Sentences with phrase «instead fund the public education»

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.

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Instead of the privatization schemes pushed by Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino, Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones are calling for fully funded, quality public education, qualitative assessments instead of the punitive high stakes testing model, and an end to the attack on teacher's unions.Instead of the privatization schemes pushed by Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino, Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones are calling for fully funded, quality public education, qualitative assessments instead of the punitive high stakes testing model, and an end to the attack on teacher's unions.instead of the punitive high stakes testing model, and an end to the attack on teacher's unions.»

Instead of the government determining students» eligibility for financial aid, which can cause social division between those who receive aid and those who don't, Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab and Dr. Tammy Kolbe recommend that all students should be funded collectively under a taxpayer - supported universal public higher education system.

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.»

Once the public funds are deposited into an education savings account, the funds are no longer «public funds» but are instead the private funds of the individual parent who established the account.

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.

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 classEducation, 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 classeducation, Pryor would allow Vallas to stay if he only took a three - credit independent study class instead.

Instead, New Yorkers get clueless, incendiary questions that do the bidding of New York City hedge fund billionaires who have letterhead and campaign donations, but know absolutely nothing about how public education works.»

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.

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.

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.

Instead of closing schools, Seattle Public Schools needs a plan for delivering the kind quality education that will woo families back to the public schools along with per - pupil state fuPublic Schools needs a plan for delivering the kind quality education that will woo families back to the public schools along with per - pupil state fupublic schools along with per - pupil state funding.

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.

However, the state supreme court found that the use of funds appropriated in SB 515, for K - 12 public education, to instead fund the ESA program violated the requirements of Article 11, Sections 2 and 6.

Instead, the new «mandate» is part of the broader corporate education reform agenda that is successfully diverting scarce public funds away from teacher - student instruction to private companies.

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 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 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 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.

Dean's legislation, which became law, instead gave the appointed State Board of Education the final say - so on charters — even though, here in Nashville, local taxpayers fund two - thirds of K - 12 public education and the state is a minority Education the final say - so on charters — even though, here in Nashville, local taxpayers fund two - thirds of K - 12 public education and the state is a minority education and the state is a minority investor.

Two bills were introduced in the Illinois House, both entitled the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act, that would require institutions of higher education that receive public funding for scientific, educational, and research purposes to offer cats and dogs used in research to animal rescue organizations for adoption instead of euthanizing the animals.

Looking back, I see that's what prompted a lot of the prints: the Metropolitan Museum's Mezzanine Gallery, under Danny Berger, commissioned Summer and Turkish Delight; In a Public Garden was made to raise funds for the Kunstverein, Dusseldorf, where Raimund Stecker curated a show of my paintings; Books for the Paris Review is self - explanatory; Norwich was intended to raise funds for the Elton John Aids Foundation but that never happened — instead, I made Two's Company for them; Sea was made to subsidise Thames & Hudson, who published the catalogue raisonné of my prints and Sunset was made as The Whitechapel Gift: proceeds to support the Whitechapel Gallery's education programmes.