Sentences with phrase «more equitable education funding»

Although it contained cuts that were painful to make and difficult for school districts and communities across the state to face, the bipartisan budget passed and signed into law in October did take steps in the direction of more equitable education funding for Connecticut's nearly 540,000 public school students.

Local voices from all communities (both rural and urban) are essential to shaping more equitable education funding policy.

As an advocate for better schools and more equitable education funding all across the state, affordable housing, LGBTQ equality, clean energy, legalizing marijuana, and women's reproductive rights, Cynthia Nixon is running a grassroots campaign for governor without corporate funding.

For the last 17 years, I've been fighting for better schools and more equitable education funding all across New York state.

Not exact matches

Gipson said he supports shifting the funding of education from property taxes to an income - based tax that he said would be more equitable than the current property tax structure.

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He believes part of the key to education reform is less testing and more equitable, full funding for education.

Meanwhile, education advocates on Tuesday began their lobbying efforts with a rally calling on more equitable funding for high - needs schools across the state.

Nixon has worked over the years with the Alliance for Quality Education, a group heavily funded by unions that has pushed for more equitable distribution of state aid to public schools.

And rather than more funding for expanding prisons or school vouchers, why not fund a higher minimum wage, paid family leave, universal early childhood education, and full, equitable funding for all our schools, starting with our poorest communities?

While North Carolina continues on a path of disinvestment in public education, equitable and adequate school funding is perhaps more critical than ever now that children from low - income families make up the majority in the United States» public schools, according to a report released by the Southern Education Foundation earlier teducation, equitable and adequate school funding is perhaps more critical than ever now that children from low - income families make up the majority in the United States» public schools, according to a report released by the Southern Education Foundation earlier tEducation Foundation earlier this year.

Findings were based on a two - year study of four districts pursuing more equitable funding practices to address their achievement gaps: Atlanta Public Schools; New York City Department of Education / Empowerment Schools; Portland, Ore., Public Schools; and Lane County District Number 4J in Eugene, Ore..

I shall not presume to give the solution to these funding inequities, but it is plainly apparent that an over-reliance on property taxes makes it decidedly more difficult to provide an equitable quality of education across all populations.

Leaders of both the NEA and AFT have sought to rally the public to their side by talking up their vision for improving public education: More arts classes and fewer standardized tests, more equitable funding and fewer school closuMore arts classes and fewer standardized tests, more equitable funding and fewer school closumore equitable funding and fewer school closures.

The goal should be an equitable, predictable, and consistent system for how our state allocates more than $ 2 billion in education funding.

The Commission outlined a series of reforms to mitigate the injustices in our education system, including a more equitable distribution of funds, improved curriculum to prepare students for the 21st Century economy, access to early childhood education and a well - rounded delivery of support services for students from a variety of backgrounds.

At the same time, states are increasingly focused on developing more equitable K — 12 education financing systems, including reducing funding disparities between districts and providing additional funding for high - poverty school districts.

One can argue that there are limits to what the federal government can do about states that inadequately fund education and that a Republican Congress would have blocked any attempt by the Obama administration to create more adequate and equitable education funding.

Not only would the LCFF allocate dollars in a more equitable way (with no district receiving less than it received in the 2012 - 13 school year) and allow districts the flexibility to address local needs, but Carranza argues that the LCFF is an important step toward raising the overall level of funding that California directs toward education.

We look forward to working with lawmakers to ensure we can fund students» public educations in a more equitable way going forward.»

MPS is a key member of the Cre8MKE, a city - wide collaborative of more than 100 district leaders, community arts and business partners, higher education institutions, funders and elected officials working together to ensure that children have equitable access to high - quality arts programs

We are guided by the research which has shown that the community organizing approach to school reform has led to successes such as increases in education funding, more equitable distribution of education resources, greater access to college preparatory curriculum, and more effective teacher recruitment and retention in hard - to - staff schools.

MYTH: In this financial crisis, there is no additional funding available for education, but even if there were, increased funding does not improve education, Chicago's public schools already enjoy equitable funding, and if a community wants to raise more funds it has that option.

Once we * do * address poverty (with more than selfishness, denial and resignation), the next steps to excellent education for all (that is, great public schools) are also obvious and proven (over and over and over): 1) Sufficient & equitable funding 2) Decent facilities 3) Strong teacher training 4) An end to reliance on high - stakes assessments that narrow the curriculum & reduce instruction to drill - and - test tedium

A memorandum from the Ministry of Education explained that, «the new funding formula is a more transparent, evidence - based and equitable approach to allocating provincial child care funds that respond to demands for services.