Sentences with phrase «redistribute state school funding»

Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy's proposal to redistribute state school funding from wealthier areas to struggling cities has sparked opposition from well - off towns that are concerned about footing more of the bill.

Not exact matches

But the state is in a budget crisis, with school funding a central issue as Gov. Dannel Malloy seeks to overhaul the state formula to redistribute money to districts in need.

Any voucher - type proposal that relies on funds currently appropriated to Title I would not simply shift funds from public to private schools — it would significantly redistribute federal funds within states across school districts, and within districts across public schools, reducing progressivity.

Currently, school districts in the United States spend $ 18 billion annually on professional development for teachers, 52 and the 50 largest school districts spend $ 18,000 per teacher per year.53 New research questions whether these funds are being spent effectively, as many forms of professional development have been shown to have little to no effect on teacher practice or student learning.54 Redistributing some of the funding currently used for one - off workshops and other less effective professional development activities to more school - based collaborative learning time could make it possible to provide teachers with increased time to collaborate and plan.

It shows that state - level school finance reforms markedly increased the progressivity of school spending, and that this increase was not accomplished by redistributing money from rich to poor districts, but rather by increasing state funding across the board, with larger increases in low - income districts.