Not exact matches
Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in
New York politics in recent years, calling for more
funding of public
education and stumping for Cuomo's frequent public sparring partner, NYC Mayor
Bill de Blasio.
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan nudged
New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state
funding for
education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schools.
But she is a longtime political activist who has lobbied for better
education funding, marriage equality and women's rights, and she has campaigned for such politicians as President Barack Obama and
New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio.
Flanagan has pushed
New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio to release more information on how
education money is spent, declaring the mayor has been less than transparent with state
funding.
Hosted by the
New York League of Conservation Voters
Education Fund, the forum was moderated by North Fork Environmental Council president
Bill Toedter.
Ms. Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in
New York politics in recent years, calling for more
funding of public
education and stumping for
New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio, a Democrat.
A large coalition of early childhood
education advocates and elected officials took to the City Hall steps on Wednesday to call on Mayor
Bill de Blasio — again — to
fund pay parity between teachers at all pre-Kindergarten and day care centers in
New York City.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan this week sent a letter to
New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio demanding he comply with the requirement his administration detail how the city is spending its
education funds.
Clinton urged Silver's Assembly to «absolutely» pass a Senate
bill that would more than double the cap to 460 from 200 — and «not just because of the federal
funding» (the up to $ 700 million that
New York could win in a competition for states that enact
education reforms).
«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the
Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII
bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation
bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal
Education Jobs
Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the
New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»
With the proposed UFT contract settlement eliminating many uncertainties, Mayor
Bill de Blasio on May 8 presented a balanced executive budget for next year that included significant
new funding for arts
education and after - school programs.
At a rally in Bed - Stuy this morning, Mayor
Bill de Blasio announced a
new four - week public relations push with local clergy members, aimed at Albany lawmakers who oppose his plan to tax the city's highest - earners to
fund expanded
education programs.
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Funding Bill [March 22, 2018] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Death of Rep. Louise Slaughter [March 16, 2018] AAAS CEO Urges U.S. President and Congress to Lift
Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus
Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher
Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June
Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations
Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to
New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher
education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June
education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending
Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
What's more, a 2005 federal transportation
bill allocated an additional 612 million for a
new national Safe Routes to School program, requiring all states to hire a coordinator to administer
funds to communities for
new bike lanes, pathways, sidewalks, and
education and promotion campaigns in elementary and middle schools.
The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a
new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12
education over the next five years, with the bulk of the
funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of
new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado has signed a school - finance
bill that includes $ 205 million in
new funding for K - 12
education but will still result in an overall 4 percent decrease in per - pupil spending.
Last week's failure of a massive tobacco - settlement
bill in the Senate added
new urgency to efforts by the Clinton administration and
education lobbyists to find money to pay for class - size reductions and other programs with
funding contingent on
new cigarette taxes.
Last month, Rep.
Bill Goodling (R - Pennsylvania), chairman of the House
Education and the Workforce Committee, along with five other Republicans, proposed a $ 1.5 billion Classroom Modernization Act that would provide limited federal
funding for
new schools and renovations.
This week: encouraging news for CA in this year's National Assessment of
Education Progress or NAEP, two
new school
funding bills on the horizon, and an introduction to Gema Quetzal Cardenas, the next student representative on the State Board of
Education
The
bill does not address that
funding issue directly, but it ties the increase in the charter school cap to approximately $ 1.4 billion in
new state spending for K - 12
education overall, phased in over seven years.
The Maryland General Assembly has enacted an
education bill that will help equalize financing for school districts and will also provide them with $ 616 million in
new funds over the next five years.
The North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto to enact Senate
Bill 257, a budget bill that includes additional funding for the state's two school voucher programs as well as a new education savings account (ESA) for children with special ne
Bill 257, a budget
bill that includes additional funding for the state's two school voucher programs as well as a new education savings account (ESA) for children with special ne
bill that includes additional
funding for the state's two school voucher programs as well as a
new education savings account (ESA) for children with special needs.
Included in the
bill passed this week by the General Assembly to
fund and extend the timeline for class size reductions was a barely mentioned provision that will expand eligibility for the state's
new Personal
Education Savings Accounts (PESAs) program.
An
education advocacy group founded by two
New York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education fundi
New York City teachers and backed financially by
Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a
new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education fundi
new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in
education funding.
He discussed the state - by - state estimates of
new education revenues included in the stimulus
bill and set a goal of releasing a third of the more than $ 100 billion in
funding within 30 days.
(Calif.) Lawmakers appear resolute in their efforts to strengthen school district accountability under the state's
new education finance system, proposing two
bills that would more closely monitor spending on programs for disadvantaged youth and require proof that those students are, in fact, making academic gains or risk having
funds withheld.
The
bill, which doesn't call for any
new funding, is supported by a broad array of advocates, including the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American Counseling Association; the Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network, the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and the National PTA.
The
bill, which establishes
funding allocations for the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services,
Education and related agencies, reflects modest new investments in education initiatives targeted to disabled and disadvantaged
Education and related agencies, reflects modest
new investments in
education initiatives targeted to disabled and disadvantaged
education initiatives targeted to disabled and disadvantaged students.
On a national television show the other day, Governor Malloy called his «
education reform»
bill a massive investment of
new funds for Connecticut's schools.
1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in
New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special
funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I.
Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their
education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - s
education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense
Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - s
Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual
Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - s
Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement
funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple
One particular
bill could create a
new method of
funding public
education through an application program for additional
funding based on local needs.
Over the summer, the committee approved the first three
bills in this series: the Setting
New Priorities in
Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), and the State and Local
Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445).
The
new bill would provide grants so that states may use federal
funds to train teachers on using data to inform classroom practice, require states to tie K — 12 data with early childhood and post-secondary data, and involve educators in the research and peer review process by putting two educators on the National Board for
Education Sciences.
The latest investment is in addition to the $ 1.7 million The Broad Foundation invested in two pilot competitions NGLC launched last fall in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, also
funded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and local partners: CityBridge Foundation in Washington, D.C.,
New Schools for Chicago and the Chicago Public
Education Fund.
This rule ensures that states don't dramatically reduce
funding for their school districts year to year, but under the
new House
bill, states would be able to dramatically cut their K — 12
education contributions without jeopardizing their federal
funds.
Congressional insiders report that the portion of the
bill addressing
education funding is the most contentious because it also includes
funding for the
new health care law; some suggest bipartisan consensus on this part of the
bill won't be reached, requiring yet another temporary spending measure while negotiations continue.
The
bill would cut greatly - needed
funding that provides professional development for educators, it would drastically underfund a
new program designed to support a well - rounded
education, and it would cut Title I
funding that helps our country's students who need it the most.
Shavar Jeffries, the mouthpiece for a corporate
funded,
New York based, charter school advocacy group that calls itself «Democrats for
Education Reform (DFER)» uses the space to urge Connecticut legislators to DEFEAT a
bill that, if passed, would require Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration to develop an honest and effective teacher evaluation system rather than continue with Malloy's present program that is dependent on the results of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scheme.
However,
New Leaders is extremely concerned by the deep cuts to
education funding contained in the
bill that recently passed the Committee; we strongly urge Members of the Senate to consider restoring, and even expanding,
funding for critical
education programs as part of an overall increase in non-defense discretionary spending as the
bill moves to the Senate floor.
New York, NY — The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies (Labor - H) appropriations
bill could provide critical
funding and much - needed stability for federal programs that focus on improving leading, teaching, and learning in our nation's public schools.
So we have a lot of mixed messages in this state as far as schools that are identified as turnaround or transformation; we have a
new accountability system that will label districts more rigorously than they've ever been labeled before so that puts added pressure and then with Senate
Bill 191 that's going to hold teachers and principals to a higher degree of accountability around effectiveness and at the same time cutting the
education funding to a drastic extent.
There was some encouraging news for supporters of prekindergarten programs: The
bill would include $ 300 million for a
new Early Learning Challenge
Fund to encourage states to improve their early - childhood
education.
Many of the individuals who are driving
education policy in this country, including
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jeb Bush and
Bill Gates, sent their own children to abundantly financed private schools where class sizes were 16 or less, and yet continue to insist that resources, equitable
funding, and class size don't matter — when all the evidence points to the contrary.
The
bill would use
funds designated for the federal Impact Aid program to pay for a
new Education Savings Account (ESA) program for military - connected students.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan would have $ 5 billion under the stimulus bill to back new approaches to improve schools, a fund that could prod states to raise standards and reward top teachers as the Obama administration presides over a massive infusion of federal educa
Education Secretary Arne Duncan would have $ 5 billion under the stimulus
bill to back
new approaches to improve schools, a
fund that could prod states to raise standards and reward top teachers as the Obama administration presides over a massive infusion of federal
educationeducation aid.
Recent months have seen the start of the national Adoption Support
Fund, the introduction of the Education and Adoption Bill in Parliament, the launch of a Regional Adoption Agencies support programme, and the announcement of a new fund for central payment of the inter-agency fee over a twelve month per
Fund, the introduction of the
Education and Adoption
Bill in Parliament, the launch of a Regional Adoption Agencies support programme, and the announcement of a
new fund for central payment of the inter-agency fee over a twelve month per
fund for central payment of the inter-agency fee over a twelve month period.