Sentences with phrase «provide increased funding for education»

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the proposed federal Fiscal Year 2010 budget provide increased funding for education from «cradle to career.»

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As part of the School Food Plan, the Department for Education committed to providing seed funding to increase take - up of school meals and set up breakfast clubs.

«We're going to demand that Governor Cuomo provide the funding that was afforded to us in a court decision for our schools,» she said as she joined advocates to push for more funding under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which in 2007 won a lawsuit against the state to provide increased education funding to the city.

«We are proud to offer a budget proposal that continues to protect municipalities, provides funding for core social services, supports our state's transportation needs, and increases funding for education to towns and cities across the state,» Fasano said.

Proposes a multi-year plan to increase education funding by approximately $ 1 billion each year over the next four years to provide for the complete elimination of the GEA.

We also must invest in on our children's education, provide meaningful funding increases for our schools and make sure that we move the economy forward by creating good paying jobs.»

Cuomo's budget proposal provided about a four - percent increase in education aid, including targeted funding streams for pre-K and other programs.

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching education and teaching pedagogy.

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Not only will the program continue for another five years, but the budget also calls for an expansion of funding and increases for scholarship amounts for students, both of which provide even more families with access to options for their children's education.

Wisconsin legislators have agreed on a plan to increase state funding for education to provide property - tax relief.

Many educators may not realize that Enhancing Education Through Technology, part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, provides assistance — in the form of funds and guidance — for improving technology proficiency among educators and increasing technology use in classrooms.

The report by the nonprofit Grantmakers for Education, issued last week, also notes a growing interest in collaboration among funders, as well as increased attention to fueling educational innovations and providing dollars to support advocacy and public - policy work.

The new Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) program provides funds for programs and activities to improve students» academic achievement by increasing the capacity of local school divisions to provide all students with a well - rounded education; improve school conditions for learning; and improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

Fully fund the Education Finance Act — the state has failed to fully fund this legislation that provides crucial funding for school districts statewide, forcing local school districts and county governments to increase millage year after year.

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, also provides increased access to funding for physical education by including the subject in its definition of a «well - rounded education.»

As part of the School Food Plan, the Department for Education committed to providing seed funding to increase take - up of school meals and set up breakfast clubs.

While the No Child Left Behind era saw a strengthened federal role and increased federal funding for education, 3 states and localities have always provided the vast majority of school funding and made the majority of important decisions about how schools operate.

Entering its final year of a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Project SOAR provides a wide range of services, including tutoring and summer programs to promote academic achievement; professional development for tutors and teachers; counseling for preparing for college; programs for increasing parent involvement; and a take - home computer program and computer training.

The report also calls on Congress to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, increase funding for career and technical education programs, expand the Community Eligibility Provision so more students in high - poverty schools can receive free meals, improve schools» access to Medicaid funding for health and mental health services provided to students, and adjust the Title I funding formula so that it's «accurately and more meaningfully» allocated to rural school districts.

For example, through a policy of «positive discrimination,» the Ministry of Education tried to reduce gaps between various parts of the population by increasing allocations to schools serving disadvantaged students and providing funds for additional instructiFor example, through a policy of «positive discrimination,» the Ministry of Education tried to reduce gaps between various parts of the population by increasing allocations to schools serving disadvantaged students and providing funds for additional instructifor additional instruction.

The Council largely endorsed the work of the Committee on Education that increased per student funding, invested in early childhood learning, and improved the resources of our public libraries, while also accelerating modernizations for many schools to provide a better learning environment.

«However, each current voucher student who returns to a public school increases the local district's necessary education expenditures without increasing the local tax revenue for schools, obligating the state to provide increased funding to the district.»

At a bare minimum, the students, parents, and education professionals deserve a special session so that the Florida Legislature can actually provide the $ 400 million it pledged for school safety, rather than shuffle all the money around in the education budget and still claim to have increased funding.

The new law also ensures that state charter schools are eligible for RESA (Regional Education Service Agency) services and membership; provides an increase in capital funds for brick and mortar state charter schools located in the boundaries of a local school district where the capital revenue (per student) exceeds the state average total capital (per student); increases per - student capital funding for virtual schools to offset certain technology costs; and provides a Department of Education and State Charter School Commission grant program for replicating high performing charter schools.

Title II — establishing summer institutes within existing public institutions of higher education with funding increasing educational opportunities for all education professionals and high - needs service scholarships providing opportunities for experienced education professionals wishing to advance their education to fill identified needs in high demand subjects as well as high - needs schools and locations.

«Governor Brown's proposals will maintain level funding and provide a path for increased education funding in the long run.

Last week, Eduflack wrote about recent efforts by Congress to provide some needed funding for teachers» jobs by cutting funding for many of the education reforms, like Race to the Top, just enacted or increased last year.

The Governor's proposed budget increases funding for the state's K - 12 education funding formula — the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)-- providing sufficient dollars to reach the LCFF's target funding level in 201funding for the state's K - 12 education funding formula — the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)-- providing sufficient dollars to reach the LCFF's target funding level in 201funding formula — the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)-- providing sufficient dollars to reach the LCFF's target funding level in 201Funding Formula (LCFF)-- providing sufficient dollars to reach the LCFF's target funding level in 201funding level in 2018 - 19.

The recently concluded state budget provided a $ 200 million increase in basic education funding for the 2015 - 16 school year.

The American Federation for Children would like to commend the Joint Finance Committee on their vote to provide record funding increases to education.

Participation in voucher and education savings account (ESA) programs, which fund private school tuition and other educational expenses, has more than doubled in the past 5 years, with enrollment expansion increasing from about 70,000 to 147,000 and funds provided for the students increasing from $ 400 million to $ 859 million.

Thurmond passed legislation to provide millions of dollars to school districts to keep kids in school and out of the criminal justice system, fought for money to make sure that all California youth in foster care can go to college, and increased funding for early education programs.

Provide at least a cost - of - living increase to the Basic Subsidy and Special Education line items, which will help to mitigate the seriously negative effects of last summer's huge cut in state funding for school districts.

-- Provide cost of living increases for special education and career - technical education; increases to the contingency fund should be provided with new funds, not taken from existing support.

Instead of putting its efforts into breeding restrictions, this SPCA has raised money to fund a veterinary clinic, developed marketing strategies to increase adoptions, and provided education programs for current and prospective pet owners.

WASHINGTON, DC — At a Congressional Briefing sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D - NJ), Rep. Barbara Lee (D - CA), and Rep. Lucille Roybal - Allard (D - CA), experts from Planned Parenthood and the Guttmacher Institute highlighted the need for increased federal funding of comprehensive sex education programs that provide young people with accurate information to make responsible decisions about their health.

With limited effort and expense, you can provide an excellent training opportunity for your staff and other helping organizations, strengthen your position as a leader in parent education and family support, and increase funding for your own parent education efforts.

Launching the Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge: President Obama has challenged states to close the school readiness gap through the Early Learning Challenge, a competitive fund that has enabled 20 states to increase the quality of their early education programs, to establish higher standards across programs and to provide critical links with health, nutrition, mental health, and family support for our neediest children.

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Mesosystemic challenges at the school level evidenced three themes: (1) the desire for school - based comprehensive sexual education for all adolescents, (2) a multitiered and ancillary approach to educating adolescents with disabilities about dating and sexual health, and (3) increased time (that is, via additional funding) to provide social work services to adolescents with disabilities.