Sentences with phrase «per pupil grants»

The state budget is expected to include $ 54 million for per pupil grants in aid for charter schools, according to a source familiar with the agreement.

When charters began operating in 1997, they received a per pupil grant that was nearly $ 6,000 per - child.

In an attempt to create «parity» with traditional local schools, SBE is seeking to increase the per pupil grant to $ 10,306 — an amount equivalent to the average adjusted net current expenditure per pupil.

Not exact matches

«According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request carried out in March 2011 by the NUT and National Association of Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC) almost a third (29.3 per cent) of Local Authorities in England are not holding back the EMAG grant to meet the specific educational needs of minority ethnic pupils.

«The Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant helps support the learning needs of some of the most vulnerable children in our schools yet the per - pupil value of the grants has been frozen in cash terms.

The previous NPP government, led by former President John Agyekum Kufour, reinforced free basic education through the disbursement of capitation grants, with an initial amount of GHC 3.00 per pupil...

The freeze on charters» per - pupil funding won't officially end for another year, but these innovative public schools will get direct state grants to reduce the gap this year — and also get markedly more facilities funding.

Yet among the 41 states (and the District of Columbia) with charter laws, only 17 provide some kind of direct facilities aid, either capital grants or per - pupil funding, and just three of those provide annual per - pupil capital funding of more than $ 1,000.

Average per - pupil public revenues (from all sources, including federal Charter School Program start - up grants) across the NewSchools portfolio were more than $ 11,500 in 2010, ranging from about $ 9,000 to $ 16,000, depending on the states and cities where schools are located.

Federal grants targeted solely at rural schools offer paltry compensation: the two main federal rural - education grants provide about $ 92 and $ 29 per pupil per year.

In that context, I am confirming that in 2017 to 2018 no local authority will see a reduction from their 2016 to 2017 funding (adjusted to reflect authorities» most recent spending patterns) on the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (per pupil funding) or the high needs block (cash amount).»

The Scrapped Education Maintenance grants could be reinstated which previously saw pupils receive means - tested payments of up to # 30 per week to encourage 16 to 18 - year - olds to stay in education.

This is how it works: All districts get higher per - pupil basic grants that vary by grade level.

[11] The Education Finance Incentive Grants also take into account the amount of state revenue dedicated to education relative to per capita income, as well as per - pupil spending and the percentage of students in poverty.

With respect to the per - pupil facilities aid program (under which the Secretary makes competitive matching grants to states to provide per - pupil financing to charter schools), the bill allows states to: (1) partner with organizations to provide up to 50 % of the state share of funding for the program; and (2) receive more than one program grant, so long as the amount of the grant funds provided to charter schools increases with each successive grant.

In 2005 - 2006, about 60 percent of all California students were concentrated in large urban districts whose per - pupil base state grant was $ 85 less than the average grant statewide.

Illinois schools emerged from the state's dire financial predicament having absorbed cuts in grant programs and other services, but with increases in per - pupil spending.

[vii] The SIG grants in California averaged approximately $ 1,500 per pupil, so the program was costly, but the benefits were greater than other popular approaches, such as class size reduction, even on a per - dollar basis.

Schools raise extra funds through government grants and community donations, which allows them to spend on average an additional $ 1,100 to $ 1,500 per pupil above and beyond usual school costs for longer school days, weeks and years and for annual field trips and costly facilities.

In addition to receiving an increase in the base categorical block grant to accommodate projected increases in charter school enrollment and not being singled out for any additional cuts, new and growing charter schools retained the supplemental block grant of $ 127 per pupil that was created last year as a result of our advocacy highlighting this inequity.

The per - pupil funding increases they've granted will help close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, and the money for more charters will act as a lifeline for the 65,000 Connecticut kids still stuck in failing public schools.

During the 1990s, Emerald has not had significant grants from nongovernmental agencies that would make the average expenditure per pupil radically different than those of surrounding schools.

Ensure that charter schools» base categorical block grant funding also received growth for new schools and that new and growing charter schools retained the supplemental block grant of $ 127 per pupil,

The Republican presidential nominee and founder of Trump University accused Democrats of trapping black and Hispanic youth in failing public schools and offered the postern door of school choice through a proposed block grant, voucher - like program in which per pupil expenditures would follow students to the school of their parents» liking.

Senate Bill 193 would allow parents to use 90 percent of the per - pupil grant the state gives to local public schools and instead put it toward alternative educational expenses, including private school tuition or homeschooling.

Grants would cover $ 125 per ninth grade pupil and would require schools to provide equal matching funds.

The per - pupil grant has never been increased, and it provides no benefit for children in grades 4 - 12.

Where Ritz would get the money is unclear, as she argued she can direct per - pupil aid, special education money and federal grants based only on directives in state or federal law.

Charter schools» base categorical block grant funding received growth for new pupils in the 2012 - 13 state budget; a total of $ 53.7 million to accommodate the increasing number of students in California's charter public schools and keep the per pupil funding level from decreasing.

The letter calls for per - pupil funding to be protected in real terms, as well as a reversal of the # 600m cut to the education services grant, and a commitment to «sufficient funding» for sixth forms.

If elected California governor, both the attorney general and the former eBay executive want to expand charter schools, consolidate categorical programs and simplify the per - pupil funding system into block grants that provide extra support for disadvantaged children.

Charter Schools (independent governance with state and federal funds) win out over Magnet Schools (local control) by $ 270,000,000 to $ 94,000,000 and states applying for these charter school grants are required to «establish or enhance» a per - pupil state «facilities aid» program.

Our operating expenses are primarily funded by per - pupil tuition revenue paid by the state and federal and state entitlement grants.

This year, the General Assembly approved the Charter and Innovation Network School grant program that gives charters $ 500 in additional per pupil money if they're high performing.

The basic per - pupil state grant for Hartford schools is around $ 9,500.

This proposal and the increase in the per - pupil grant for charter schools that SBE adopted were the two revised funding models for charter schools that were competing for adoption by SBE.

Charter schools in Connecticut get a basic state per - pupil grant of $ 11,000, while the state allocation for districts vary.

The second proposal is to increase the direct, per - pupil state grant for charter schools from $ 9,300 per pupil to $ 10,306 per pupil.

The proposals, which would require approval by state legislators, include increasing the per - pupil grant for charter schools to a comparable statewide average rate, lifting caps on charter school enrollments, allowing priority school districts to form independently governed local charter schools, and revising state laws that limit funding for charter schools.

In Stamford, the basic state per - pupil grant is around $ 700.

«In that context, I am confirming that in 2017 - 18 no local authority will see a reduction from their 2016 - 17 funding (adjusted to reflect authorities» most recent spending patterns) on the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (per pupil funding) or the high needs block (cash amount).

This allocation is provided by funds remaining in the ECS budget line item after the distribution of ECS grants, and will be distributed on a per - pupil basis using the highest number of displaced students a town received during FY 2018.

Schools receive the first round of grants, and $ 33 million in per - pupil funds is distributed for students with SRDs.

This Act provides per - pupil funding for districts to improve early literacy and creates grant programs for schools and districts to target interventions for students with serious reading deficiencies (SRDs).

«I am confirming that in 2017 - 18 no local authority will see a reduction from their 2016 - 17 funding (adjusted to reflect authorities» most recent spending patterns) on the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (per pupil funding) or the high needs block (cash amount).»

The Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants program encourages states to develop and expand per - pupil facilities aid programs.

«More than 96 per cent of primary schools reported the grant was having a positive impact on their pupil's physical fitness, healthy lifestyle, skills and behaviour, with 87 per cent of schools saying that the quality of PE teaching has increased since 2012/13.»