Sentences with phrase «school districts spend nearly»

The wealthiest 10 percent of U.S. school districts spend nearly 10 times more than the poorest 10 percent.

In contrast, Pennsylvania school districts spent nearly $ 15,000 per student.

Not exact matches

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets on Tuesday, May 16 are presenting spending plans that increase property taxes as high as the 2011 property tax cap law allows, according to an analysis by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets on Tuesday, May 15 are presenting spending plans that would increase property taxes as high as the 2011 property tax cap law allows, according to an analysis released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

After the months spent in the last school year in a fight over teacher evaluations, the district stands to lose nearly $ 59 million in this year's fight over evaluations.

School districts serving Onondaga County, which collectively spent nearly $ 1.4 billion in 2013 according to Consensus, were not examined in the report.

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets this year are presenting spending plans that would increase pr...

But because Cuomo and lawmakers» pre-K program requires districts to spend money up front and wait nearly a year for reimbursement, it will be especially difficult for poor schools to launch new programs.

An audit in the Berkeley Unified School District, in Berkeley, California, showed that the district was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafDistrict, in Berkeley, California, showed that the district was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafdistrict was spending nearly a quarter million dollars each year to get rid of garbage, much of it produced in kitchens and cafeterias.

In Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, the coefficients of variation were nearly always more than 0.15, meaning that one - third of the schools in these districts had spending levels that deviated from their district's average by 15 percent (or $ 225,000 for a school of 500 when average spending is $ 3,000 per pupil).

Not far away, in another affluent, suburban school district in Montclair, New Jersey, minutes from an August meeting show the board of education approved spending nearly $ 5 million this year for tuition payments — an average of $ 63,000 per student — on «out - of - district placements» for 79 students with a variety of classifications, including learning disabilities and «other health impairment.»

The big news out of the latest is official confirmation that school districts spent less money per student in 2010 - 11 than they had the year before, the first one - year decline in nearly four decades.

In a dramatic turn of public opinion, Californians defeated a ballot measure that would have capped administrative spending by the state's nearly 1,000 districts at 5 percent of their total budgets and required that the other 95 percent go to classroom expenses, such as teachers» salaries and school supplies.

Districts then had nearly unfettered control over how these funds were spent; activities merely had to comport with four major federal education statutes, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — laws that, despite many years and billions invested, hadn't adequately improved our schools.

On the other hand, nearly a third of all school districts with above - average spending had below - average...

Daniela Robles has spent nearly two decades serving the profession in multiple capacities, and is currently a Teacher Retention and Professional Development Coordinator for the Balsz School District in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nationwide, nearly a third of the alternative - school population attends a school that spends at least $ 500 less per pupil than regular schools do in the same district.

The districts and charter school network that were the focus of the study spent nearly $ 18,000 per teacher per year on professional development.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights spent nearly two years investigating Palatine - based Township High School District 211 and found «a preponderance of evidence» that school officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis oSchool District 211 and found «a preponderance of evidence» that school officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis oschool officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

Since the law was fully implemented in 2010, 24 districts have been penalized for not complying, despite nearly $ 30 billion in state spending to help schools do so.

That is less than a third of the nearly $ 10,000 per student that the Greenwood Public School District spends while not being able to provide basics like textbooks to take home.

While Washington spends nearly $ 30,000 per student, the graduation rate for the school district is around 60 percent, with math and reading scores among the lowest in the country.

For example, while Federal Way spent 64 % of their budget on teachers and less than 1 % on Central Office Administration, the Seattle School District spent less than 60 % of teachers and nearly 2 % on Central Office Administration.

The district has spent nearly $ 2 billion on new school facilities over the last decade at a public cost per pupil FAR greater than the capital cost spent on public charters.

The Senate Republican plan also nearly eliminates Walker's proposed $ 20 million increase in aid for rural schools, and increases the amount of money school districts that spend less on each student than the state average can raise in property taxes.

As school officials decide how to spend a nearly $ 2 billion FEMA settlement around the city, public meetings about plans for each campus are being held in each school board district over the next two weeks, and the District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m.district over the next two weeks, and the District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m.District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m. Monday.

School district expenditures on benefits leapt 123 percent since the early 2000s, and climbed steadily over the past four years as well, now taking up nearly 23 percent of school district speSchool district expenditures on benefits leapt 123 percent since the early 2000s, and climbed steadily over the past four years as well, now taking up nearly 23 percent of school district speschool district spending.