Sentences with phrase «on equitable school funding»

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Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

«When the charter industry begins serving students with special needs and English Language Learners at the same rate as traditional public schools, and cracks down on the fraud, mismanagement and abuse prevalent at so many charters, perhaps its leaders can then join our longstanding fight for the equitable funding that all kids need.»

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.

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

Even when students and their families have been successful in school funding litigation based on state constitutions, many state lawmakers have resisted and evaded court mandates to provide equitable or adequate funding.

Allocating funds based on the number and characteristics of students that attend a school, instead of more typical methods of district - based budgeting and funding personnel, has the potential to facilitate public school choice by helping to ensure district schools of choice receive equitable funding.

First, just as the states refused to make good on the «equal» part of «separate but equal» after Plessy, for more than 40 years states have failed to provide equal access to the funding needed to achieve excellent schools for all children, largely because of a lack of federal accountability for equitable school funding.

The state's charter law must support new and high - performing operators; the state's school finance system must provide equitable, student - based funding; facilities must be made available to new and growing schools; educator certification rules must fit the needs of successful schools; and so on.

The fact that overall funding progressivity remains low despite two decades of reforms suggests a troubling lack of progress on equitable funding of public schools.

The individual school option provides equitable services funding to a private school based on enrollment of eligible children.

The equitable - services provision for private schools, within - district funding allocations, and within - state allocations all rely on measures of poverty to distribute funding through Title I, and as such, could be impacted by the Community Eligibility Provision.

This faith - based charter compromise could lead to a renewed urban school system — one based on equitable funding, more diverse options, parental choice, and comprehensive transparency and accountability.

State leaders must find a way to distribute what education funding we do have based on student need, rather than the type of public school, so that every Connecticut child receives equitable support for their public education.»

As the fight for economic and educational justice continues, an important lawsuit on equitable funding for charter - school students is moving through New York's courts and faces a critical moment.

What could we do to shine a spotlight on what is going on in the classrooms, what great work these schools are doing, and the fight for equitable funding for all students?

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 this year.

New Haven clergy came together to call on state lawmakers to come up with a solution for equitable school funding.

Many school systems have gotten the message that they need to be more data driven, and they are now awash in data - not just yearly student test scores, but figures on how different groups of students are doing in particular subjects or grade levels, how successful a school is at attracting and retaining teachers or closing the achievement gap among disadvantaged students, or how equitable funding is from school to school.

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..

Location: Middle Tennessee / Nashville Priority: Appropriate and Equitable Resources and Supports Topic: Teacher and student voice on reducing discipline disparities Summary: The funding for the Oasis Center, MNPS, and PASSAGE builds on the previous grant cycle of work that focused on educating current MNPS teachers on cultural competency, and implicit bias in order to promote the equitable treatment of students in MNPS schools.

«One State, One Future is really just a first step, as E4E - Connecticut teachers are looking to continue this conversation on school funding with legislators, parents and community members to create the momentum for the more equitable system students in our state so desperately need and deserve.»

The improvement in Texas student achievement on national tests in 2008 was fueled in part by the 12 - year span of improved and equitable funding that was provided to all Texas schools.

This includes public charter schools of every mission and type — we must advocate for students attending public charter schools to receive equitable funding and help address the thousands of children on a waiting list to attend a public charter school.

An outgrowth of decades - long debates on equitable funding of public schools is an effort to ensure that schools provide «adequate levels of funding» for all students in a state (Augenblick, et al., 1997).

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.

«Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,» said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report's lead editor.

In another review of research studies on the importance of adequate and equitable school funding, Rutgers University professor Bruce Baker writes, «To be blunt, money does matter.

As I stated on the day that the funding was announced by Gov. Deal's office, if we expect our charter schools to perform at the highest levels, they must be undergirded with equitable funding on a par with all other public schools.

We support lifting the cap on the number of charter schools in Texas and providing equitable funding for charters.

a school finance formula based on individual student needs, which provides adequate and equitable funding for public schools, and is funded through a balanced tax policy at both the state and local levels.

School board president Wendy Falb said the lack of progress on the equitable funding of public schools in Michigan is troubling.

Under the section labeled «community control,» M4BL called for an end to state and mayoral takeovers of school systems in favor of local, democratically elected boards, more equitable school funding and a de-emphasis on standardized testing.

In a recent article by Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Association of Public Charter Schools, shed light on a lawsuit in New York could set an important precedent for the education system and equitable funding.

Led by the Illinois Association of School Administrators, Vision 20/20 focuses on four policy priorities: 21st century learning, highly effective educators, shared accountability, and equitable and adequate funding.

Recent research out of the Madison - based Wisconsin Policy Forum shows Wisconsin ranks high nationally for providing adequate funding in an equitable way to K - 12 schools — although researchers acknowledge the state's school finance system has its challenges, after «years of layering new programs and funding methods on top of one another.»

«Those who really want to end public education as we have it now are now poised to move on different state legislatures with ESA laws similar to Nevada,» said David Sciarra, the executive director of the Education Law Center, a New Jersey group that advocates for equitable school funding and helped organize the legal case against Nevada's voucher program.

The addition of HUSKY A to Connecticut's direct certification program would not only be a leap toward accurate data, it would be a step forward on the path to equitable school funding and delivering the resources and opportunities all Connecticut's students deserve.

The budget proposal released by House Democrats on August 23, unfortunately, continues this trend by failing to include a comprehensive school funding formula that is logical, equitable, or even remotely realistic.

They are ready to advocate on behalf of their schools to make sure their children get equitable funding and access to facilities funding.

Instead of seeking equitable funding, Congress decided that it would impose a massive program of school reform based on standardized testing.

Now, with the passage of a new, equitable education funding formula and the implementation of Illinois» state plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Report Card will soon display additional information on district spending, and school spending, and student growth and performance broken down by demographic subgroups.

A portion of the funds are allocated to «provide benefits and services, on an equitable basis, to eligible private school students» (equitable services).

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