Some compelling evidence points to a decline in
public school spending caused by the Great Recession.
Not exact matches
Long Island's
public schools, after more than $ 80 million
spent on cleanup, repairs and renovations from damage
caused by Superstorm Sandy, still lack adequate safeguards against flooding and power losses that
caused massive disruptions of classes five years ago, educators said.
For a program that
spent a fraction of the per pupil amount
spent in DC
public schools, these results are
cause for celebration.
Proponents of Initiative 42 argued that the state needs to
spend more on education; that
schools are not receiving enough money from taxpayers and this is the
cause of our
public education woes.
«
Schools should not be forced to
spend public funds intended to provide educational services to all children on an unnecessary placement for one child or on increased legal fees
caused by excessive litigation.»
«For parents concerned about the harm being
caused by this increasing focus on testing, «opting out» is a powerful option — a kind of civil disobedience in response to a testing regime imposed by politicians, many of whom haven't
spent any significant time in a
public school classroom.»
The press conference highlighted the crisis LA
public schools face, the
causes, and community solutions such as community
schools, increasing revenues and per pupil
spending, and utilizing the contract bargaining process to win victories for the entire
school community.