Sentences with phrase «public education money»

It says that in the past five years, 56 charter schools in South Florida have closed because of mismanagement and / or other issues, and that «a handful» of them «owe a total of at least $ 1 million in public education money to local school districts» but because districts have a hard time documenting spending, the amount could be much higher.

And you can bet that movement will keep saying «yes» — and that the corporate media will continue to cheer them as heroes for saying «yes» — as long as public education money keeps being diverted into corporate coffers.

So proponents claiming the mantle of «education reform» have been quick to jump on the one - sided election results as proof - positive of widespread voter support for their ideas, which include competitive charter schools, vouchers to transfer public education money into private hands, and harsh accountability measures to punish schools and teachers for the circumstances they have very little control over.

Charter schools are public and funded by public education money.

The real estate people stand to make billions off killing or limiting rent control laws in NYC and the charter school charlatans are chomping at the bit at the prospect of putting an obscenely huge chunk of public education money in their pockets.

Not exact matches

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

For now, Facebook said its crowdfunding feature will only be available to raise money for six causes: education expenses, medical bills, medical procedures for pets, public crisis relief, personal emergencies like an accident or fire, and costs related to the death of a loved one.

Pew said less money is being allocated to core government services such as education and public safety as states try to prop up their funds.

While this addition was completely donor funded, as provincial money can't be used for capital projects at private schools, it's a strong reminder of the luxuries that Albertans help subsidize — and the amount of money that could be directed towards public education.

As for the U.S., I'd actually be quite comfortable with a reasonable amount of «helicopter money» provided that the accompanying fiscal stimulus package was focused, not on consumption, but on productive investment at the public, private and individual level (infrastructure, investment and R&D tax credits, workforce training, education, and so forth).

The Christian Right wants public money to be used for private religious education (vouchers), buildings and services to be used for private religious purposes (this article), and they want subsidies in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions of other sorts, and they even want to destroy Aid to Needy Families so they can drive people into seeking help at their private religious «missions» where you are not allowed to eat unless you are a Christian, and so on.

There are public programs — preschool education for one — that cost money, but that seem to pay even greater dividends.

We have a meritocracy of money in which good public education is passed on from one generation to the next.

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This all comes on the heels of what was evidently a dispiriting meeting with Illinois governor Bruce Rauner, which Chance initiated in hopes that he'd be able to get some weight behind a bill that would funnel money into public education.

If Santa Clausism became the dominant «religion» of the country, tried to influence the government, inst / itute laws and public policies and demand that it be taught in public education - start every school day with a reading from «Twas the Night Before Christmas» and have «Ho Ho Ho» on your money - I'm just betting that you would have something to say about it on an internet forum and elsewhere!

Collected for the most part by industrialized countries, where the principal financial markets are located, this money could be used to help struggle against inequalities, to promote education and public health in poor countries, and for food security and sustainable development.

Should I have the money, and a child in the public education system, I belive I could take the issue to court and win that educators must always preface any remark that deals with the theory of evolution with statements such as: «it is thought» or «there is reason to believe» or some or qualifying statement indicating that it is just a theory, not fact.

CIS Wake will use the money to further its mission of reducing Wake County Public School System's dropout rate and preparing students for post-secondary education and careers.

In fact, according to the Education Market Association, an estimated 99.5 percent of all public school teachers» use their own money to equip their classrooms - to the tune of over $ 400 per year out of their own pocket.

Title II requires public schools and private schools receiving federal money to all of the rights and remedies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act7 including that of a free and appropriate education (FAPE) in the least restricting environment (LRE).11

The Oklahoma pilot Early Childhood Program combines public and private money to high - quality early care and education for children birth through age 3

U.S. education spending tops global list, study shows is an example of a source talking about the combination of public and private money, although it doesn't give a total nor define «student».

The governor himself has argued, though, that he wants the money to fund education, including a proposed plan that would provide free tuition at public colleges for families that earn less than $ 125,000.

Skelos, a Republican from Nassau County, said he would prefer to see the money for a public financing system to go to education.

One is an education tax credit that would give donors a tax break for funding scholarships to allow poor children to attend private schools, and also for money given to extra curricular programs at public schools.

He is known as a committed advocate for public education, and co-founded the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which won billions of dollars for city schools from the state, though most of that money has never materialized.

They decide how much money goes to children's education, to public safety, to transportation, to health, and to public welfare.

Beyond protecting the money that goes to public education, Root said the association ensures its members» collective bargaining rights are upheld and they're working under a contract.

An ongoing independent poll of 143,000 working people being conducted for Unite, Britain's biggest union, shows that immigration is in fact ranked last as an issue of concern with working people's top worries being money problems, the rising cost of living, cuts to public services, stress, education and housing.

We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.

Robin's platform will focus on single payer health care, economic equality, police and criminal justice reform, housing for all, humane immigration reform, better public education, LGBTQ rights and ending the influence of money on politics.

Nixon, an actress known for her role in the HBO series «Sex and the City» is a prominent advocate for public education funding and has often pushed Albany to spend more money on schools, criticizing Cuomo's stance on funding issues.

Companies will be encouraged to apply for up to # 250 million of public money to participate in a new»em ployer ownership» pilot, giving them more influence over how apprenticeship education is carried out.

«Cuomo ridicules increased spending on public education as «throwing money at a problem.»

«It's outrageous that Palin wants to turn down Alaskans» fair share of federal stimulus money for education, public safety, unemployment services and health programs,» said State Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

It proposes setting up several state operated charitable funds, which would distribute the money to things like healthcare, helping the homeless, and public education.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who chairs the powerful Committee on Finance, suggested the city could lose precious monies for the NYPD for its non-cooperation on immigration issues, while the public hospital network could suffer if the president repeals the Obama - era Affordable Care Act and the school system might lose funding under the policies of U.S. Secretary of Education - designate Betsy DeVos.

«The truth is that New York dedicates more money per pupil to education than any other state — including over $ 25.8 billion in this year's budget,» Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, said in a statement, «and we'll continue to work to strengthen our public schools and provide New York children with the education they deserve.»

Money from the fund supports some of the state's most important safety net programs --» the State's Medicaid program, Family Health Plus, workforce recruitment and retention, the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program, Child Health Plus (CHP), Graduate Medical Education, AIDS programs, disproportionate share payments to hospitals and other various public health initiatives,» according to the state's financial plan.

Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.

btw, charters provide a better education than the NYC public schools and they make money to boot.

The public spending cuts will wound a sector bolstered by injections of funding under Labour from the mid-90s when money was redirected away from universities to early years learning and further education.

And it's something Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes would be a disaster for the state, assuming billions of dollars in county Medicaid costs just as the state has pulled out of the recession and is trying to spend money on more education aid, free tuition at public colleges and upgrade aging water systems.

Sen. Kathy Marchione questioned whether the money for public financing would be better spent on gap elimination aid for education, while Sen. Greg Ball threw a pointed jab at Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, wondering out loud about independent expenditure groups funded by «Soros.»

While technically the money side of social welfare is indeed not payable to illegal aliens, (1) They still get an incredibly costly (to taxpayers) set of benefits such as free public school education for their kids; law - and - order which is a public good; and medical care in ER facilities who have to treat everyone, with or without insurance.

The money gets pumped back into the state's economy through tuition dollars to public schools — and there's a direct connection between education and workforce development, he said.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos would rather spend money earmarked for the public financing of state political campaigns go to education, reiterating his opposition to a measure introduced by Speaker Sheldon Silver in the Assembly on Tuesday.

Ultimately, however, his plan falls short by allocating less than $ 1 billion in new education money this year at a time when public schools are still owed more than $ 4.4 billion in Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) funding.