Sentences with phrase «school budget fights»

Such school budget fights are not just happening in Los Angeles.

Not exact matches

The budget resolution backed by Republicans in the state Senate on Thursday rejects $ 1 billion in tax increases while also seeking to spend $ 265 million on fighting the opioid addiction epidemic and bolster school security in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida.

Meanwhile, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos told the NY Post he's prepared to fight on behalf of charter schools during the ongoing budget negotiations with Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

Several central and northern New York legislators are praising the state's new budget as a win for the region's schools, but they say it was a hard - fought battle that is not over yet.

Fights over a new fee on opioid sales, school safety issues, education requirements for yeshivas and the amount of taxes that should be extracted from a major health insurance sale remained some of the sticking points late Thursday in efforts to finalize a $ 168 billion 2018 - 19 state budget.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to fight back against Washington Republicans on Tuesday with a $ 168 billion state budget proposal that lays out spending on schools and mass transit while also confronting greater uncertainty in federal funding.

The unusually high percentage of school budgets that passed yesterday in spite of dire predictions by everyone from Gov. David Paterson on down has become fodder for the teachers union and its allies in the fight to restore $ 1.4 billion worth of education cuts proposed by the governor.

When de Blasio unveiled his $ 78.3 billion executive budget on May 7, he touted investments in affordable housing, struggling schools, and fighting homelessness, while firmly rejecting the Council's call to to hire additional police officers.

Even a meeting over the school budget turned into a battleground last night for the continuing fight over Lancaster schools use of Redskins as the sports team nickname.

It's time our elected officials stand up for public school students and fight for this funding in the current state budget.»

The state's teachers union is already gearing up for a major fight this budget season on education issues after Cuomo declared he wanted to end the «public monopoly» on education through a strengthening of charter schools.

The Middletown school board is working to develop a new school district budget while fighting a $ 6 million deficit.

ALBANY - ALBANY — Setting up a budget fight on education, the Democrat - led state Assembly said Thursday it opposed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's call for a tuition hike at state universities and favored boosting aid to K - 12 schools by $ 2.1 billion — more than double the increase the governor suggested.

While Buffalo schools are looking for millions of dollars more from Albany in the annual school aid budget fight, the district is diving into the intricacies of its spending and hoping to knock millions off its costs.

The Buffalo school board kept busy Wednesday night, fighting through rancor and angry disputes to pass a budget while continuing the battle over how to find a new superintendent.

Past efforts have included fighting for more education funding in the state budget and better governance rules over city schools.

«This budget agreement was hard - fought and we deeply appreciate the tenacious commitment of Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader [John] Flanagan and Coalition Leader [Jeffrey] Klein to treat public charter school students fairly,» said James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Cschool students fairly,» said James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School CSchool Center.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

Cuomo has previously fought to include changes to the way public school teachers are evaluated into the budget, and on Sunday, said his budget would include language renewing the 421 - a subsidy for housing developers.

While Mayor Michael Bloombergâ $ ™ s $ 68.7 billion proposed budget poses no threats to teaching positions, the cuts to firehouses, after - school programs and the libraryâ $ ™ s budget have some in Queens rallying for another fight.

Educators and parent leaders from Brooklyn's PS / IS 180 and PS 231, the District 75 school with which it shares space, held an early - morning «Black Friday» protest against budget cuts and layoffs on June 17 as part of the ongoing series of «Fight Back Friday» demonstrations at schools around the city.

The UFT is airing a TV ad to enlist the public's support in the fight to block the catastrophic budget cuts pending in Albany that threaten city schools.

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The hearing marked a major departure from the budget process under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when Council members fought cuts Bloomberg repeatedly proposed to fire houses, libraries, and after school programs.

55) «Fist Fight» Smart Rating: 28.25 Release date: Friday, February 17, 2017 Genre: Comedy Starring: Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan Description: On the last day before summer vacation, high school teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) tries his best to keep it together amid senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that threaten his job.

Community and board members are taking a stand, fighting to reinstate music programs cut from school budgets over the last decade.

Whether it's opposing budget cuts or school closings, working with community partners or organizing to make sure special ed students get the services they're entitled to, the union is fighting for our children, our schools and our members.

Schools will have to fight for significant increases in next fiscal year's budgets, according to lawmakers and analysts preparing for the 2005 legislative sessions, some of which begin this week.

As the discussion and debate over next year's Boston Public Schools budget begins, the Boston Education Justice Alliance is fighting for the schools our communities dSchools budget begins, the Boston Education Justice Alliance is fighting for the schools our communities dschools our communities deserve.

In 2012, as the state begins another round of difficult budget discussions and negotiations, we will continue to fight for improved funding for charter schools.

Pennsylvania has the largest funding gap between wealthy and low - income school districts of any state in the country, a problem exacerbated by the current impasse in the state budget fight.

In Connecticut, schools, parents, and children are still fighting the proposed $ 11 million dollar budget cuts to the charter school community.

Tuck said he believes the state «absolutely» has to increase funding for schools and will fight hard to direct revenue from the legal cannabis industry into the education budget.

«We're going to have more to say on schools funding very shortly but what I can say is that I am absolutely fighting for the schools budget to be protected,» she said.

CHICAGO In recent weeks, Chicago students led several protests focused on the ongoing state budget fight and the dire need for more funding for the city's public schools.

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The weeklong teachers» strike in Chicago has crippled the nation's third - largest public school system as union leaders fought against budget cuts and a reform agenda laid out by the city's Democratic mayor, Rahm Emanuel.

Fresno youth wrapped up the 2013 - 2014 school year continuing their fight to include student and parent voice in Fresno Unified's Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and budget.

OCO leaders helped fend off $ 10 million in cuts to school site budgets and fought long and hard to win approval of Oakland SOL, Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) new multilingual middle sschool site budgets and fought long and hard to win approval of Oakland SOL, Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) new multilingual middle sSchool District's (OUSD) new multilingual middle schoolschool.

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Since his election to the Board of Education in July 2007, Dr. Vladovic has been a strong advocate for a number of important LAUSD issues including eliminating year - round calendars, ensuring health benefits for all employees, personalizing education, championing for the arts, fighting for more environmentally safe schools, supporting drop - out prevention and mentorship programs, and maintaining world class instruction through difficult budget times.

Among the SOS volunteers were Boston high school students who pivoted from walkouts in protest of BPS budget cuts to fighting to defeat Question 2 this summer.

With repeal of Obamacare likely dead for now, we — parents, educators, clergy and community members — urge our elected leaders to fight forward for a budget that will preserve access to health care, adequately fund our nation's public schools and do what's right for the working poor and those that depend on America's social safety net.

Families, teachers and supporters had the chance to register to vote and contact Governor Cuomo and their elected leaders in Albany asking them to fight for Buffalo charter schools during budget negotiations and provide equity in the form of facilities funding to all of the charter schools in New York State that don't receive it.

If there is a threat to your position or budget, or to other school libraries or librarians across your district, know how to mobilize people to help you fight back.

As the state's largest association for school librarians, ISLMA needs your support to make some noise at this demonstration and to keep up the fight into the next budget year.

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