Sentences with phrase «more investment in public schools»

In these states (and potentially others yet to come), a strike may be the most effective pathway for securing more investment in public schools and creating educational equity.

Teachers unions want a reduced emphasis on testing and more investment in public schools, including social services for the increasing number of students living in poverty.

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I'm grateful to Borough President Diaz for supporting more great public school options in the Bronx, and I know that his investment in our kids is also an investment in our borough's future.

The proposal, for the final budget of Mr. de Blasio's first term, provided a blueprint of sorts for a potential second term with big - ticket investments — including an additional $ 1.9 billion in capital spending to create more apartments for some of the poorest New Yorkers — and long - term plans, like tens of millions of dollars to start a preschool program for 3 - year - olds in city public schools, and new spending on homeless shelters.

South Australia's Catholic and independent schools are set to receive nearly $ 110 million in extra funding, with new State Government investment in public, independent and Catholic schools totalling more than $ 1 billion.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

Across all 28 states in our study we found that public charter school sectors were more cost effective and / or generated a higher return on investment (ROI) than traditional public schools.

Developing a more comprehensive source of information about barriers to attracting good candidates and about ways in which school districts, professional associations, and institutions of higher education can contribute to ensuring that these candidates are prepared and ready to move into leadership positions is an investment that would pay high dividends to our public schools and the children they serve.»

D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeschools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeSchools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeschools, and more engaging courses system wide.

What could be safer, more dependable than the taxes hard working citizens pay toward an investment in their public schools?

All three agreed that public education is underfunded, more transparency is needed in school funding, more investment is needed in early education, and teachers need at least three years of experience before granted tenure.

More than 20,000 parents, students and teachers in LA Unified are expected to stage a «Walk - In» before school on Wednesday orchestrated by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools to protest charter expansion and call for greater investment in public educatioin LA Unified are expected to stage a «Walk - In» before school on Wednesday orchestrated by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools to protest charter expansion and call for greater investment in public educatioIn» before school on Wednesday orchestrated by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools to protest charter expansion and call for greater investment in public educatioin public education.

# 2 — The conservative upheaval finds little support in public opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionpublic opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionPublic opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protectionpublic education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protection laws.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

Fast forward to today: North Carolina faces even more acute teacher and school leader shortages, and school funding has been depleted by the economic downturn and years of dwindling investment in public education.

Yet with all of these billionaires and multi-millionaires and investment companies and corporate elite, Achievement First, Inc. is claiming, with a straight face, that it can only help reduce class sizes in New Haven's Public Schools if the public school system hands over more money to fund the company's expansion Public Schools if the public school system hands over more money to fund the company's expansion public school system hands over more money to fund the company's expansion plans.

Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools which has endorsed DeVos, wants to see an increase in funding for federal charter schools to $ 1 billion by 2020, more investment in R&D, and assurances that new funding does not come at the expense of «existing funding for Title I and IDEA» at public scPublic Charter Schools which has endorsed DeVos, wants to see an increase in funding for federal charter schools to $ 1 billion by 2020, more investment in R&D, and assurances that new funding does not come at the expense of «existing funding for Title I and IDEA» at public sSchools which has endorsed DeVos, wants to see an increase in funding for federal charter schools to $ 1 billion by 2020, more investment in R&D, and assurances that new funding does not come at the expense of «existing funding for Title I and IDEA» at public sschools to $ 1 billion by 2020, more investment in R&D, and assurances that new funding does not come at the expense of «existing funding for Title I and IDEA» at public scpublic schoolsschools.

For instance, investment in charter schools can redirect the use of public funds to more innovative approaches by changing the institutions through which public funds flow.

Such investments in struggling public schools seems all but impossible in the current political climate, but with more light being put on these issues of leadership rather than strictly teachers, these schools will be able to better combat the challenges they face.

Accelerating the Governor's BuildSmartNY and K - Solar initiatives, NYPA will double annual investments in energy efficiency and solar deployments from $ 150 million to $ 300 million to get more clean, renewable energy into our local governments, public facilities, and schools.