Sentences with phrase «money than other public schools»

Charter schools often receive less money than other public schools, usually don't get facility financing, and the cost of benefits keeps rising.

The AFT report states that charter schools do spend less money than other public schools.

Not exact matches

Three commissioners may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refund of more than $ 135 million — money Texas» cash - strapped schools and other local governments have been counting on to help pay teachers and provide other public services.

«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.»

But then one would recall that other public functions exist, such as health, transportation, and higher education, that make large and urgent claims on the budgets of state governments; that problems other than a lack of money afflict the schools, such as students who arrive unprepared for learning or life in a classroom; and that evidence for the efficacy of money per se is at best mixed.

That amounts to $ 6,439 per student this year, or about $ 2,000 less, on average, than at other Nevada public schools, which receive money from federal poverty and special - education programs.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have nothing to add to this discussion other than a promise to spend more money propping up traditional public schools.

Charter schools draw fire from teachers» unions and other education groups, who say taxpayer money should be spent to fix traditional public education system rather than creating schools that have less oversight from state and local officials.

In the past, a majority of voters have sided with charter opponents, who have argued charters haven't proved to be better than other public schools, would drain money from them and leave them with the harder - to - educate kids.

But even though, as a percentage, the state provides more money to public schools than other states, it's just a percentage — not total dollars, said Price.

Unless North Carolina requires the same level of accountability and transparency from the private and religious schools that receive vouchers as it requires from other schools that receive public money, it is making education policy on hunches and ideology rather than real data.

If you aren't comfortable with the public schools in your district and you don't have a ton of money to spend on a private school then this is at least more affordable than some of your other options.