Sentences with phrase «school budget cuts do»

Researchers also found that school budget cuts don't appear to have made much difference to pupil results — suggesting schools are stepping up to the challenge of operating with less cash.

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Why do we cut school budgets when these are the children that nee us most?

Klug said Wadleigh's middle school students didn't have physical education last year and lost their only guidance counselor and math coach because of budget cuts.

Haldar's suspension did coincide, however, with nearly 50 job cuts and layoffs at SUNY Poly by interim president Bahgat Sammakia, who has trimmed nearly $ 15 million from the school's budget as it seeks to stabilize its finances in the wake of Kaloyeros» departure.

Warwick school board President Dave Eaton agreed Cuomo's budget plan didn't seem to grasp the devastation this type of aid cut could cause.

A $ 223 million midyear budget cut — the amount that Gov. David Paterson is threatening to take from city schools in January — will do real damage to classrooms if a union survey of the harm already wrought by the $ 400 million in city budget cuts this fall is any indication.

Mayor Bloomberg's proposed education budget for next year does almost nothing to make up for years of cuts to programs and staff, even though the state increased school funding to city schools next year by more than 4 percent, UFT Vice President Karen Alford testified at a City Council Education Committee hearing on March 21.

He and his Nassau and Suffolk colleagues have routinely stood as one to block any attempt to cut Long Island's share of state school spending, sometimes holding up broader budget negotiations to do so.

However, I do agree that quality of education for public schools shouldn't vary, but unfortunately in NYC our teachers are paid close to nothing (constantly getting laid off because of budget cuts), as well as our NYPD.

Illinois lawmakers are considering new budgeting policies aimed at countering a frequent complaint of school officials in states with lotteries: that gaming revenues do not really help education because they are matched by cuts in funding from the regular budget.

With hard work and plenty of district support, Mesquite Elementary School has proven that budget cuts don't have to mean the end of excellence.

Given that school budget cuts, coach costs, changes in the curriculum cycle, staff cover, and health and safety legislation are largely beyond the control of out - of - the - classroom attractions, what exactly can be done to make school trips as painless and pleasurable as possible for those who want to undertake them?

Schools districts that rely on bond insurance to help them save money on the borrowing they do for construction projects and special programs could be affected by major ups and downs in that industry, at a time when many districts are already nervous about state budget cuts and a sagging national economy.

Though the school district did have to make some budget cuts for the coming year, saving money was not the primary reason for changing the schedule, according to superintendent Alwyn Thoreson.

But it did produce this nifty little debate between my friend Diane Ravitch and me, on the topic of school budget cuts.

Budget cuts and travel restrictions placed on school personnel did not dissuade more than 18,000 reading teachers and experts from around the world from meeting here last week for the 48th annual conference of the International Reading Association.

Budgetary shortfalls, school district bankruptcies, teacher and administrator layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, pension system defaults, shorter school years, ever - larger classes, faculty furloughs, fewer course electives, reduced field trips, foregone or curtailed athletics, outdated textbooks, teachers having to make do with fewer supplies, cuts in school maintenance, and other tales of fiscal woe inevitably captivate the news media, particularly during the late - spring and summer budget and appropriations seasons.

«The old - school model of a principal was thought of as a management job — making sure the building was clean, the buses were on time, teachers had money in their budget — and that model doesn't cut it anymore,» she says.

Whilst the frontline schools budget has been protected and policies such as the pupil premium allocate more funding to low income pupils, cuts to central services provided by local government will require schools to do more with less.

She was told if she didn't sign, funding for the school band might be cut from the budget.

The House Appropriations Committee last week passed a 1996 spending bill that would cut the District of Columbia's budget but does not include proposals to cut the Washington school board's salaries and...

Traditionally, school administrators do what they can to protect core academic subjects, making budget cuts in other areas when the times demand austerity.

Many private schools have the budget to do this, and since they do not have to meet government set standards, private schools are more free to embrace some of the cutting - edge pedagogies of the digital era.

And even if it does, it would not alleviate Michigan's short - term school finance ills, which includes a budget cut of $ 165 per pupil this academic year.

At the same time, these «school nurse lobbyists» wanted to encourage legislators to put more money for K - 12 education in to the state budget so that vital education programs and services do not have to be cut.

We stand together with Malloy and urge Democratic legislative leaders to come up with a more responsible budget, one that does not include reckless cuts to our schools and students, many of whom come from some of the state's most underserved communities.

In a press release sent on Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson did not hold back on criticizing President Trump's federal education budget proposal, which includes cuts to teacher training, after school programs, mental health services and additional programs.

How much more do we take away from our public school systems that are already in trouble with funding because of the promised Lotto money which was just superseded by cuts in other places in the school budget.

HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES BUDGET WITH STEEP CUTS: Doesn't include money for full - day pre-kindergarten, teacher incentive pay, arts education and numerous other school programs.

Langdon, who did not respond to Policy Watch interview requests, also pushed through a budget amendment last week to cut the schools» requested exclusions from the dropout count, but they were restored later in the day by Rep. Rob Bryan, an influential Republican from Mecklenburg County who sits on the House Education Committee.

Parent opt - out activists said MMSD teachers support the movement but are discouraged from discussing it with parents, and are especially hesitant to do so as the school district struggles with a budget shortfall and has announced sharp staffing cuts.

In a meeting with the Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool warned that classroom budget cuts would be necessary if teachers don't agree to concessions in a new contract and if state lawmakers don't come through with $ 215 million for the district's budget.

This can be hard to do, however, given the many demands on schools in this budget - cutting environment that is also focused on measurable accountability.

If we found ways to cut the rest of the budget, could SF's supervisors choose to put it into the schools even though they don't run SFUSD, an elected school board does?

From coast to coast, school districts, colleges and universities are eliminating jobs, cutting programs, raising class sizes, and doing whatever else they can to absorb budget cuts and still provide a decent education to students.

Of those schools with balanced budgets, 38 per cent did because they had made cuts and carried over a surplus.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh urged the government to protect the school budget in real terms, adding that he was concerned that the announcement did not rule more out cuts to school budgets «which are already overstretched».

First was the Prop 30 threat to cut education budgets if it did not pass, then was the huge increase in School District payments (up to 19.1 %) to shore up the teacher pension fund on the backs of our kids, now he is looking to veto AB2233!

It was one of the Governators's prize initiatives as he made simultaneous decisions, cutting DMV registration for example, that really did negatively affect the state budget and school funding.

Add in Christie's continued push for an income - tax cut, and that doesn't leave much cushion in the budget for schools, Vrancik said.

Even though they mostly talked past each other on issues like the deep budget cuts Trump has proposed and the desirability of school choice everywhere, the visit did seem to signal the end of the long war between the education department and the teachers unions over the school and teacher accountability issues that have dominated the relationship for the last 17 years or so.

(8) And finally, a town can not cut funding to the network school — even if they have to cut their own school budget — and if they do get additional state funds or raise taxes to fund their remaining schools they MUST provide the Commissioner's Network school the same proportional increase in funding even though the local board of education doesn't control the network school nor is the network school unionized.

What steps is the district taking to ensure that school sites do not experience a 3rd year in a row of mid-year budget cuts to their site budget?

Schools have been doing all they can to shield their pupils from the damage caused by # 2.8 billion being cut from school budgets since 2015, but the lack of investment is really biting.

Although it contained cuts that were painful to make and difficult for school districts and communities across the state to face, the bipartisan budget passed and signed into law in October did take steps in the direction of more equitable education funding for Connecticut's nearly 540,000 public school students.

In its review of the governor's revised May budget, the analyst also challenged the administration's assumption that schools face a $ 5 billion cut if the tax measures do not pass.

State budget cuts at any dollar level do not automatically require schools to adjust their calendars.

«Little Kids Rock does a great job getting kids excited about music, picking up the slack from budget cuts to put music programs in our schools.

In a press release State Superintendent Tom Torlakson said did not directly address the slight drop in state scores, although he did suggest that «schools across the state continued to deal with the effects of years of budget cuts and financial uncertainties throughout the 2012 - 13 school year.»

Before being decimated by budget cuts, MMSD used to do this through what were called «supplemental allocations,» which provided extra resources to our highest need schools.