Sentences with phrase «school expansion fund»

Under the terms of the selective school expansion fund, which was first announced in 2016, grammar schools wishing to apply for money must first carry out a four - week consultation.

A new Selective School Expansion Fund will be allocated # 50 million for 2018 - 19, with details of the remaining # 150 million to be announced later.

Sir Peter Lampl comments on the news that the Department for Education will launch a Selective Schools Expansion Fund.

Grammar schools seeking money from the «selective schools expansion fund» will have to show they ensure fair access for disadvantaged pupils.

While the Board approved an unprecedented number of federal start - up grants, this is the final round of the charter school expansion funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

At issue are kickbacks for high priced merchandise, misuse of federal charter school expansion funds, grand theft, racketeering, fraudulent invoices, overcharging families for uniforms... the list goes on.

Sir Peter Lampl comments on the news that the Department for Education will launch a Selective Schools Expansion Fund.

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The company says that in addition to funding expansion, optimizing its supply chain and tech, the $ 18.5 million will be put towards its «Sweetgreen in Schools» program that currently reaches 3,000 students across 14 different locations.

Passionate about the University of Calgary, Schmidt and Laricina Energy Ltd. both played pivotal roles in the Engineering Leaders Campaign at the Schulich School of Engineering, funding a five - year scholarship program, a chemical and petroleum engineering graduate student space, a boardroom in the new engineering building expansion, and a portion of the Canada Research Chair in Energy and Imaging.

The round also includes a new debt facility to fund school expansion.

The Province of Ontario announces $ 50 million in funding to the School for construction of an expansion that will house the new Martin Prosperity Institute and provide space for a 50 per cent increase in the size of the School's graduate programs.

SFI funded the expansion of the Pink and Dude Chefs, an evidence - based after - school cooking and nutrition program developed by Cal Poly's STRIDE Center, to six sites in northern Santa Barbara County.

In addition to stocking the salad bar, the middle school sells their plants at the local farmer's market to raise funds for program expansion.

The independent expenditure spending over the last month has been largely dominated by the usual players: Committees funded by real estate or wealthy supporters of charter school expansion.

At 3:30 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein and IDC member Sen. David Carlucci will join NYSUT members, parents and teachers to call for the creation of a Kindergarten Conversion Fund from approximately $ 60 million in unclaimed or forfeited lottery prizes for full - day K and the expansion of existing kindergarten programs, Park Elementary School library, 22 Edward St., Ossining.

The independent expenditure effort was heavily supported by charter school supporters like Paul Singer, a wealthy hedge - fund manager and investor who supports charter school expansion, as well Daniel Loeb, a director at Success Academy and Dan Senor, a former Bush administration official who is married to former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a critic of teacher tenure.

At a time when the corporate education reformers like Governor Cuomo scapegoat teachers, underfund public schools, and push high - stakes testing linked to Common Core as way to justify the expansion of privately - managed charter schools, she has persistently brought forth real facts about how poverty, segregation, and inequitable school funding affect testing and achievement in public schools.

The president had incentivized the expansion of these publicly funded but independently operated schools, which proponents say give students an alternative to failing traditional schools.

«Again, funding has been secured for the expansion and upgrading of facilities in 75 Senior High Schools across the country, with construction works on the existing Community Day Schools ongoing.

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

De Blasio's office — expecting Albany to fund his proposed pre-K expansion — declined comment on the charter school measures Thursday night.

The fallout from Daniel Loeb's racially charged remarks aimed at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins imperils the expansion of Success Academy, the charter school network he's helped fund.

Mr. de Blasio argued that his expansion of universal prekindergarten and his efforts to fund struggling schools would not have been possible without mayoral control.

Cuomo also recently supported extending mayoral control of schools and agreed to continue funding one of de Blasio's signature initiatives of pre-K expansion.

Elsewhere in the session Ms May batted away questions on Heathrow expansion, SATs tests, schools funding and the UK's access to the EU's single market after Brexit.

In their letter, the members of Congress echoed many of Mr. de Blasio's arguments yesterday, pointing to his expansion of universal prekindergarten and increased funding for under - performing schools as evidence of what is possible under mayoral control.

The metaphors were clear and painful for Mayor Bill de Blasio's first budget war with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a master of Albany's byzantine backrooms — Mr. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, had schooled the upstart Mr. de Blasio this year, securing new and unprecedented protections for charter schools, denying Mr. de Blasio a tax hike to fund his universal prekindergarten expansion and swatting away a demand for a municipal minimum wage increase barely after the words had left the mayor's mouth at his maiden State of the City address.

The rest of the ad is made up of calls for progressive policies, including the expansion of Medicaid, funding for affordable housing and making community college and public trade school free.

They have offices in six cities across the state, and now regularly advocate for an agenda that includes ending the school - to - prison pipeline, increasing funding for community schools and pre-kindergarten programs, and railing against the expansion of privately - run charter school networks, what Easton calls the «privatization» of public education.

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They also pushed for the full restoration of Teacher Center funding and more state aid to allow for the expansion of the UFT's Community Learning School Initiative and the Positive Learning Collaborative, a joint UFT - Department of Education program to create safe and supportive learning environments by providing educators with strategies to respond to challenging student behavior.

State legislators addressed members at the convention center just before the educators fanned out to lobby their local elected officials to call for an increase in school funding, more Teacher Centers, an end to the charter equity gap and further expansion of the Community Learning Schools initiative.

But in de Blasio's report released Monday, he reiterated that the new tax revenue would be «dedicated solely to the expansion and enhancement of New York City's pre-kindergarten and after - school programs,» and promised to keep them in a special «lockbox» similar to the way former Mayor David Dinkins used tax funds to pay for the «Safe City, Safe Streets» program in the early 1990s.

May has already dropped plans to push through social care funding changes dubbed the «dementia tax», and an expansion of grammar schools since the election.

Major issues during the 2015 legislative session included road funding, state budget, income tax cuts, broadband expansion, school calendars, local option sales taxes, medical marijuana, eminent domain, banning traffic cameras, and a sales tax increase.

«I've helped secure two new public schools for the district (an elementary school on 17th Street and most recently, a new middle school at 75 Morton St.), fought NYU's irresponsible campus expansion plan, established a legal defense fund for rent - stabilized tenants... and brokered a deal to renovate Washington Square Park,» he said.

Provided through the Education Funding Agency, CIF is designed to address health and safety issues in school buildings, as well as supporting expansion projects and efforts to improve energy efficiency.

It suggests that independent schools could potentially help co-sponsor new state - funded schools, as well as facilitate a further expansion of the teaching, coaching, university and careers advice, educational events and facilities already provided to an estimated 160,000 state school pupils.

Beginning in the 2006 — 07 school year, school districts are required to show how they are collaborating with community - based providers in order to receive expansion grant funds.

The expansion of the academies programme and free schools, the end of the # 55bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, and a reduction in government funding for higher education are all having a significant impact on the schools, the end of the # 55bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, and a reduction in government funding for higher education are all having a significant impact on the Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, and a reduction in government funding for higher education are all having a significant impact on the sector.

Read's appointment at the school three years ago coincided with a major expansion program, backed by education department funding.

Superintendent Michael Bennet (2005 - 2008) spearheaded Denver Public Schools» improvement by embracing charter school expansion, giving principals more decision - making power, and using student - based funding, in which dollars followed children to their schools of choice, to spur compeSchools» improvement by embracing charter school expansion, giving principals more decision - making power, and using student - based funding, in which dollars followed children to their schools of choice, to spur compeschools of choice, to spur competition.

(In Florida, today, funds go either to Florida Virtual School or to the district school — no splitting of funding is possible, an unfortunate impediment to rapid expansion of the on - line learning environSchool or to the district school — no splitting of funding is possible, an unfortunate impediment to rapid expansion of the on - line learning environschool — no splitting of funding is possible, an unfortunate impediment to rapid expansion of the on - line learning environment.)

The first - term Democrat cited tougher graduation requirements, increases in school funding, and an expansion of early - childhood education as accomplishments, in his speech to Illinois lawmakers.

While he has won a $ 250,000 grant from the Newark Charter School Fund to finance the expansion, he still needs a building to rent for the younger grades because his current school doesn't haveSchool Fund to finance the expansion, he still needs a building to rent for the younger grades because his current school doesn't haveschool doesn't have room.

Pisces also gave about $ 35 million to fund the national expansion of the instructionally demanding Knowledge Is Power Program charter schools, which serve mostly low - income students.

The report reads: «Without sufficient funding there is a very real risk in London of not being able to secure a school place for every child, particularly given the complex and costly secondary school place expansions needed.»

It would be bigger and better funded, but it would similarly offer extra money to states if they pursued certain types of policies, including preschool expansion, teacher quality reforms, extra funding for schools with extra challenges, and curriculum changes.

In fall 2010, CSGF announced the launch of a new fund of $ 160 million to invest in the expansion of the best - performing charter schools and CMOs nationally over the next five years.

Governor Romney has made the expansion of school choice for disadvantaged students central to his campaign, calling for the expansion of the Washington, D.C., voucher program and for allowing low - income and special education students to use federal funds to enroll in private schools.