Sentences with phrase «restored education funding»

They are asking for $ 10,000 more per teacher over the next several years and $ 200 million in restored education funding.

The top - dollar item to be rejected was $ 419 million in restored education funding that Paterson castigated as an election year gimmick.

Thankfully, there's still time for them to restore education funding in the final budget; and we hope Sen. Aubertine will do the right thing.

«We had hoped that Albany would restore education funding, They did not.

The purpose of Amendment 23 was to begin to reverse a trend of more than ten years of declining real funding of Colorado public education by gradually restoring education funding to the equivalent of 1988 levels, as adjusted for inflation, by 2010 - 11, and to prevent further erosion of education finance from the effects of TABOR and the Gallagher Amendment.

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Refusing to save money on the backs of our children, we restored $ 100 million in education funding.

We promised to restore funding to our health and education systems - which we did with the passing of the Interim Supply Act.

Restoring funding to health, education and human services: Check.

Such steps would free funds which could be used to lift the level of excellence in the education of the young, thereby restoring balance and establishing equity.

Remember: He executed the first veto — of $ 419 million worth of education aid, the bulk of the $ 519 million worth of funding restored by the Legislature that he nixed — on the same day the Assembly and Senate passed the first bills of their two - way deal.

«The question that we should ask is how can you inherit a budget deficit of 9.3 % of GDP, proceed to reduce taxes, bring down inflation, bring down interest rates, increase economic growth (from 3.6 % to 7.9 %), increase your international reserves, maintain relative exchange rate stability, reduce the debt to GDP ratio and the rate of debt accumulation, pay almost half of arrears inherited, stay current on obligations to statutory funds, restore teacher and nursing training allowances, double the capitation grant, implement free senior high school education and yet still be able to reduce the fiscal deficit from 9.3 % to an estimated 5.6 % of GDP?

My budget uses park fees to restore the shortfall in funding for county expenses such as the fire service's vocational education and extensions board, and youth programs throughout our legislative districts.»

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.

Twenty - six minutes later, he cast the deciding vote, pushing through a budget that restores some Say Yes to Education funding while retaining the mayor's proposed 5.38 percent property tax rate hike.

Cuomo also panned the Senate GOP's proposal to use the $ 500 million worth of education aid for which he wants districts to compete to restore some of the $ 1.5 billion in funding cuts.

This plan restores stability to education funding now and in the future, ensuring that our schools and educators have the resources they need.

In the fight back against the cuts, and to make sure our kids get the education they deserve, the New York State United Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the needededucation they deserve, the New York State United Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the neededEducation have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the needed funding.

The governor has said he's open to legislative proposals to restore some of his proposed $ 1.5 billion education funding cuts, but only if that doesn't increase overall spending in the budget.

«The governor moved more than anyone could have anticipated,» said Billy Easton of the Alliance for Quality Education, one of the groups pushing to restore school aid and social service funding cut over the last three years of fiscal crisis.

Rep. Jason Rojas, the House chairman of the finance, revenue and bonding committee, said lawmakers are looking to restore cuts in education funding, municipal aid and the popular Medicare Savings Program that has figured in a budget battle between the legislature and Malloy.

«Phil has put forward a responsible plan to restore New Jersey's fiscal standing while ensuring we meet our obligations, fund public education, and provide property tax relief,» said Murphy campaign spokesman Derek Roseman.

The UFT's other legislative priorities this year include new curriculum and teacher training aligned with the education standards that are being developed; restored funding for Teacher Centers statewide; additional funding for community schools and the Positive Learning Collaborative; closing tax loopholes to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share; and increased investment in technology and career and technical education programs.

Excerpt: «To restore California's former preeminence: Fully funded tuition free public education par excellence bar none from pre-k through 16 for all.

The agreement also restores funding for such at - risk programs as arts education, academic literacy, adult education and early childhood education.

The restored funding would benefit schools, including New York City schools, schools for the deaf and blind, and summer schools for special education students.

The deal also includes $ 86 million in restored funding for higher education, including for SUNY and CUNY community colleges, as well as $ 15 million more for homeless programs — which a spokesman for the mayor said would likely not be enough to fund the Advantage program, which provides subsidies to help the homeless move out of shelters and into homes.

He said he is running to try to restore funding for his district and to help reform state education and public transportation.

The legislation, signed into law on Tuesday, restores funding for what NASA calls education and public outreach (E / PO) programs operated by SOFIA and dozens of other scientific missions.

The Golden State's new Local Control Funding Formula is restoring education money cut during the recent recession.

Restoring funds and allocating funding for new investments in public education is needed after years of cuts that squeezed budgets that were hit very hard during the Great Recession.

Puerto Rico's education secretary, Julia Keleher, says the Restart funds will help restore normal conditions in schools, The Orlando Sentinel reports.

During the 2014 budget session, we joined forces with other education advocacy groups and organized a campaign to share student stories about school funding shortfalls and ensure the legislature restored school investment to more adequate, pre-Recessionary levels.

«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.

Congress's much anticipated bipartisan spending bill partially restores funding to education programs that was cut in 2013 as part of sequestration, but it doesn't fully return funding to the presequestration levels of FY12.

The total demand for and resulting cost of the Pell Grant program grew exponentially between 2007 and 2011 as a result of more Americans enrolling in college and lower family incomes during the Great Recession.58 In 2011, to compensate for an inadequate reserve to fund the growing demand of Pell Grants, Congress cut year - round Pell Grant eligibility, which was restored this year, and eliminated graduate student subsidized loans.59 This affected the student aid packages of students nationwide.60 By cutting the Pell Grant reserve, President Trump and Secretary DeVos risk the ability to fund future upticks in Pell Grant demand, thereby requiring either future reductions to eligibility, lower awards, or cuts to other education programs.

«Wealthy anti-union advocates like David Welch, the funder of this suit, are obscuring the real problems of public education, which are best addressed by restoring funding to programs that ensure student success.

Most, but not all, federal education funds lost through sequestration are restored for the current federal fiscal year.

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.

As Americans face $ 1.2 trillion in student loan debt, Pell Grants need to be increased for low - income students and states need to restore much - needed funding to public higher education.

Once this information is documented on the student's individual education program (IEP) and transition plan, all postsecondary institutions receiving federal funding are obligated under federal law to consider the accommodation (An Act to Restore the Intent and Protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 2008).

There has been wide support among education and business advocates for extending and even increasing the sales tax — viewed by many as a crucial step toward restoring hundreds of millions of dollars of education - funding cuts following the 2008 recession.

During her freshmen year in the California State Legislature, five of seven of her successful bills were related to education, including ACR 45 urging lawmakers and the governor to restore funding to early childhood education, and AB 56 requiring standards for installing carbon monoxide devices in schools.

(Note: On April 12, Gov. Ducey proposed to increase teacher pay by 20 percent by 2020, but the proposal didn't include education support professionals and didn't address the requirement that school funding be restored to pre-recession levels.

With both the House and Senate having passed their respective education bills, NSBA remains steadfast in working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to pass a final bill that restores community ownership to local school boards, maximizes federal funding for Title I, and excludes private vouchers, tuition tax credits, or existing voucher programs.

Any 2018 education agenda should focus on restoring adequate funding to our schools, increasing efforts to improve the recruitment and retention of educators, and providing the necessary supports to give low - income students the tools needed to succeed.

The 1988 funding levels were not based upon a valid analysis of the actual costs of providing a constitutionally adequate, quality education; and there is no basis to conclude that merely restoring the 1988 funding level will provide funding sufficient to meet the mandates of the Education Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated Steducation; and there is no basis to conclude that merely restoring the 1988 funding level will provide funding sufficient to meet the mandates of the Education Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated StEducation Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated Steducation reform legislation, or the Consolidated State Plan.

Oklahoma will not lose control over a portion of its federal funding next year, according to state officials, who announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Education has restored the state's waiver from the 2001 accountability law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

After a protracted back - and - forth that included a district - union dust - up over absenteeism, State Education Commissioner John King is restoring a pot of federal funds to Buffalo.

The judge not only ordered the state to make sure «school needs» drive school funding, but also to: intervene with «unconditional authority» in troubled districts, restore the meaning of high school graduation, end arbitrary spending on special education and stop churning out «uselessly perfect teacher evaluations.»

Finally, the WASB urged Congress to prioritize funding for IDEA (special education) and Title I (assistance to districts and schools serving with low - income children) and restore cuts to federal Impact Aid proposed in the President's recommended budget.