Sentences with phrase «sending taxpayer funds»

The idea of sending taxpayer funds to private and parochial schools is one of the most polarizing propositions in education.

In 2013, legislators opened the door for sending taxpayer funds to private schools, 70 percent of which are religious in orientation and sponsorship.

«The public purpose doctrine is still an issue — sending taxpayer funds to unaccountable schools doesn't serve the public purpose.

Not exact matches

A Democratic Senate staffer irate over the GOP's claim of censorship at the hands of the majority when it comes to taxpayer - funded mail sent this photo of a piece recently dropped on behalf of Sen. Ken LaValle.

In a letter sent to city officials on July 15, Brown said he intended to use the funds to offset the cost to taxpayers

Prohibit taxpayer - funded mailers from being sent out at least 60 days before a primary or general election.

McKinley and Aniello Rega were among dozens of mesothelioma patients sent to Silver by Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub in exchange for $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants, prosecutors say.

Taub testified that he sent Silver up to 50 cancer patients and, in exchange, got $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded grants.

Fasano said he is confident that Gargiulo has «upheld» the separation between his taxpayer - funded contract and campaign work for Republican Senate candidates (he has done jobs involving polling, automated phone calling, internet advertising and sending «email blasts»).

«We are writing on behalf of New York City to urge that the upcoming Continuing Resolution include adequate funds to reimburse the City for the extraordinary amount of resources New York City taxpayers are providing to protect President - elect Donald J. Trump and his family,» de Blasio and Mark - Viverito wrote in a letter to congressional leaders being sent today.

We must send people with fresh ideas and fresh perspectives to state government to objectively address the rampant corruption, stop wasting taxpayer money, and prioritize the programs that our citizens desperately need, like prevention, treatment and recovery funding to address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic.»

If this was a Republican they would be scramming at the top of there lungs about using taxpayer - funded facilities to take pictures of himself and then send them to «Women» who seem to enjoy receiving them.

Gjonaj has received criticism from women's rights groups for sending taxpayer - funded mailers touting his support for the ten - point women's equality agenda, a suite of bills he voted against.

To get those clients, Silver funneled a half - million dollars in taxpayer funds to a prominent mesothelioma physician and directed the doctor to send clients to Weitz & Luxenberg.

NASA News Chief Allard Beutel says that although the agency has yet to send an official reply, it has concluded that «there were no taxpayer funds used» for Space Vikings.

The Patriot - News reported that [Corbett] «aims to see Pennsylvania join the growing list of states that offer taxpayer - funded vouchers to parents to send their children to a school of their choice... The governor also wants to expand the state's tax credits program that provides for business - funded private school scholarships.»

Causing perhaps the greatest uproar over sending taxpayer dollars to private schools is the fact that the funds come with virtually no accountability measures attached.

The answer to the frankly criminal ways of the educational establishment is to give parents the right to use taxpayer funds to send their kids to a non-government school.

Sending tax dollars to schools that lack local supervision is not an appropriate use of taxpayer funds and it weakens educational opportunities for millions of children.

As noted, there is no question that parents have the right to send their children to private schools, but we taxpayers don't directly pay the costs associated with parochial and other private schools, and we shouldn't be forced to syphon off scarce taxpayer funds in order to pay for schools like Achievement First, schools that fail to meet the most basic criteria of what makes a public school — public.

Evers earlier this year praised Walker's budget proposal, but until now the two have been at odds over how much money the state and property taxpayers should send to schools, the expansion of taxpayer - funded vouchers and on Walker's signature piece of legislation known as Act 10, which nearly eliminated collective bargaining for public school teachers and resulted in massive membership losses for the state's largest teachers union, which has heavily backed Evers.

In 1990, Milwaukee parents were given a choice that no other families in the country had: They could send their children to private schools for free with taxpayer - funded vouchers.

The state's voucher program provides taxpayer funds for families to send their children to private schools.

Voucher programs grant taxpayer - funded scholarships to families to send their children to nonpublic schools.

This includes sending taxpayer dollars to fund private and religious schools through voucher programs and fighting against effective charter school policies in favor of a charter sector with little public oversight and accountability.

This past legislative session, these charter school and education reform entities spent in excess of $ 500,000 successfully persuading legislators to cut their own district's public school funding, at the same time they were sending even more taxpayer money to Connecticut's charter schools, despite the fact that these private institutions have traditionally refused to educate their fair share of students who need special education services, children who require help learning the English Language or those who have behavioral issues.

Voucher programs use taxpayer - funded tuition assistance for families to send their children to nonpublic schools.

In a voucher program, taxpayers send their money to the government and it decides how to spend the funds.

PPSS is a government school that is funded by the taxpayer, so the costs to parents to send their child to PPSS each year is nominal, ranging between $ 400 - 800 per year.

When it comes to supporting vouchers, however, substantially more Americans oppose rather than support using taxpayer funds to send students to private school (52 percent to 39 percent).

NCPE believes that instead of sending federal taxpayer money to private schools, these funds should be invested in the public schools.

A financial wellness website, Green Path describes tax anticipation loans as «a taxpayer receiving, the loan funds in the amount of their tax refund less the cost of interest and fees for the loan that is repaid when the IRS sends the refund check.»

As a result, they are oftentimes either euthanized, taken to a municipal shelter where they can be euthanized for free, which adds cost to taxpayers who ultimately provide the funds to run these facilities, or the pets are sent home to die a painful death.

The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer - funded government grants, and persuading people to send them money and invest in «ethical» stock funds.

GW Bush did well to withhold funding as he did but every contributing nation needs to be pressurized to reduce the taxpayer's cash it sends there.

So why aren't the lawyers asking how come the BC government continues to send the CMPA a handsome cheque every year so that BC doctors can get taxpayer funded lawyers.