Sentences with phrase «school budget shortfalls»

Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to put a laptop computer in the hands of every student, while the other half explore ways to provide students with an economically viable technological alternative.

Most of those funds are going to avert catastrophic school budget shortfalls caused by the recession.

Not exact matches

As schools grapple with budget shortfalls, hiring investigators to dig into the most egregious examples of athletic - inspired transfers is a tough sell.

-LRB-...) Television stations, airports, hospitals, schools, fire brigades and social services from Spain's southernmost tip to the Balearic islands in the east are reducing headcount as Rajoy tasks regions and municipalities with shouldering 60 percent of the cuts needed to reduce the budget shortfall to 2.8 percent of gross domestic product in the next two years.

To help offset the shortfall, the school hacked some $ 200,000 from its athletics budget in 2010 - 11.

Anne L. Bryant, executive director of the school boards association, said it was «disappointing» that the law «does not provide adequate funding,» which she said would «challenge schools» ability to provide school nutrition by adding a new funding burden for schools at a time when there are critical budget shortfalls.»

In SFUSD, for example, the school board has in the past contributed funds to cover a food services shortfall; in an era of steep budget cuts, that's a hard pill to swallow.

«Greene Central School was faced with approximately $ 900,000 in initial budget shortfall, for the 2018 - 2019 schoolSchool was faced with approximately $ 900,000 in initial budget shortfall, for the 2018 - 2019 schoolschool year.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Billy Easton, Executive Director for the Alliance for Quality Education, to discuss how the budget shortfall will affect schools.

The College of Saint Rose has been in a cost - cutting and layoff mode due to what the school's leadership says are budget shortfalls.

Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included dealing with the $ 300 million budget shortfall, funding for roads and bridges, criminal justice reform, school choice, and healthcare.

The 2016 - 17 budget included a roughly $ 1.4 billion increase in school aid — including all aid categories, a $ 627 million increase in Foundation Aid, and $ 434 million to restore recession - era cuts put in place to help fill the state's revenue shortfall through the gap elimination adjustment (GEA) formula.

Onondaga County's second largest school district is dealing with yet another budget shortfall, and that likely will mean another round of staff layoffs.

He added, «And at a time when public schools are struggling with budget shortfalls and student loan debt is increasing, these tablets would go a long way for high school students here in the Capital Region and could also help those trying to get through college.

Now Chicago schools are carrying the burden of a $ 1.1 billion budget shortfall — in addition to a multibillion - dollar shortfall in the pension fund.

In a time of educational accountability and revenue shortfalls, the first question on the minds of policymakers seeking to trim already - lean school budgets often is: How does this program improve student achievement?

Hawaii decided to fix their budget shortfall by eliminating 17 days from this school year in exchange for an 8 percent reduction in teacher salaries.

The Los Angeles superintendent of schools has taken the unprecedented step of disciplining several top fiscal managers for errors that contributed to the district's $ 130 - million mid-year budget shortfall.

Working in a public school district where school closings due to budget shortfalls are now a reality, while at the same time trying to avoid embarrassing situations, I encouraged my team of education technologists to consider three different solutions for use on our network.

Officials of the Chicago public schools say they'll lay off 500 employees within the next few weeks and another 500 over the next year to help fill a budget shortfall.

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.

Districts are struggling to stretch the school dollar as they deal with current and looming budget shortfalls.

A Connecticut judge has rejected a school district's plan to end the school year nearly a month early because of a budget shortfall.

Nearly 500 teachers, administrators, and other staff members in the 47,000 - student Buffalo, N.Y., school district are scheduled to be laid off Dec. 1 in an effort to eliminate a $ 28 million budget shortfall.

With budget shortfalls still crippling countless school districts across the country, it will not be surprising to see similar plans attempted.

The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, has raised concerns that money due to be raised from the soft drinks levy is being used to shore up a shortfall in school budgets.

On top of the turnover in leadership, the district is grappling with the need to close or consolidate schools given declining enrollment while juggling a $ 30 million budget shortfall over the next year.

After a year in which the Baltimore city school district was forced to lay off 115 people to fill a massive budget shortfall — including the first classroom teachers to lose their jobs in a decade — this year's $ 1.3 billion proposed budget includes no layoffs.

I'd say it's interesting reading for most, but essential reading for school board members, supes, and school leaders trying to close budget shortfalls without compromising educational quality.

The ruling by District Court Judge David E. Winslow held that the cash - management program, which allows school officials to issue tax - exempt bonds to cover anticipated budget shortfalls, does not violate the state constitution.

The Detroit public schools, facing a $ 198 million shortfall in a $ 1.5 billion annual budget, sent out more than 300 layoff notices to teachers on Dec. 23.

As mentioned previously, California and Washington have reacted to budget shortfalls in ways that harm students: reducing the length of the school year and the number of days that schools operate.

The proposal comes at a time when rising welfare rolls and severe budget shortfalls have prompted several states to consider linking benefits to changes in behavior related to schooling, job training, health care, and marriage.

The latest scandal to rock the school system, an unexpected and embarrassing $ 80 million budget shortfall revealed in September 2001, seems to indicate that the District's woes are far from settled and that Vance has yet to appoint a team of professionals whom he can trust.

Rochester's interim city school superintendent is talking budget gap - and what the district is going to do to make up for the shortfall.

As reported by WILL, «In 2011, Oconomowoc School District faced a budget shortfall of almost $ 500,000.

Dayton insisted that lawmakers first provide emergency funding for 59 school districts struggling with budget shortfalls.

Looking for creative ways to help close the near - $ 20 billion budget shortfall, state Senators have proposed shifting $ 165 million of the newly approved School Improvement Grant money to a program supporting low - performing schools created four years ago out of a court settlement with the governor.

Preliminary findings from a two - year study of new charter schools that were given extra funds to combine computer - based learning with teacher instruction show that schools quickly ran into budget shortfalls and pulled back on their technology plans.

Both San Francisco public schools faced five straight years of districtwide budget cuts — which hit hardest in 2010 with a $ 113 million shortfall and last school year came to a more manageable $ 13 million.

Smart Money published June 29, 2009 Consumer Action by Lisa Scherzer School may be out for the summer, but across the country school boards are now wrestling with mammoth budget shortfalls that will require painful cuts in the upcomingSchool may be out for the summer, but across the country school boards are now wrestling with mammoth budget shortfalls that will require painful cuts in the upcomingschool boards are now wrestling with mammoth budget shortfalls that will require painful cuts in the upcoming year.

Because public charter schools» per - pupil funding is often inequitable compared to that of traditional public schools (about 75 - 80 % on average when compared to traditional schools nationwide), virtually all charter schools must use operational funding — money which otherwise would go towards educational purposes and classroom teaching and learning — to cover capital budget shortfalls.

The Bridgeport Board of Education voted to cut school police officers in light of budget shortfalls.

But then, despite facing a budget shortfall and laying off dozens of teachers, School Superintendent Paul «education reformer extraordinaire» Vallas, announced that he was instituting yet another full round of standardized tests in June because he believes that more testing is the only way to prevent teachers from allowing a «lull» in learning to take place in their classrooms.

It was difficult for the city school district to justify hiring from the outside when it had tenured teachers without placements and a budget shortfall.

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, who had written to the President before the speech asking him to help schools make up for drastic budget shortfalls, said the plan shows Obama «continues to demonstrate his commitment to the success of all students.»

For years Philadelphia has struggled to adequately fund its schools, with budget shortfalls endangering even the district's ability to the start the school year on time.

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.

The education department has so far not presented a revised plan for school funding - and head teachers are calling for urgent «clarity» on resolving budget shortfalls.

This year's budget season was largely drama - free compared to last year, when schools CEO Sonja Santelises revealed that the school system faced a massive shortfall and the threat of up to 1,000 layoffs.