Sentences with phrase «money per pupil with»

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«The truth is that New York dedicates more money per pupil to education than any other state — including over $ 25.8 billion in this year's budget,» Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, said in a statement, «and we'll continue to work to strengthen our public schools and provide New York children with the education they deserve.»

A study of 49 states by The Education Trust found that school districts with high numbers of low - income and minority students receive substantially less state and local money per pupil than school districts with few poor and minority children.

The school system has increased the amount of money it spends per pupil and offers incentives to experienced teachers to encourage them to teach in schools with lower - performing students.

Few jurisdictions have passed significant voucher and tax - credit legislation, and most have hedged charter laws with one or another of a multiplicity of provisos — that charters are limited in number, can only be authorized by school districts (their natural enemies), can not enroll more than a fixed number of students, get less money per pupil than district - run schools, and so on.

They can either share 95 percent of the money with charter schools on a per - pupil basis or they can develop a plan by July 1, 2018, for equitably distributing the MLO dollars across schools based on student or program needs but without regard to the type of school receiving the funds.

In 2011, the most recent year with data available, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway, and Switzerland spent more money per pupil on education than the United States, but those countries aside, the US spent more than most of the developed world.

Under the policy, every primary school received a flat rate of # 2.30 per child, per meal, with extra money made available for schools with fewer than 150 pupils.

Early Years funding is even more distorted that schools funding with areas like Camden getting 3x as much money per pupil as rural counties like Worcestershire or Solihull.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income familiWith just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income familiwith only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

The charter schools model offers a community a way to create a school that often has lower operating costs than traditional schools — particularly for employee compensation — and greater flexibility in class offerings, all funded with federal start - up money and a large portion of the annual per - pupil payment from the state for public school students.

The truth is that the school gets superior results with the same or slightly bigger class sizes and less state money per pupil.

Districts with higher per - pupil costs — those with many disadvantaged students, for example — don't necessarily get significantly more money.

The district with the lowest property tax rate (Gibraltar budgeted $ 17,897) spent more money per pupil than the district with the highest property tax rate (Elmwood budgeted $ 15,388).

WHEREAS, the OSPP is financed with per pupil payments that would typically go to support MPS, leaving less money available for already under - funded public schools; and

In addition to increasing per - pupil funding, Huberty's bill provides schools with weighted funding for students with dyslexia, and reduces the amount of money that local taxpayers in wealthier areas would pay in Recapture by $ 163 million in 2018 and $ 192 million in 2019.

Gray administration officials said schools have been receiving more money for special - education students since the per - pupil funding formula was adjusted two years ago to reflect the greater needs of children with disabilities.

But at least as they're currently conceived, education savings accounts are more about redirecting existing per - pupil funds away from public schools, not so much about supplementing public school students with additional money.»

For the past few years, Connecticut's ten neediest districts received increases of less than $ 300 per pupil per year on average, with strict strings attached mandating that they spend that money only the way Commissioner Pryor wanted it spent.

In Massachusetts, the money follows the student; when a student chooses to go to a charter school, the per - pupil funding goes along with him or her.

It doesn't stand to «make money» off of Malloy's reforms; in fact, Malloy's reforms will raise the per - pupil state funding amount for charter school students so that it will be equal with the per - pupil state funding amount for traditional public school students.