Sentences with phrase «restore public school funding»

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The «Musically Mastered Menu» series pairs celebrated chefs and musicians for an intimate evening aimed at raising funds to restore music programs in public schools across the country.

Worked with the Legislature and Governor to approve legislation that continues the appointment of monitors in East Ramapo, provides new oversight authority for the monitors and the Department over the school district's budget, and provides $ 3 million in state funds to restore and expand educational programming for the public schools within the district;

But Lipton also said there is «more to do,» like restoring «progressivity» to the state's tax code, closing the carried interest tax loophole, and investing in a new «social contract» on public education that ensures full funding for schools — including universal pre-K (an early de Blasio priority)-- and restoration to the public university system to pre-recession levels.

With $ 30 billion more in state revenue, we could restore full funding for public schools and colleges, pay for the state mandates on local governments through increased revenue sharing, cut regressive local property and sales taxes, and build the infrastructure and services of the Green New Deal.

«My campaign has always been about achieving tax relief for overburdened Long Island families, fair funding for struggling school districts, and real ethics reforms to restore public faith in government.»

He ran against Hillary Clinton for Senate in 2006, receiving 1.2 percent of the vote, and his platform calls for «universal single - payer health care, fully funded public schools, tuition - free SUNY and CUNY, building a carbon - free clean energy system — all paid for by restoring progressive tax rates on Wall Street and the rich.»

Kansas lawmakers restored funding to the state's cash - strapped public schools on June 6, overriding Gov. Sam Brownback's veto to pass a bill repealing much of the governor's signature tax cuts.

MANHATTAN — Funding has been restored for thousands of new public school seats that had been on the chopping block, Schools Chancellor - to - be Dennis Walcott announced Tuesday following a day of meetings in Albany.

Today I am proud to announce that Governor Cuomo heard our call, and at a press conference today at Yonkers City Hall, the Governor and I announced new State funding that will save all programs, including art, music and sports, restore full - day pre-k, and prevent teacher layoffs at Yonkers Public Schools.

In advance of the panel's decision, Walcott announced Tuesday that funding for thousands of public school seats had been restored, adding $ 1.75 billion in funding to the department budget.

The way to cut property taxes is for the state to pay for its unfunded mandates, restore previous levels of state revenue sharing with local governments, and fully fund public schools.

Senator Michael Ranzenhofer said, «The final plan secures our fair share of state funding for our school districts in Western New York, and restores funding — initially cut under the Executive Budget proposal — to our local public libraries.

«We commend the Governor for his commitment to restore K - 12 education funding and maintain investments in targeted programs, which provide stability to all of our public schools.

That's because along with the per - pupil increase and some boosts in aid, the committee's recommendation shifts a hefty chunk of tax dollars to private voucher schools, funding that could have restored public education funding that's been lost to years of cuts.

He said the amount would restore the funding cut from public schools during the 2011 - 13 budget.

Wake County Public School officials said they're asking lawmakers to restore state funding for driver's education.

Finally, it is a simple Math Fact that our State legislature will not be able to restore full funding for our public schools until these tax breaks for the rich are repealed.

Instead, it is by complying with our state constitution and restoring a uniform system of fully funded public schools so that every student has an opportunity to receive a quality education including a fully qualified teacher and low class sizes so that struggling students can get the help they need to succeed in school and succeed in life.

Chicago Public Schools announced a modest per - school spending bump for schools in 2018 - 19 that will allow principals to maintain staff levels, cover salary increases for unionized teachers and restore special education fSchools announced a modest per - school spending bump for schools in 2018 - 19 that will allow principals to maintain staff levels, cover salary increases for unionized teachers and restore special education fschools in 2018 - 19 that will allow principals to maintain staff levels, cover salary increases for unionized teachers and restore special education funding.

In the absence of public funding, schools have created sophisticated fundraising arms to restore and retain teachers; to cover program essentials, such as new instruments and art supplies; and to recruit instructors from outside the schools.