Sentences with phrase «local governments and school districts received»

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Barely more than one third said it was false that the federal government requires all states to use the Common Core standards (it does not), just 15 percent said it was false that the federal government will receive detailed data on the test performance of individual students in participating states (it will not), and fewer than half said it was true that states and local school districts can decide which textbooks to use under Common Core (they can).

In 2006, Philadelphia received a $ 20.5 million grant from the U.S. government to develop a merit pay program, but the local union — which had initially supported the program — abandoned it, and the district gave the money to charter schools instead.

Their education is not receiving the proper attention from all levels of government because the states have been fighting the federal government, and local schools districts have soured on federal programs.

DC public schools receive funding from several sources: the District's local operating budget, special supplementary operating funds from the DC City Council, capital funding for building improvements and construction, and the federal government.

Each participating school district and local government will receive savings on their electric bills in proportion to the percentage of electricity they use out of the total for all participants.