Sentences with phrase «public school budgets like»

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Chance recently gave Chicago Public Schools $ 1,000,000 out of his own pocket, and argued that it's the schools and local students that need resources like a pool and museum — items that are apparently in the budget for the police aSchools $ 1,000,000 out of his own pocket, and argued that it's the schools and local students that need resources like a pool and museum — items that are apparently in the budget for the police aschools and local students that need resources like a pool and museum — items that are apparently in the budget for the police academy.

For our public schools beleaguered by budget cuts, teacher layoffs, scandals, it seems like another nail in the coffin.

Philip Blonde takes an almost Democratic Republican ideology towards public service reform in advocating using social entreprises to manage schools, hospitals, sure start centres etc, which would be democratically connected to all other schools etc through out the country and collectively elect the central management who allocate budget spending to each and every school etc. http://www.respublica.org.uk/publications/ownership-state It sounds more like a radical libertarian socialist solution to public services than a free market conservative solution to public services.

The proposal, for the final budget of Mr. de Blasio's first term, provided a blueprint of sorts for a potential second term with big - ticket investments — including an additional $ 1.9 billion in capital spending to create more apartments for some of the poorest New Yorkers — and long - term plans, like tens of millions of dollars to start a preschool program for 3 - year - olds in city public schools, and new spending on homeless shelters.

Many of these budget cuts (like closing down state parks and cutting funding to public schools) were rampant and have cast an unfavorable light on politicians in Albany in the eyes of many New Yorkers.

I'd like to begin by thanking Daniel Dromm and the Education Committee for holding this hearing and ensuring that important budget issues involving our neighborhood public schools get the attention they deserve.

Although some progress had been made since the horrors of unhealthy school lunches had been made public by folks like celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, interest in hot lunch had plummeted to a dismal 43 percent of students, with schools losing money and making up costs from other parts of the budget.

While Senate Bill 1 was a step toward long - term sustainability, it significantly increased the financial burden on public entities like school districts, straining the rest of their budgets.

Like all public schools, a significant majority of our budget is provided by the State through its per - pupil tuition reimbursement policy.

As essential costs like teacher pay, facilities upkeep, and insurance costs rise annually without any increase in support, public charter schools are stretching already tight budgets to their limit.

California, like Connecticut has been facing extraordinary budget problems that have resulted in raising taxes, laying off teachers and cutting instructional programs in public schools.

In North Carolina, the push for charters is coming as the state grapples separately with a $ 1.9 to $ 2.4 billion budget shortfall that will result in drastic cuts to the state's public schools, with proposals like eliminating most teachers» aides positions in classrooms or cutting early education programs being considered.

In North Carolina, the push for charters is coming as the state grapples separately with a $ 2.4 billion budget shortfall that will likely result in drastic cuts to the state's public schools, with proposals like eliminating teacher's aides positions in classrooms or cutting out Smart Start and More At Four early education programs already on the table.

Like many states around the country, Nevada's public retirement plan also creates external fiscal constraints on school districts» budgets, and the ESA program could potentially loosen those constraints.

Just like other public schools, charters are also being affected by the persistent budget crisis and looming cuts.

However, as a current employee at a public charter school, like in traditional schools, Ms. Spells indicated that often times there isn't access to financial resources due to extremely tight budgets.

Sen. David Simmons, an Altamonte Springs Republican who chairs the upper chamber's education budget committee, has proposed a bill that would give traditional public schools access to additional funding for «wraparound» social services like health care.

I do feel that if you can actually visit places — like you've got a great museum that's in your town, or if your school district has the resources to take your students to Washington D.C. or a national park — definitely take that opportunity first, but you know school budgets are, you know, not always the (especially in a public school district like I teach) sometimes you're kind of limited.

This year in Chicago Public Schools has been rough on budgets, but E4E - Chicago teacher leaders like Lacey Clayborn, an eighth grade math teacher at Howe School of Excellence, are planning and executing events around the city to appreciate their colleagues who thrive in the face of adversity.

Risking students» futures Like nearly all public school districts, Stratford faces a budget deficit created primarily by cuts in state aid.

Second, we must lead the struggle for a sustainable public education system by holding all publicly - funded schools, district and charter, to common sense standards, like equity and access for all students, transparency in all budgets, joint decision - making, and unionization rights for all workers.

I would like to see their budget against the public school next door handling the same students.

More importantly, the voucher was baked into the existing budget for public education, allowing parents to take money the state would otherwise spend on schools and use it on things like private - school tuition, tutoring, and even homeschooling.

However, just like a regular public school, a portion of the affiliated school's budget is deducted in return for administrative services provided by the district.

take funds out of district budgets» but in N.J. school aid passes from traditional schools to charters, just like special education out - of - district placements, which is a dumb and divisive way of funding alternative public schools.

Moreover, as states shell out over $ 80 billion in breaks, they are simultaneously drastically cutting public services, like school budgets.

Oliver doesn't want to «take funds out of district budgets» but in N.J. school aid passes from traditional schools to charters, just like special education out - of - district placements, which is a dumb and divisive way of funding alternative public schools.

The start of the Tennessee legislative session sometimes feels like the movie Groundhog Day, with voucher proponents bringing legislation every year to shift public dollars away from public school budgets and toward private schools.

But, I digress... Pete had just tweeted a snarky put down of students protesting budget cuts in the Chicago Public Schools, and I asked him why he was always criticizing teachers and students, and why he never used his bully pulpit to critique any charter school operators — like Steve Ingersoll, who used his charter school as a personal ATM, committing fraud and embezzlement along the way — given that they are doing a lot more damage than teachers and kids.

In the media, Aspire Public Schools have been mentioned, surprisingly, in opposition to budget cuts of district schools, even if more funding is directed towards charter schools like their own (Toll et.al, USA Schools have been mentioned, surprisingly, in opposition to budget cuts of district schools, even if more funding is directed towards charter schools like their own (Toll et.al, USA schools, even if more funding is directed towards charter schools like their own (Toll et.al, USA schools like their own (Toll et.al, USA Today).

Kerry Crutchfield, the former budget director for the Winston - Salem / Forsyth County Schools, explains what it looks like in practice, detailing how the increased cost of mandatory employee benefits eats away at public school budgets.

«There is a sense that a brief plateau has been reached as they await more comprehensive device adoption; school librarians are not seeing the overwhelming demand from students that public libraries have been seeing, nor do they have the budget to invest as heavily as they might like in new technologies,» the report explains.

Sadly, although laws like the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, or AHERA, exist to regulate asbestos in public spaces like schools, agencies like the EPA are hamstrung to enforce laws due to budgeting and loopholes, allowing state agencies to apply for waivers when it comes to asbestos abatement.

When my two boys attended our neighborhood public school, I witnessed the dire results of budget cuts — programs like art, music, and electives were cut, class sizes increased, and teachers began leaving the profession.