Sentences with phrase «on local districts»

Driver's education: State funding is scheduled to dry up for driver's ed this upcoming year, placing a huge financial burden on local districts.

The burden of paying for school construction and renovation historically has fallen on local districts and their constituents.

The law's requirements place additional demands on local districts and state education agencies without sufficient resources from the federal government to make the appropriate changes.

State funding cuts have put pressure on local districts to make up the difference, which usually comes from property tax.

Both national politics and the perceived fiscal impact of charter schools on local districts have contributed to growing political backlash.

This could put a big squeeze on local districts that must fund enrollment growth and potentially never receive reimbursement from the state.

Based on a local district's financial situation, the state's assistance will range from 35 percent to 75 percent of a project's cost.

Last school year, the district did not begin offering the courses until October or November, depending on the local district, but this year it is enrolling students right away in the makeup courses.

It comes as no surprise, then, that their perceptions of schools across the country remain unmoved when they receive information on their local district's ranking.

While states and the federal government contribute, roughly 45 % and 10 % respectively, to school districts annual operating costs, the capital investment required to build and modernize buildings falls heavily on local districts and taxpayers.

By the time they reach 7th grade, KIPP Austin College Prep students are consistently outperforming their peers on the local district and state average on the STAAR assessment.

Federal funding has become a whipping stick to be used on local district leaders who are unwilling to go along with every program dreamed up in Washington.

NASSP believes that the success of any incentive pay system depends partially on the local district clearly communicating the purpose of its system to principals, other educators, parents, and community members and actively seeking their input.

In contrast, Pennsylvania is following the lead of states like Rhode Island that are using what are known as «student learning objectives,» in which teachers of subjects like art and gym set academic goals for their students, relying on local district tests, curriculum exams or projects and tests created by the teacher.

«(North Carolina) is imposing additional costs on local districts by authorizing charter schools,» Duke University professor Helen Ladd and University of Rochester professor John Singleton wrote in the study.

The bill is called the Building on Local District (BOLD) Flexibility in IDEA Act (HR 2965).

This list also underscores the national imperative for all states to continuously work to ensure that their public education finance systems are meeting the needs of all students and the demands placed on local districts, schools and educators.

(grin)-RSB- The problem is solving the peak load problem on the consortium supplier end causes a technology capacity issue on the local district end...

In general, whether someone is eligible for such a reduced charge depends on their history of traffic citations and on the local district attorney's office and the presiding judge.

Roughly ten percent of the special needs student population statewide isn't covered by state funds, says DPI's Hussey, placing a heavy burden on local districts to come up with the extra resources necessary to serve them at a time when locals also face increased costs in other areas of educational need that they are trying to cover thanks to decreased state investments.

Through caps on enrollment, chronic underfunding, and legal attacks, voucher programs have been kept artificially small, restraining any influence they might have on local districts.

Since the local board would provide the exemption, the liability risk would be on the local district, but there's no provision for the district to indemnify themselves.

Last year, lawmakers put the burden on local districts to fund driver's education beginning July 1, 2015.