Sentences with phrase «poorer school districts»

Do you know anyone with children in schools in Oregon, British Columbia, Washington state, poorer school districts in California, India, or other known seismic hot spots?

While California, thanks to wakeup calls in 1906 and 1933, has pushed to bolster schools and other vital structures, there, too, experts say, there are gaps, particularly in poorer school districts.

Amazon is donating a lot of Kindles to the poorer school districts and worldwide there are a lot of organizations.

In district - level analysis, the Education Trust finds that nationally districts serving high concentrations of low - income students receive on average $ 1,200 less in state and local funding than districts that serve low concentrations of low - income students, and that gap widens to $ 2,000 when comparing high - minority and low - minority districts.17 These findings are further reflected by national funding equity measures reported by Education Week, which indicate that wealthy school districts spend more per student than poorer school districts do on average.18

Lawmakers passed the school funding bill earlier this month to meet a Kansas Supreme Court order that found current school spending insufficient and unfair to poorer school districts.

And if that windfall wasn't enough, hidden inside this so - called «new» money for Connecticut's poorer school districts is yet another special deal for Achievement First, Inc..

New report looks at «STEM deserts» in poorer school districts.

In fact, candidate Dan Malloy even said he'd take the concept of school governance councils statewide, instead of just requiring them in poorer school districts.

Connecticut experts with decades of educational experience working with Connecticut educators were replaced by five out - of - state consultants with virtually no experience working with the biggest issues facing poorer school districts; poverty, language barriers and the large number of students who need special education services.

Additionally, MAEP was designed to provide increased funding for poorer school districts, or those without a strong local tax base.

Wealthy districts» ability to raise more revenue at comparable or even lower tax rates has two impacts — wealthy districts are able to outspend poorer districts with comparable or lower tax rates, and homes of similar values are taxed at a higher rate in poorer school districts.

Ritz says legislation focused on who does what on the board, as well as the funding formula that hurts poorer school districts, pushed her to thinking about a gubernatorial run.

Gone were the three retired superintendents, all with extensive experience helping larger, poorer school districts.

While poorer school districts have higher rates of maltreatment investigations, there are important exceptions to this pattern.

Moreover, courts in some states - such as those in New Jersey, West Virginia, and Kentucky - have required those states not only to increase aid to poorer school districts, but also to spell out the content of the education required by the state's constitution, to better monitor local school district performance, and to intervene when local school districts have failed to attain state education goals.

We need to stop competitive grants for school funding, which puts the poorer school districts at a further disadvantage.

She is also calling for an increase of $ 2.2 million in Foundation Aid, which provides more aid to poorer school districts.

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.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there's a need to tackle funding inequities in poorer school districts in his State of the State Address earlier this month, and Syracuse City School District administrators said they agree: The local district needs more help.

The pro school funding group Alliance for Quality Education, in a statement, accused Cuomo of «perpetuating educational racism and economic inequality» for not including billions of additional dollars to comply with a decade - and - a-half-old court order to fully fund schools in poorer school districts.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there's a need to tackle funding inequities in poorer school districts in his State of the State Address... Read more»

«With the conceded disparate funding, compounded by the fact that taxpayers within the poorer school districts end up subsidizing, at least in part, the tax credits granted to taxpayers within the wealthier districts, I find that plaintiffs have stated a viable equal protection claim,» Lynch wrote.

«I proposed 75 percent of the increased State funding go to poorer school districts.

The pro-school funding group Alliance for Quality Education, in a statement, accused Cuomo of «perpetuating educational racism and economic inequality» for not including billions of additional dollars to comply with a decade - and - a-half-old court order to fully fund schools in poorer school districts.

It's about forcing the city to comply with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity which sued over inequitable distribution of funding among wealthier and poorer school districts back in 1993.

Foundation aid funding is typically seen as helping poorer school districts around the state that can not rely as heavily on revenue from property taxes.

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

I am a teacher in a very poor school district, but I am a mom living in a middle class suburb.

A committee of the state Board of Regents recommends spending $ 2.1 billion more on schools in the new state budget, saying it's time to continue an effort begun a decade ago to funnel more money to the state's poorest school districts.

Billy Easton of the Alliance for Quality Education said «the gap between rich and poor school districts is growing under Gov. Cuomo.»

Syracuse is by far the poorest school district in Central New York, and one of the poorest in the state.

«The concern is whether schools and municipalities can continue to deliver services at the levels of spending necessary to stay under the cap and whether the poor school districts will have the hardest time,» Levy said.

«That means that we can now focus our efforts in the coming years on getting New York City schools the Campaign for Fiscal Equity money they are still owed and building equity into the state aid formula so that poor school districts get more state aid than wealthier ones,» Mulgrew said.

Sanchez, who has held the 25th District seat since 2011, said he wants to continue pressing for improvements in early childhood education as well as better funding for education in New Britain and other poor school districts.

Timbs acknowledges that there are some poor school districts on Long Island that need the extra money, and that Island residents have a higher cost of living and pay high property taxes.

The Speaker and several other key lawmakers think most of that money should go directly to aid poor school districts.

Miner and de Blasio said many poor school districts, including Syracuse and New York City, would benefit from the change.

Some groups condemned the governor for calling on districts to direct more of their state aid to their neediest schools — an exhortation that seemed at odds with his history of fighting the state's Foundation Aid formula, which directs more money to the state's poorest school districts and which advocates argue is itself underfunded.

We want the gap between rich and poor school districts to close and all school and educators be treated fairly.»

«Governor Cuomo's policies have caused the spending gap between rich and poor school districts to grow 24 percent to a record setting $ 9,923 per pupil,» said Jasmine Gripper, AQE's legislative director, in a statement after the budget passed.

CNN: New Jersey governor's school budget ruled unconstitutional The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that $ 500 million must be restored to the state's poorest school districts after it found part of Gov. Chris Christie's controversial 2011 budget to be unconstitutional.

«The poorest school districts are all overwhelmingly minority.»

A committee of the New York State Board of Regents recommends spending $ 2.1 billion more on schools in the new state budget, saying it's time to continue an effort begun a decade ago to funnel more money to the state's poorest school districts.

Magee criticized Iannuzzi's administration for its response to Cuomo's property - tax cap, over which the union eventually sued, arguing that it disproportionately limits poor school districts» ability to raise revenue.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mayor Stephanie Miner has once again challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo, this time by demanding more money for poor school districts like Syracuse.

Cuomo provides $ 25 for all - day pre-kindergarten in the state's poorest school districts, and will give out $ 20 million in grants to districts who want to extend the school day or school year.

They issued a joint news release (see below) calling on the state to honor a 2006 decision by the state's highest court, which held that the state had provided inadequate financial support to New York City and other poor school districts.

The 93 staff members of the sole high school in Central Falls, R.I., the state's poorest school district, were told they would be dismissed, using federal regulations as a justification, after negotiations between the district superintendent and the teachers» union broke down over...

Making matters worse for immigrant children is the fact that many enter poor school districts with insufficient English language learner courses and certified teachers.

While the court's 7 - to - 2 decision to invalidate the system was widely expected across Texas in recent weeks, the justices surprised observers by voting 5 to 4 to allow the legislature to wait until next year's regular session to come up with another solution to the problem of funding disparities between rich and poor school districts.