Sentences with phrase «said about education funding»

She said about education funding, «That gap now between our richest schools and our poorest schools is wider under Governor Cuomo than it has ever been before, and that's got to stop.»

Not exact matches

VICTORIA — Christy Clark's eleventh - hour education funding isn't about kids, it's about bad headlines, say the New Democrats.

It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;

«Our original budget assumed we would get this money,» said Megna, who said the state actually budgeted for about $ 1.6 billion to $ 1.8 billion in federal Medicaid and education funding in early January.

«It's clearly an example of when you talk to voters about issues they care about, you cross party lines on issues like education and funding,» Pellegrino said.

UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said such courses will be «starved of funds» and warned that higher education was about to enter an era «in which many arts - based and teaching - focused institutions, which rely on public funding far more than the larger research - intensive universities, will face an uncertain future».

Compared to when he announced the Buffalo Billion, Cuomo spoke less about region specific initiatives this year --- but Upstate Mayors Byron Brown and Lovely Warren say the governor's focus on things like education funding, infrastructure and economic development remain important to their cities.

«We also will focus on things that women care about, such as creating jobs for women and their families, funding education so their children get the best education possible,» Young said.

But Kolb says he knows talks are going on about the top two remaining issues, renewing New York City's rent laws and an education tax credit for donors who give up to a million dollars to fund scholarships for poor children in private schools and fund afterschool activities at public schools.

The mayor raised the issue of the $ 15.2 billion MTA capital budget deficit and the state's failure to abide by a 2007 settlement that promised additional education funds to the city — saying arguments about lean economic times no longer hold water.

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.

There are a number of areas where the state could step up its funding, Choi said, but as an example, he suggested an increase in adult literation education, noting that there's current about 3.5 million New Yorkers who don't have English proficiency or a GED.

Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat and chair of the Committee on Higher Education, said that funds would have been better allocated to operating aid for CUNY, but did not think there was anything inappropriate about the governor requesting support from members of the system.

After releasing his $ 77.7 billion preliminary budget, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio raised the issue of the $ 15.2 billion MTA capital budget deficit and the state's failure to abide by the 2007 CFE settlement that promised additional education funds to the city, saying arguments about lean economic times no longer hold water.

«I believe the Assembly is making a real srtatement about the state devoting greater dollars to education and I believe they're doing so because they know a tax cap will make it impossible for local communities to fund education,» Iannuzzi said.

What you say here about education funds could be said about any major budget line — education, medicaid, welfare, roads, and so on.There are always those who demand cuts and those who lobby to have the funds increased.

She said the government had «recognised» concerns raised during the general election about school funding and that the extra investment would mean schools could «offer a world - class education to every single child».

«The governor repeatedly says «money doesn't matter» in education, but when it comes to giving funding to privately - run charter schools, it's all about the money.»

«We're overly concerned about things like funding for education, highways roads and bridges,» said Flanagan who says it's more «prudent» to address ethics reforms after the budget is finished.

City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) said she focused on domestic violence, sanitation, education and parks in doling out her about $ 629,000 in discretionary funds this year.

«I'm sure that he's intending it to cloak his other positions, like less funding in an already underfunded system of education in New York state, and his other positions about getting rid of due process and his very Wisconsin Walker - like positions about collective bargaining,» Weingarten said.

Educational Justice Political Action Committee, which formed to «address the major disparities that exist in education funding and quality» citywide, said it interviewed dozens of Council candidates about their education stances before endorsing 13 of them.

The media whirlwind began when newly appointed Education Secretary Justine Greening said the government should be «open minded» about the opening of new grammar schools - state funded schools that select pupils based on an examination at age 11.

«Declaring education to be an implicit fundamental right would raise difficult constitutional questions about other essentials such as food, shelter, and health care,» say Lindseth, Testani, and Peifer, as well as questions about the adequacy of school funding levels about which education researchers do not agree.

Deborah Lamb OBE, Deputy Chief Executive at Historic England said: «We are delighted that the Department for Education has extended the funding for our Heritage Schools programme to 2020, so even more children can learn about and enjoy the heritage of where they live.

Moving on to what people think about education and schools, Page said that overall, concern about education is drifting downwards and that it is actually pupil behaviour and discipline that is the biggest issue (at 17 per cent) followed by funding (nine per cent) rather than standards and attainment.

«Newspapers wax eloquently about education, but when push comes to shove [in the public's eyes]... if [funding education] involves raising the taxes, forget about it,» Jackson said.

«It's not just about wealth, but [about] the effort a state makes,» said Bruce Baker, professor at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, who outlined the ways in which the U.S. funding system is suffering.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Now that districts have more flexibility in how they use their resources under the Local Control Funding Formula, «we wanted to seize the moment» to steer the conversation about how to reform education toward community schools, Niebuhr said.

campaign over school funding shortages say that if the government is serious about promoting social mobility in education, then it needs to look at how low funding seems to mirror low mobility.

«If you connected state funding with federal funding, then you're talking about a backpack with enough money in it to really empower choice,» said Mr. Whitehurst, director of education policy at the Brookings Institution.

When asked about charter schools, Vermont's Deputy Secretary of Education said she did not support charter schools saying «No I don't think we need them... The state's longtime tradition of allowing public funding to flow to private, non-religious schools when a community does not have a public school... provides enough flexibility.»

Announcing the funding, education secretary Justine Greening said: «This fund is about helping schools raise their performance by investing in evidence - led work, targeted at those areas where it will make the most difference.

Commissioners and county staff have said they strongly support public education, but they have concerns that the school system annually has about $ 20 million to $ 25 million in unspent local funds that aren't part of the school system's fund balance.

«When we talk about whether or not education is the great equalizer, I don't even think we can ever get there, if the funding system is so unequal and inequitable,» Hinojosa said.

DeVos also demonstrated utter confusion about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act during her confirmation hearing in January, saying that states should be allowed to decide whether schools should get taxpayer funding if they do not follow federal law.

«This new report from the Education Policy Institute confirms what the National Education Union has been saying about the impact of the Government's real terms cuts to educationEducation Policy Institute confirms what the National Education Union has been saying about the impact of the Government's real terms cuts to educationEducation Union has been saying about the impact of the Government's real terms cuts to educationeducation funding.

Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said the report's findings confirmed a «lack of transparency» about academy funding arrangements.

The Education Secretary Justine Greening says there needs to be a more honest debate about the cost of scrapping fees - both in financial terms to the public finances and in removing the funding for extra places.

The Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) released a statement saying that as a group they are «gravely concerned about the proposed Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) funding.

I think about the visits from the Policy Director of the New Teacher Project, and the former aide to New York City charter operator, Eva Moskowitz, who said she was moving to Portland and trying to set up a chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, the pro-charter, hedge - fund driven organization.

«I remain highly concerned about several of the president's other education proposals in the budget request, including freezes in funding for Title I and [the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act],» he said in an emailed seducation proposals in the budget request, including freezes in funding for Title I and [the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act],» he said in an emailed sEducation Act],» he said in an emailed statement.

Now I know you are going to jump on that last comment and get all worked up over it and say I am probably corporate education reform person, but what you should do is think about what you would do differently, if contracts, and funding were not a factor what education system would you create, what would it look like?

«The significance of the fair is that it is an opportunity for the school to host an activity that allows school staff to learn more about and honor the students and their families» cultures,» says Denise Alston, an analyst and trainer with the National Education Association (NEA) Priority Schools Campaign who helped coordinate funding for the event.

In Winston - Salem / Forsyth Schools, an urban district that's seeing a prevalence rate of about one percentage point over the state funded rate, it's become increasingly difficult to recruit special education teachers, says finance director Kerry Crutchfield.

In that same hearing, DeVos avoided a question about a religious school in Indiana that gets voucher funds but will not admit children of same sex couples, saying only «The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children's schooling and education decisions... Too many children today are trapped in schools that don't work for them.

«Hopefully this will start to have our policymakers and our public start to think about how we redefine education to stop talking about school type and start focusing on how we fund kids and how we get quality,» says Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice President Robert Enlow.

The pro-charter and hedge fund backed group «Democrats» for Education Reform (DFER) immediately released a response saying, it was «highly disappointing and seemed to reinforce fears about how her endorsements from both major teachers unions would affect her K - 12 platform.»