Sentences with phrase «public education budget faced»

While the City of Bridgeport's public education budget faced additional cuts this school year, Achievement First Inc.'s charter school in Bridgeport will be getting a free $ 850,000 in public funds to construct a new cafeteria, classrooms and gymnasium space.

Not exact matches

Calling it «an insult» to the estimated 2,525 coaches who face salary cuts starting this spring season, UFT Vice President Richard Farkas blasted the Department of Education's $ 615,000 budget cut to the Public Schools Athletic League, which oversees scholastic sports in New York City public scPublic Schools Athletic League, which oversees scholastic sports in New York City public scpublic schools.

With urban and suburban districts facing the deepest budget cuts they've seen since the recession of the mid-1980s — and a milder recession in the early 2000s — the prospects for comprehensive arts education in most K - 12 public schools appear bleak, and even schools with minimal programs may lose what they considered to be bare bones to begin with.

A bill to allow more charter schools for certain groups of students — such as minorities or those with disabilities — to open each year was scuttled as the Idaho Legislature focused mostly on regular public schools, which face the worst budget year for public education in the state's history.

At the same time, state - level investment in public education has plummeted across the country as many states face contracted budgets.

As Deasy begins to prepare next year's budget, he's faced with a school board that favors hiring more teachers and support staff at a time the electorate has voted to raise taxes to fund public education.

Although it contained cuts that were painful to make and difficult for school districts and communities across the state to face, the bipartisan budget passed and signed into law in October did take steps in the direction of more equitable education funding for Connecticut's nearly 540,000 public school students.

However, despite that opposition from the local officials responsible for education policy and despite the fact that Connecticut doesn't even fund its existing public schools adequately and the fact that the State of Connecticut is facing a massive $ 1.4 billion projected budget deficit next year, Governor Malloy's former Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and Malloy's political appointees on the State Board of Education approved four new charter school proposals laseducation policy and despite the fact that Connecticut doesn't even fund its existing public schools adequately and the fact that the State of Connecticut is facing a massive $ 1.4 billion projected budget deficit next year, Governor Malloy's former Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and Malloy's political appointees on the State Board of Education approved four new charter school proposals lasEducation, Stefan Pryor, and Malloy's political appointees on the State Board of Education approved four new charter school proposals lasEducation approved four new charter school proposals last spring.

The states face a combined shortfall of $ 125 billion, and to help balance their budgets, some are making draconian cuts in public education and employees, including, of course, teachers.

I regret deeply that they ignore the compelling human issues facing American public education — like budget cuts that threaten kids» education, economic distress that causes real hardship for children and their families, and child poverty that is above 20 percent in the country and tragically still rising.

The CEA's endorsement means that the leadership of all of the major public employee unions in Connecticut have thrown their support behind the candidate who has pledged that he will not propose or accept any tax increase during this second term, despite the fact that Connecticut is facing a $ 4.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years.While Connecticut's millionaires continue to celebrate the fact that they have been spared the need to «sacrifice» by being required to pay their fair share in taxes, Malloy's policies will ensure massive increases in local property taxes for the middle class and widespread cuts in local education budgets.

At Moore Blatch we have specialist and dedicated education and public law teams who can advise you on the merits of a judicial review if your child is facing a budget cut.