Sentences with phrase «schools bond act»

In his testimony, Bill advocated for charter schools to access universal pre-kindergarten funding, inclusion of charters in the Smart Schools Bond Act, and the return of formula funding for charter students.

Smart Schools Bond Act and Public Charter Schools The Governor's budget proposal rightfully acknowledges the challenge of providing space for children who will attend new Universal Prekindergarten programs across the state by including preschool facilities construction or renovation in his signature bonding initiative.

Dubbed the Smart Schools Bond Act, proponents argue the money would move kids out of badly deteriorating classrooms that pose a health and safety risk into space fit for a 21st Century education.

The state approved 154 Smart Schools Investment Plans, totaling $ 103.2 million, part of the $ 2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act, an education technology initiative first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The plan is part of a Smart Schools Bond Act, which is being described as an education technology initiative.

«I hope also that voters will vote in favor of the Smart Schools Bond Act in November, so we can get more school space, and equip all of these classrooms with state - of - the - art technology.

What the opponents say: «The ballot language is laced with marketing spin, from the title, «Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014,» to highly dubious promises that the $ 2 billion will «equalize opportunities for children to learn» and lead to «high - quality» pre-K programs,» E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center, wrote in an op - ed published in the New York Post.

Shall the SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014 be approved?»

The Plattsburgh City School District recently received $ 1.6 million through the state's Smart Schools Bond Act to incorporate the latest technology into classrooms.

For more information on Plattsburgh City School District's Smart Schools Bond Act plan, visit www.plattscsd.org or email [email protected].

Mount Vernon, NY — Westchester County Legislators Lyndon Williams (D - Mount Vernon) and Ken Jenkins (D - Yonkers) joined a number of other elected officials along with community leaders at a rally Wednesday, October 29th to announce their support of the «Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014,» to fight «digital divide.»

And Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed Smart Schools Bond Act, Proposal 3, which would generate $ 2 billion to improve classroom technology and other elements of educational infrastructure, also saw approval, as did Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment that would eliminate the need for legislative bills to be printed and supplied to every lawmaker before being considered.

Governor Cuomo today announced that the first school district funding requests from the $ 2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act have been approved.

Business technology teacher Kelly Everleth attended on behalf of the Plattsburgh City School District, who just applied for the Smart Schools Bond Act.

The proposed shifting of funds is dependent on the passage of Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed $ 2 billion New York State Smart Schools Bond Act, which de Blasio pledged his support for during his testimony in Albany on Monday and which will be on the ballot in November if it is included in the state's final budget agreement.

Cuomo today announced that the first school district funding requests from the $ 2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act, passed in 2014, have been approved.

PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh City School District is in the process of incorporating the latest technology into classrooms through the state's Smart Schools Bond Act.

I'm surprised that school boards, superintendents, teacher unions and the like aren't yelling from the rooftops in support of the $ 2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014.

Also, the governor's budget does not include charter schools in the smart schools bond act.

With no discussion and in less than two minutes, the state's Smart Schools Review Board approved the second round of funding allocations to 36 districts from the $ 2 billion Smart Schools bond act approved by voters in 2014.

The SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014, as set forth in section one of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, authorizes the sale of state bonds of up to two billion dollars ($ 2,000,000,000) to provide access to classroom technology and high - speed internet connectivity to equalize opportunities for children to learn.

But when it comes to spending what's left of the state's Smart Schools Bond Act, patience may be key.

In 1997, the Conservative Party led the citizens of New York in defeating the $ 2.4 billion School Bond Act.

If life is only about each of us as individuals in our own time, there's little incentive to do anything to make the world a better place (be it planting a tree or voting for a school bond act).

Not exact matches

Voters in 2014 approved a Cuomo - pushed $ 2 billion bond act designed to help local school districts purchase needed new technology.

But Senate GOP lawmakers have also pushed school safety provisions that add funding for resource officers and put police officers in New York City schools while also freeing up funding from a bond act to pay for security upgrades.

One option lawmakers have raised would be to tap into the $ 2 billion bond act approved for school technology upgrades to help pay for bolstered security in schools.

Another of Cuomo's big education proposals in his State of the State was for a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.

That commission largely shaped Cuomo's first - term education agenda, including a push for full - day pre-kindergarten, merit pay for teachers and a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.

Speaking to reporters after an event promoting the proposed school bond issue on the November ballot, he spoke at length about his plan, terming it «entirely reasonable» and describing his primary responsibility as acting «to protect the people of the state of New York.»

In 2014, New York voters approved the bond act: A plan to borrow $ 2 billion to purchase technological equipment, boost network and WiFi connectivity and fund high - tech security upgrades in the state's schools.

Others say the Education Bond Act does nothing to fix the larger problem in the state's schools.

The goal of the $ 2 billion bond act proposed by the governor was to boost technology in schools.

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The governor again outlined plans to seek voter approval for a $ 2 billion bond act that would fund technology in schools as well as new pre-K facilities.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

The Bond Act, as it reads on the November ballot, would provide access to classroom technology and high - speed internet connections, as well as offer funds to build more pre kindergarten classrooms, and replace the trailers that some overcrowded schools in New York City have been using to teach students.

ALBANY — Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch didn't give a direct answer when asked whether voters next month should approve a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.

Tisch's ambivalence toward the bond act reflects that of statewide school groups, which routinely advocate for increased funding but don't plan to lobby for or against the bond issue.

In November, New York voters will be asked to approve a $ 2 billion bond act to fund technology upgrades in schools across the state.

The administration, however, says the funds that voters approved through a bond act nearly four years ago can only be released after schools apply for the money.

When Cuomo first announced the bond act, school groups gave the proposal a lukewarm reception, arguing that any additional funding would be better spent to restore recent cuts in aid that have forced some districts to lay off teachers and eliminate programs.

In addition, the Budget puts forward the state's largest investment in education to date, including an increase of more than 5 % in school aid; statewide, universal full - day Pre-k; a bond act to modernize classrooms; as well as signature reforms to fix Common Core implementation and protect students from unfair high stakes test results; and strengthen and support Charter Schools.

If the Legislature agrees, a $ 2 billion bond act to upgrade technology in schools statewide will appear on the November ballot.

The introduction of the character of Artie - a high - school kid who's the target of bullies and Mean Girls - only adds another layer of sitcom - level bonding, as Shrek finds himself acting as a surrogate father for the kid he is hoping to force to assume the burdens of royal office.

They were convinced that parents could positively impact public schools, and one of their first acts was to help pass the first bond election in many years, enabling the improvement of the school district facilities.

The act allows private developers limited access to tax - free bonds to pay for public buildings such as schools, using a provision of the 2001 federal tax cut bill.

A new website launched this week to encourage the passage of the Public School Building Bond Act (HB 866 / SB 542), to get a school construction bond on the statewide ballot in NovemberSchool Building Bond Act (HB 866 / SB 542), to get a school construction bond on the statewide ballot in November 2Bond Act (HB 866 / SB 542), to get a school construction bond on the statewide ballot in Novemberschool construction bond on the statewide ballot in November 2bond on the statewide ballot in November 2018.

Bond projects include classroom technology, safety and security upgrades, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades, new / renovated facilities for College, Career and Technical Education, temporary classrooms replaced by permanent classrooms, air conditioning, ADA improvements to athletic facilities, turf fields, and other capital improvements at traditional and charter schools throughout the district.

This proposal injects a bit of «pay - as - you - go» from district general funds into educational facilities construction — a departure from the bond debt financing that has driven school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act ofschool construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act ofSchool Facilities Act of 1998.