program contains a roughly representative distribution of disability types, taxpayers are actually saving quite a bit of money with special education vouchers, and public school districts are certainly not being «financially punished.»

Throughout the duration of the urban district's failed career, we've focused incessantly on the classroom — giving its teachers more money, reducing the number of kids sitting inside its four walls, adjusting what's taught, how it's taught, how we assess what's taught, and on and on and on.

The formulas for giving out educational funds in New York still fail to recognize that the least well - off districts need more money.

The Stupski Family Foundation supports public education by giving money to school districts and organizations that are seeking to accomplish large - scale educational reform.

Adopt a policy that all curriculum vendors that do business in your district must give you an unconditional money - back guarantee — no fine print.

«Several schools in each district are assigned as model schools and given a small amount of money from the district or the city to do some action research - style work.

Hoping to end a lawsuit over the way it distributes school construction money to districts, New Mexico has passed legislation that would make available $ 600 million over the next decade for capital - outlay projects and give preference to cash - poor communities.

When the public is provided with specific information on the current level of expenditure in the local school district, it is less willing to spend more money on schools than when this information is not given.

And even though many districts already share override money with their charter schools, the amount they give out varies widely.

Quarterbacks have helped improve philanthropy: instead of just passively giving money to the district, philanthropists partner with expert management teams to try and launch and grow great non-profits.

While most school closures are decided locally, the Education Department's School Improvement Grant gives underperforming school districts money for shakeups or turnarounds, including closures.

I support the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which gives additional money to districts based on their numbers of high - needs students — English - language learners, low - income children and foster youth.

School districts are obligated to write the course exams, but the Legislature did not give them money for the task, so districts are far behind in developing them.

Gov. Nixon also blocked some funding for busing assistance and signed bills giving school districts more flexibility in deciding how to spend money during tough budget times.