Sentences with phrase «school finance formula did»

The court ruled that education was not a fundamental right and that the wealth - based inequalities in Texas's school finance formula did not violate the equal protection clause.

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Weighted student funding (WSF) As with most major reforms of school finance, doing WSF right entails complex formulas, oft - changing allocations of money (when a kid shifts schools, for example, or moves to the next grade, or her needs change), sophisticated building - level budgeting, and the integration of dollars from multiple sources that carry different requirements.

Instead of deflecting potential concerns, it aggravated them, opening a festering sore about funding for district schools, which local officials say are straining to make do under an outdated state financing formula that has not kept pace with spiraling costs.

Because of the way the Texas school finance formula works, the additional money will be directly applied to the district, and will not have to flow through the State in the same way that most of the tax revenue currently does.

If Connecticut is truly going to fund its public schools in a «rational, substantial and verifiable» way, we can no longer retreat to short - term fixes or be complacent with a «revamp» of the ECS formula that does not address the fundamental problems with the state's school finance system.

While we are glad the governor's FY 2019 proposed changes maintain the overall structure of the new ECS formula and do not delay the implementation of the formula, there are several areas where the ECS formula — and Connecticut's school finance system as a whole — can, and should, be improved.

While we are glad the governor's FY 2019 proposed budget adjustments maintain the overall structure of the new ECS formula and do not delay the implementation of the formula, there are several areas where the ECS formula — and Connecticut's school finance system as a whole — can, and should, be improved.

Between 1991 and 2008, Pennsylvania did not have a functional school finance formula that distributed state funds to school districts either adequately or equitably.

The Local Control Funding Formula, the new school financing system that Brown pushed and the Legislature passed this year, takes this one step further, while doing an end - run around the API.