While most school closures are decided locally, the Education Department's School Improvement Grant gives underperforming
school districts money for shakeups or turnarounds, including closures.
Not exact matches
For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school distric
For the last 15 years, Partners
for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school distric
for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and
money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's
school districts.
A letter released today by the president of the B.C.
School Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for class
School Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that
school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for class
school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using
money earmarked
for classrooms.
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School districts are currently being forced to cut money from classrooms to pay for the Liberals» failure to take action on improving the energy efficiency of public school buil
School districts are currently being forced to cut
money from classrooms to pay
for the Liberals» failure to take action on improving the energy efficiency of public
school buil
school buildings.
Arizona's largest
school district and some others will resume classes after lawmakers approved
money for teacher pay raises and additional education funding.
The classes aren't paid
for with
school district money; they're funded through private donations, but the
school district administers manages them.
As
school districts roll out these changes, they should expect lower contributions from parent organizations and put scaffolding in place
for both: Teacher who rely on that outside
money, and those parents who want to fundraise but need to come up with new funding methods.
Many
school districts are seriously hurting
for money.
Past winners have raised
money for childhood cancer awareness, created «clothing closets»
for students who need everything from formal wear to graduation gowns, and a chef who jumped into
school nutrition with both feet, creating
school breakfast programs, a
school garden, and meet - the - chef events to raise the profile of his
district's child nutrition program.
For instance, even if the chefs cook and donate free gourmet meals, they could end up losing money for the district by decreasing the number of kids who took the «official» school lunch, thus lowering the government meal reimbursement that goes to the district and to the cater
For instance, even if the chefs cook and donate free gourmet meals, they could end up losing
money for the district by decreasing the number of kids who took the «official» school lunch, thus lowering the government meal reimbursement that goes to the district and to the cater
for the
district by decreasing the number of kids who took the «official»
school lunch, thus lowering the government meal reimbursement that goes to the
district and to the caterer.
Schools and
districts in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah can apply NOW
for breakfast - in - the - classroom grant
money to cover the upfront costs often associated with the startup and implementation of breakfast in the classroom and «grab n» go» programs, such as purchasing equipment, outreach efforts to parents, program promotion, and other related expenses.
When students do so, it means more
money in a
district's coffers
for the betterment of everyone's
school food.
Some parents say it's unfair
for Township High
School District 214 to spend the majority of next year's
money for facility improvements on the swimming pool at Buffalo Grove.
The popular wisdom at the time was if a
school stopped serving these empty - calorie foods, the cafeteria would lose
money and the
district wouldn't be able to make up
for the gap in federal funding with those profits.
Park commissioners Tuesday night expressed hope
District 54 eventually would contribute to the project, or that the
school's parent organization would somehow raise the
money for a more elaborate facility.
Some
school districts, like SFUSD, allow their nutrition departments to run a deficit and cover it with
money from the general fund, but other
districts don't, and their nutrition directors have to find a way to make the
school breakfast and lunch programs pay
for themselves.
As
for the
school board intending to accept
money, Johnson said: «We went through a similar situation with the Park
District about a year and a half ago when they were looking to sell land to the City of Chicago, and we passed a resolution then [opposing] that action.»
Chicago Public
Schools won an extra $ 11 million from the state to expand preschool programs
for disadvantaged children next
school year, but the
district doesn't plan to create new programs with the
money.
Schools often rely on lunch sales to bring in money, and without steady sales, some schools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director for the five schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school di
Schools often rely on lunch sales to bring in
money, and without steady sales, some
schools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director for the five schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school di
schools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director
for the five
schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school di
schools in the Onalaska, Wis.,
school district.
Schools and
districts often struggle to find
money for additional costs like equipment.
As the article explains, the
money in question here is to repay the
school district for equipment purchases.
It's certainly a win - win situation
for these
schools, but it also creates a disturbing picture of rich kids nibbling on sushi and having enough
money for the team uniforms, while poor kids in a neighboring
district are not only getting eating subpar food, they're often selling candy and other junk food to raise
money for those same uniforms, further contributing to poor health habits that may last a lifetime.
The panel acknowledged that its recommendations would increase costs and called
for a higher federal reimbursement to
school districts, capital investments and
money to train cafeteria workers to make the changes.
Meals
for Needy
money is available to San Francisco, but the
school district can elect to keep that
money for other programs and not provide it to food service... BUSD elects to give that
money to their food service department in support of healthy food.
The only tiny little point I would correct is that Meals
for Needy Pupils
money is NOT available to San Francisco, or to about 2/3 of the other
school districts in California.
Our
school district already made a decision (not after consulting the community of well educated people) to refuse federal lunch
money for our high
school.
No matter how large or small the
school district, procurement will flow best by developing Requests
for Proposals (RFPs), and, remember to keep your
money local when the season or availability allows
for it.
This area gets even trickier because not every student on «paid» status actually does pay — some
school districts allow student with no free or reduced eligibility and no
money to pay
for their lunch, to «charge» the cost of the meal, and then try later to collect these unpaid charges from the family, often with mixed success.
We are told over and over that there's not enough
money to fix
school lunch, yet we live in a country where we consistently spend 2, 3, 4 or even 5 times more
for our daily coffee than we do on food
for our children's
school lunch, which in most
school districts amounts to less than a dollar.
About 1/3 of California
school districts qualify
for MNP; the rest do not, and
schools which do not qualify can not get this
money, ever.
Democrats are blasting the TV ad
money being spent by a independent expenditure committee backed by charter
school advocates in the race
for the 37th Senate
district in Westchester County.
In fact, only about 50 of the more than 700
school districts in the state have even submitted applications
for the
money, officials said.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, acknowledged yesterday's contretemps over $ 9.9 million in bullet aid
for education became «testy» but defended the
money, which was doled out exclusively to Republican - represented
school districts.
The list of entities eligible to spend SMFP
money also would be expanded under the new budget to include «special act
school districts,
schools for the blind and deaf and other students with disabilities subject to article 85 of the education law, and private
schools for students with disabilities authorized pursuant to chapter 853 of the laws of 1976.»
Lawmakers at the Statehouse are considering proposals that would prohibit Massachusetts
school districts from denying hot lunches to children who don't have the
money to pay
for them or whose parents have fallen behind on meal plan installments.
«We have locally elected
school officials who have forever been responsible
for seeing to it that the
monies received into the
district from the state and federal level are brought into a budget that allocates resources where they are needed most,» Kremer said.
Senate Republicans were pushing hard
for money that would be used to upgrade security at
schools — and help some
districts hire armed police officers.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky, at the podium, displays an anonymous ad from Facebook that falsely said he lost
money for his local
school district when in reality, the
schools gained funding.
Kaminsky said he's been the target of some of the ads, including one that said he was responsible
for his home
district of Long Beach losing $ 3 million in
school aid, when in fact the opposite occurred and the
school district gained
money.
But Mujica's statement also seems to suggest some of the blame should be placed on
school districts and the need
for a great understanding of how
money is or isn't being spent.
She said if he didn't abuse his power, that
money should've been profit
for the
school district.
While Cuomo claims the state has thrown
money at these
schools for too long, Baker calculated that 12 of the 17 lowest - performing
school districts cited by Cuomo are among those with the largest state funding shortfalls, based on student need.
Cuomo, speaking to reporters in Syracuse a few days before the
school districts asked
for the
money, said it's going to be difficult next year to fulfill all the requests
for more funds.
«My initial reaction is that we're pleased there's
money for education,» said Julie Lutz, chief operating officer of the regional Eastern Suffolk BOCES
district and a leading
school - finance analyst.
Some
school groups said the funding was not adequate, and expressed loud concerns over a new requirement
for larger
school districts — and eventually all
school districts — to submit plans to state officials detailing how they would allocate
money on a
school level.
Mahoney says a recent meeting with
school districts was very positive, with officials immediately coming up with suggestions
for saving
money by sharing services.
Advocates of increasing education funding had a setback yesterday, as the state's highest court narrowed a lawsuit that sought more
money for school districts statewide.
New York City spends more
money on fringe benefits
for teachers and other education personnel than any other
school district in country, according to a new study.
The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide
for the flow of funds to state agencies,
money to be sent to
school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised
for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.
Cuomo is proposing a $ 28 million bailout
for the Yonkers
school district in Westchester County, using
money from a new $ 100 million fund to help failing
schools in upstate.