Sentences with phrase «school aid formula»

It is an open secret that the state's stew of school aid formulas is as much political as it is mathematical.

«Under either scenario, current law school aid formulas remain in place,» the board wrote.

Changes to the summer school aid formula will assist those districts that have students who need extra time to achieve at high levels.

«As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Oppenheimer should be leading efforts to reform the state school aid formula so districts do not have to endure billions in cuts any given year and can operate within the confines of a local property tax cap,» said Cohen.

A massive rewrite of the state's current school aid formula pending in the House of Representatives — Senate Bill 16 — has generated a great deal of interest and controversy.

As Temporary President / Republican Conference Leader in the Senate (not «Majority Leader» as referenced in Lhota's statement) Skelos has often acted in ways that most New York City residents would consider against their interests, including elimination of the commuter tax, blocking a vote on a fracking ban and pushing school aid formulas to benefit suburban districts over the City.

The Citizens Budget Commission said in its analysis of the governor's proposal that Cuomo «fails» to improve school aid formulas and favors wealthier districts.

Taking a different tack, Cuomo proposes eliminating the phase - in of the decade - old school aid formula that would have eventually paid out the money owed under the CFE lawsuit.

Cuomo would transfer most of that cost to local school districts, the way other special education programs are funded through a complex school aid formula that takes into account district taxpayers» relative wealth.

The Regents will also push for a more equitable school aid formula and for some adjustments in the implementation of the Common Core academic standards, Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said in a statement.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana has signed into law a measure that he believes will satisfy a court order requiring the state to find a new school aid formula.

«Our entire school aid formula is based on the idea of per pupil funding which says that the more pupils you have, the more money you get.

But we all know what should be done: Illinois needs to revise its antiquated school aid formula to better reflect the needs of our diverse state.

Hawkins blasted Cuomo for refusing to fully fund the Foundation Aid for schools and for fighting in court against two lawsuits seeking an equitable and adequate state school aid formula.

These parents could have helped in your own personal education as to how the current school aid formula is destroying that school district and you would have had an opportunity to explain to them why you haven't done anything about it.

The Greens have called for Foundation Aid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schools).

But Tresidder emphasizes the need for mandate relief and adjustments to the school aid formula to go with it.

Vos said replacing money generated from the property tax levy with state dollars is a better approach to property tax relief than trying to do it through the school aid formula, which he said results in winners and losers across the state.

CHANGE the school aid formula so Westchester gets its fair share.

She looks to a second term with solid goals: revising the school aid formula to better reflect local wealth; expanding the local energy supply to allow this region to continue growing; and tackling campaign finance reform, including advocating limits on spending, not just contributions.

She looks to a second term with solid goals: revising the school aid formula to better reflect local wealth; expanding the local energy supply to allow this

Timbs lauded Cuomo's proposal to begin consolidation, but said instead of adding another round of categorical aid, funding for pre-Kindergarten should be included in the state's school aid formula, distributed based on district - need.

Lawmakers instead made modest changes to the school aid formula that attempt to boost the system's legal standing while providing slightly more funding to poorer schools.

Additional amendments required private school students to take the state's standardized tests and the state to fully fund its school aid formula before implementing the scholarship program.

The Committee is directed to study the state school aid formula and related aspects of school finance and recommend appropriate adjustments.

This off formula funding tends to distort the equalizing aspects of the school aid formula and give more money to property wealthy districts and their taxpayers.

It is because choice students aren't counted in the state's school aid formula.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers welcomed a review of the school aid formula.

State Superintendent Tony Evers proposed changes to the school aid formula that would address some of the difficulties facing rural schools.

There's talk of changing the school aid formula, which could benefit CPS.

Refused to engage in the charade that N.J. can possibly fund the school aid formula without the baby step of eliminating the archaic line item of «Adjustment Aid.»