Sentences with phrase «over education funding»

She outlined a revised system that would give states greater control over their education funding and programs, in the hopes that more states would choose to expand school choice.

It is at least the second lawsuit filed against the state this year over education funding.

A state supreme court Judge has ruled that a Westchester city may join a lawsuit against New York State over education funding.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius» State of the State Address did not directly mention the prolonged court battle over education funding in Kansas that ended — at least temporarily — last summer.

It is unclear how much of Cuomo's allocation would be sent to the city, which for years was mired in a long court battle over education funding from Albany.

The two administrations have also been at odds over education funding cuts and the amount of cash the city has in reserve.

A marathon debate over education funding continues in Ohio, where school groups are already divided over a May 5 ballot measure that proposes hiking the state sales tax by 1 cent in order to raise revenue for schools.

Mayor de Blasio has found an ally in Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner for his war with Gov. Cuomo over education funds.

The battle between the two political heavyweights is the latest skirmish over education funding since Cuomo took office two months ago.

Though their relationship isn't one of equals, as Cuomo's humiliating rebukes to de Blasio during a fight over education funding earlier this year demonstrated, the mayor has vouched for the governor whenever needed.

But DiBella dismissed any concerns over potential conflicts of interest with TJ Clarke's role as city council president — the board has argued with the city over education funding in recent years — and said Ayesha Clarke secured her endorsement with her qualifications.

Thus ended 27 years of litigation and 12 years of court jurisdiction over education funding in Massachusetts.

Educators say the state was slow to roll out rules for the system, which gives schools their first significant authority over spending since the late 1970s, when the state took over education funding after a taxpayer revolt and lawsuits challenging funding disparities.

The Washington State Supreme Court fined the State Legislature $ 100,000 a day over education funding.

The union also released the results of a poll conducted by National Opinion Research that found 63 percent of New Yorkers would prefer to see a temporary income tax increase on the state's highest earners (1 percent for those who make more than $ 1 million and 2 percent for those who make over $ 5 million) over education funding cuts of between $ 800 million and $ 1.4 million.

From Keystone Crossroads The dust has settled on the 2016 - 17 Pennsylvania budget, and, as usual, debates over education funding and policy dominated much of the negotiations.

Utica Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, at the podium, is suggesting that New York may be «picking on» the Utica City School District because some of its parents are suing the state over education funding.

The CPS budget announcement came one day after the district formally agreed to drop its lawsuit against the state over education funding, halting an effort that suffered a public rebuke this spring when a Cook County judge rejected the district's attempt to secure a quick ruling.