Sentences with phrase «percent support school»

Likely voters have made their opinions clear in polling — 68 percent support school choice, and those percentages are even higher among African - American (72 percent), Hispanic (75 percent), and Millennial (75 percent) voters.

AFC's recently released 2018 national survey showed that 63 percent support school choice, including 41 percent who strongly support it.

But 56 percent of independents thought teacher unions had «done more harm than good,» 54 percent supported school vouchers, and only 34 percent favored raising teacher salaries, once they had been informed about average salary levels in their state.

Not exact matches

-- Stacey Boyd, founder and CEO of Olivela, a luxury e-commerce site which has grown revenue 240 percent this year, and founder of Schoola, an online retailer that sells gently - worn clothing to support schools in need

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

According to a Pew Global Attitudes Project survey released yesterday, support for a ban on veils that cover the whole face except the eyes is widespread across Europe, with strong majorities in Spain (59 percent), Britain (62 percent), Germany (71 percent) and France (82 percent) all supporting legislation outlawing such veils in schools, hospitals, and government offices.

«The remaining 96 percent is the routine but essential provision of food, medicine, clothing, school fees and related humanitarian aid to support tens of thousands of at - risk infants, children and youth living in extreme poverty.

We agree that the feminist assault on traditional sex roles has changed professional spheres for the better (medical schools and law schools are now 50 percent female), but it has left low - income women without the support of husbands and children without fathers.

Today, more than 95 percent of Americans consider the most important markers of adulthood to be completing school, establishing an independent household, and being employed full - time — concrete steps associated with the ability to support a family.

According to the survey, a whopping «75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards,» while 15 % fewer of those surveyed support the «flexibility» (SNA's favorite buzzword for: «gutting of regulations») which the SNA is now doggedly pursuing on Capitol Hill via its high - powered lobbyists.

Important details: To apply for an AASA mini-grant, the school district superintendent must be a member of AASA; proposed schools must have 50 percent or greater free / reduced eligibility, and average breakfast participation must be at or below 40 percent; written support from superintendent, district food service director, and principals are required.

Chicago Public Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cSchools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cschools controlling their choices.

More than 40 percent of Americans support a ban on youth playing contact football up until entering high school, according to a survey of 1,003 adults by the Robert Morris University Polling Institute Powered by Trib Total Media.

Among only those with an opinion — support for a ban prior to entering high school was 45.5 percent compared to 54.5 percent opposed.

91 percent support requiring schools to include a serving of fruits or vegetables with every meal.

«Yes, we fully support a better, smarter school day for our children, but teachers are now being asked to work 29 percent longer for only a 2 percent pay increase,» Union President Karen Lewis said today in a released statement.

FACT: 99 Percent of All School Districts Have Implemented the School Nutrition Standards FACT: Parents Support the New School Nutrition Standards FACT: More Low - Income Students Participate in School Meals FACT: Children Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

«Working together, our accomplishments are many ---- a game - changing property tax cap, record support for schools and elimination of the GEA, a 20 - percent middle class income tax cut, six straight budgets that have held the line on spending, targeted investments that will create jobs and revitalize our economy, and critical road and bridge funds for every region of the state,» he said.

After these reductions, which represent $ 2.85 billion of gap - closing benefit for the State Fiscal Year, School Aid will continue to represent the largest State - supported program, accounting for 29 percent of General Fund spending.

This represents a reduction of only 2.9 percent of the total operating expenditures projected to be made by school districts statewide during the 2010 - 11 school year, and 7.3 percent in State support.

Individuals and businesses will be able to receive a total of $ 20 million in tax credits for up to 75 percent of their donations made to public schools and not - for - profits that support public schools» educational programs, including Pre-Kindergarten and extended - day programs.

... The first grants will support Computer Science for All and ScriptEd to expand access to computer science education in schools across the city, as well as remove barriers for women and minorities to join NYC's thriving tech sector (where less than 10 percent of professionals are currently minority women).»

The New York Post reported Monday that Cuomo favors raising the cap on the number of charter schools, and Newsday reported Wednesday that Cuomo would support a two percent annual cap on property taxes.

We are going to win the majority because we have the right candidates and the right message, and whether it's providing record support for schools, delivering a 20 percent middle - class income tax cut, or ensuring every region of the state gets its fair share of infrastructure and economic development funding, New Yorkers know that Senate Republicans have their backs.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo weighed in this morning on the LIFO question in the wake of this morning's Q poll that found 85 percent of New Yorkers support the idea that merit, not seniority, should determine which public school teachers get to keep their jobs.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

At the same time, the school groups support ending the provision that essentially caps levy increases at less than 2 percent: Currently, the cap law limits increases to either the rate of inflation or 2 percent, whichever is lower.

Only 29 percent of voters supported Bloomberg's choice to make the former Hearst Magazine president the top school official in the city, according to the poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percent.

Chazy Central Rural School's $ 10,728,470 spending proposal, which required a supermajority vote, was approved with just over 69 percent of voter support.

They also supported by a 78 - 15 percent margin Senate Republicans» plan for schools to practice «active shooter drills» and to provide police officers at schools.

On gun limits and school safety, the poll showed voters by a 90 percent to 9 percent margin support measures to extend the waiting period for the purchase of firearms up to 10 days, from the current period of up to three days, to allow for more extensive background checks.

The mailer also points to border water issues, including Marchione's co-sponsorship of a bill that would require testing of tap water in schools for lead, as well as her supporting for increasing funding for the Environmental Protection Fund by nearly 70 percent, as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The paper aims to debunk concerns over the cap hurting poorer school districts, the criticism that a cap would allow for 2 percent annual tax increases and that the teacher - union supported circuit - breaker solution.

The $ 25.6 billion funding agreement, which came in the final hours of extended budget talks in Albany, will see statewide education spending grow by $ 1.1 billion, while taxpayers will continue to see their support for schools capped at 2 percent.

The Senate passed three school safety measures — half of school lock down drills must be «active shooter» drills, provide for school resource officers at schools outside New York City and NYPD officers at City schools — that all enjoy strong bipartisan support of between 69 and 78 percent,» Greenberg said.

Officials from several states criticized the scoring of the contest, which favored states able to gain support from 100 percent of school districts and local teachers» unions for Obama administration objectives like expanding charter schools, reworking teacher evaluation systems and turning around low - performing schools.

His resolution would support the Board's request to reserve 17 percent of seats for «traditional» Buffalo Public Schools applicants in an effort to «remedy imbalances.»

The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that the DOE was not doing enough to support new teachers in response to the DOE's announcement that just 55 percent of eligible New York City public school teachers received tenure last year.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania showed that patients who received support from community health workers (CHWs)-- trained local residents who provide tailored support to high - risk patients - had 30 percent fewer hospital admissions in one year compared to those who did not receive CHW support.

Children with intensive needs (8 -10 percent of those in the study) were connected with a wider team of professionals (e.g., school psychologists, teachers, principals, nurses, and community agency staff) to develop additional supports.

While 52 percent of those surveyed for the annual PDK / Gallup poll said they oppose allowing students to attend private school at «public expense,» support for the notion has jumped 12 percentage points since the...

Hoping to stem the defection of young, effective teachers, Breaux created the Framework for Inducting, Retaining, and Supporting Teachers (FIRST), which reduced the school system's teacher attrition rate by 80 percent.

One of the consequences of the extraordinary decline (nearly 90 percent) in federal support for education research over the past 25 years, as reported by Richard C. Atkinson and Gregg B. Jackson in their 1992 report for the National Academy of Sciences, has been the profound loss of rigorous inquiry into how schooling can be improved academically for all and how youth culture can become more attuned to the deferred gratification of academic achievement and less oriented to the immediate imperatives of money, clothes, and other amusements.

A proposed change in the Minnesota school - aid formula would raise the level of state support for local districts by about 15 percent, but at the same time would reduce state - subsidized property - tax credits, thereby leaving the amount of money schools receive essentially unchanged.

Among those told how much local schools currently spend, support for spending increases was 43 percent, the same as a year previously.

For example, the Gallup / Education Week poll found that just two percent of superintendents strongly agree that their school district is getting adequate support at the federal level to implement Common Core — and 56 percent strongly disagree with that statement.

A school missing the 95 percent participation threshold would be flagged by the state, and the school would have to take correction action with the support of the state education department.

Forty - five percent of respondents support the home - schooling option, with just 34 % opposed.

But their full - throated support is less surprising when you consider that 20 percent of Douglas County students attend charter schools.