Sentences with phrase «instead fund public schools»

Lawmakers should leave political paybacks to voucher industry lobbyists behind and instead fund public schools that serve all children.»

Not exact matches

Second, I would ask the candidate to abolish the local property tax as the source of school funding and instead fund the public education of every American child out of the federal income tax.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

«Instead of funding retirees and school children, this public money is turning millionaires into billionaires.

Moskowitz complained that lawmakers decided to raise charter funding by only 2.9 percent instead of linking new funding to the 9.4 percent hike conventional public schools got last school year.

Instead of high - stakes tests to define high - poverty schools as failing and to justify their conversion to privately - managed charter schools, we need to desegregate schools by race and class and provide equitable and adequate funding of all public schools.

Instead, he suggested local governments, which levy property taxes, could look into setting up new charitable funds for public services such as healthcare or schools and in turn issue tax credits to New Yorkers who make donations to them.

That body doesn't micromanage the school; instead, it monitors academic performance, governance, and the use of public funds.

Allocating funds based on the number and characteristics of students that attend a school, instead of more typical methods of district - based budgeting and funding personnel, has the potential to facilitate public school choice by helping to ensure district schools of choice receive equitable funding.

The news from the Education Next poll had become so bad we were accused of asking an unfriendly voucher question (it referenced the «use» of «government funds to pay the tuition»), so we agreed to split our respondents into two equivalent groups and ask the second group a «friendly» voucher question instead: «A proposal has been made that would give low - income families with children in public schools a wider choice, by allowing them to enroll their children in private schools instead, with government helping to pay the tuition.»

John Hoven and his allies persuaded the Montgomery County Public Schools to try Singapore Math instead of pursuing the Connected Math grant, but instead of receiving $ 6 million, the district would have to spend its own funds.

In recent weeks, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull raised the prospect of the Commonwealth withdrawing funding for the public school system and instead allowing the state's to raise funds through their own taxes.

What if instead of a note, people voted for politicians who believed in funding public schools?

Instead, the judges suggested a reasonable floor would require the state to spend at least $ 802 more a year per public school student — with additional funds allocated for at - risk students and other specific student populations.

Instead of funding a system of schooling that remunerates regular public schools based on enrollment, funding for K — 12 education in DC could go directly into a parent - controlled education savings account.

«Since this program saves taxpayers money and the legislature will need to appropriate more funding to return these students to the local public schools, which will lead to increase costs to the local district; the legislature should instead provide the funding for the scholarship program to allow parents to choose schools they believe will best educate their children,» Duplessis added.

Instead, lawmakers should provide fair and sustainable funding that keeps up with inflation for the public schools that serve all children.»

«ATL knows that individual families can make a decision to buy private tuition for their children - but for a state - funded school to allow a private firm to use its premises to make money, and for the school to buy in cheap tuition from that firm instead of employing teachers, seems both unfair to those parents who can't afford the extra lessons and an unethical use of public money.»

In that case Jepsen and Malloy used public funds to come to the defense of Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, when Pryor decided that while the law required that Paul Vallas could only stay on as the head of Bridgeport's school system if he completed a school leadership program at a Connecticut institution of higher education, Pryor would allow Vallas to stay if he only took a three - credit independent study class instead.

In absence of free access to school buildings and reliable public funding for facilities, schools must take funding meant for teachers, social workers, kids and classrooms and instead pay for rent and building repairs.

Don't say: That's not true, we do not steal money from public schools Instead, say: Charter schools are public schools, and are funded through their own line item in the state budget which is separate from district schools.

Following a nationwide series of public hearings, the NAACP said it «rejects the emphasis on charter schools as the vanguard approach for the education of children, instead of focusing attention, funding, and policy advocacy on improving existing, low performing public schools...» Next year's election of a new State Superintendent will amplify the school wars.

Congress would better serve ALL children by directing funds to make public schools stronger and safer instead of creating a new voucher or tuition tax credit program.

My solution is for parents who choose to send their children to nonpublic schools, instead of giving them school vouchers, have their property taxes exempt from funding public schools since by doing this they help reduce the size of public school class sizes.

What he said was that instead of using that money to fully fund pensions promised to public sector employees — teachers and school employees — instead we were using it to hire extra staff.

«When we can not adequately fund public schools and their teachers, we have no business diverting funds that could help us to private entities instead.»

«A recent bipartisan poll commissioned by TSTA showed that Texans overwhelmingly oppose diverting tax dollars to vouchers and instead favor tapping into the Rainy Day Fund to increase spending for under - funded neighborhood public schools.»

Instead, he called out the state's current «whimsical» and «illusory» education funding decisions that are no longer guided by any clear rational formula, which leaves students with similar learning needs funded at radically different amounts based on where a student lives or the type of the type of public school a student attends.

«Instead of being seen and treated as second - class citizens with separate funding streams constantly at risk of reduction or elimination, charter schools will now be funded in the same way that traditional public schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed schools will now be funded in the same way that traditional public schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed schools are funded,» California Charter Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed Schools Association chief executive Jed Wallace wrote in a message to charter school operators, according to Ed Source.

Instead, the funding follows the students themselves, just as public - school funding follows children who move to a different school district or enroll in a charter school.

But, instead of heeding the call to action roll up their sleeves and get to work to devise a truly equal and reliable method for funding public schools in the state, Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado State board of education both opted to appeal the decision.

Some people - including President - elect Donald Trump - believe that to improve U.S. education, the nation should stop spending so many tax dollars on public schools and instead invest in alternatives, including charter schools and taxpayer - funded vouchers for private and religious schools.

Twenty - nine percent supported opening more charter schools instead of spending additional funds on public schools.

Instead of taking massive budget cuts to public schools, California is flowing more money into schools and has taken steps to ensure school funding is more equitable.

Sure, we collect lots of funding from West Van homeowners, and could have a set of uber luxury public schools with sweeping views and grand pianos in the foyer, but instead that money pays for everyone's good schools across BC.

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It is deeply troubling that instead working to fix PA's public school funding crisis, many lawmakers are instead trying to advance the agenda of the school privatization lobby, which will create more costs for taxpayers and even deeper deprivation for students in public schools.

The audit says the funds were inappropriately used to cover expenses from the previous year, instead of going toward other public schools that students transferred to after Kinston closed.

Instead, it is by complying with our state constitution and restoring a uniform system of fully funded public schools so that every student has an opportunity to receive a quality education including a fully qualified teacher and low class sizes so that struggling students can get the help they need to succeed in school and succeed in life.

[Polis» proposal being that in the face of scarce public funds, more and more taxpayer dollars should get diverted away from the public schools, and instead be used to subsidize schools like the ones he is involved in].

Instead of trying to expand the pot of money that is provided for primary and secondary education in Connecticut, thereby helping all public school children, some charter school supporters have changed their strategy and are now pushing to modify the state's school funding system so that when a child shifts from a public school to a charter school all of the state money associated with the education of that student would shift as well.

Hopefully Connecticut's state legislators will listen to the Yale Law School students and quickly reject Malloy's proposal and, instead, provide funding so that the State of Connecticut and CCJEF can conduct that type of study that will provide the framework for Connecticut to adopt an education funding formula that will ensure that all public school students receive the quality education they need and deSchool students and quickly reject Malloy's proposal and, instead, provide funding so that the State of Connecticut and CCJEF can conduct that type of study that will provide the framework for Connecticut to adopt an education funding formula that will ensure that all public school students receive the quality education they need and deschool students receive the quality education they need and deserve.

Rather than do the correct thing and propose that Connecticut join the states that have completed education cost studies, Governor Dannel Malloy has totally ducked his responsibility to determine the actual level of funding that is needed to educate the state's public school children and has, instead, proposed an ill - conceived, reactionary school funding system that will devastate public education in Connecticut.

Again, even though the local board of education voted against the proposal and testified against the project before the State Board of Education and the Connecticut General Assembly, less Connecticut taxpayer funds will be going to public schools and instead, a Bronx charter school company will be getting millions so that it can open a charter school in the Governor's hometown.

The dramatically Senate - revamped version that landed in the House Education Committee Thursday bore no resemblance, instead attempting to force traditional public schools to share more of their funds with charter schools.

On November 18, a civics class was held outside to dramatize the challenges of the more than 49,000 children whose charter schools receive no public funding for their facilities and instead must divert classroom funds to pay rent.

Opponents, like those in Boston, say charter schools are threats to the very idea of public schooling — they weaken neighborhood schools by reducing enrollment, capturing their funding and prioritizing high - ability students instead of those most in need of educational improvements.

The Broad plan, and others like it, funded by groups such as the Walton Family Foundation, are instead part of a coordinated national effort to decimate public schooling by rigging the system against neighborhood public schools and the students they serve.

NCPE believes that instead of sending federal taxpayer money to private schools, these funds should be invested in the public schools.

* Sad to see Professor Larry Tribe join the «let's blame the teachers instead of funding public schools» parade.