Sentences with phrase «spent on schools»

But Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, said its research suggested almost # 19m had been spent on schools that have yet to open.

But supporters of the proposals say public dollars spent on schools need to be scrutinized further, especially as Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a record increase in school funding and referendums are being passed at historic rates.

«In many places over 20 percent of the money spent on schools is spent on special education.»

The huge sums involved globally could be better spent on schools, health care, renewable energies and building resilient societies.

We really can not get around the necessity of focusing on how money is spent on schools.

The announcement follows mounting pressure on the government from campaigns over funding shortages, and will see an additional # 1.3 bn spent on schools in England over the next two years.

Asking the courts or, more precisely, outside consultants to provide a scientific answer to the question of how much should be spent on schools is irresponsible.

They added that the ruling also resolves ambiguities about whether state funds spent on schools can be considered a form of local property - tax relief.

Ed Balls should make it absolutely clear that there is nothing responsible or progressive about running huge deficits when the money could be spent on schools, hospitals or pensions.

Cuomo says he's tired of hearing the same «debate» over education that's occurred for the last twenty years, which he says focuses too much on what he calls «high priced» professional education lobbyists and the amount of money to be spent on schools.

Teachers, parents and pupils from across the country joined politicians at Westminster calling for more money to be spent on schools.

He says even the State Board of Regents, which nearly always recommends at least a billion dollars more per year be spent on schools, only asked for $ 1 million dollars in additional money for technology for schools.

Don't waste the money and time you spent on school by not asking for their help.

Lawmakers also decided to set aside $ 400 million in new spending on school security and mental health after a troubled 19 - year - old brought an AR - 15 rifle into the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, killing 17 students and educators.

A Pew Research Center survey suggests evangelicals prefer the government spend on schools, the military, and police.

Moreover, states could divert resources they now spend on school meals to other purposes, as long as state politicians concluded it would meet school - aged children's nutritional needs.

«Calls for long - term increases in spending on school meal programs are irresponsible,» Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, testified before a House hearing last month.

Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told a House hearing this summe that «long - term increases in spending on school meal programs are irresponsible.»

SNA championed better nutrition for children for 67 years and supported the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act, which called on the Agriculture Department to require schools to provide healthier meals in exchange for an increase in federal spending on school lunches.

Amie wrote in to tip me off that Office Depot has a program that gives back 5 % of the money you spend on school supplies to your school.

That's a very tall order, especially when resources are scarce (most schools get, in the end, about $ 1 from the federal government to spend on school food) and there is no money in the budget for food / nutrition education.

Congress has failed to pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization that is now over a year past due and even if it had passed, would only have allocated 4 1/2 to 6 cents additional funds per student, so even for the mere pennies per lunch that we could have added to the current $ 2.72 that we spend on school meals, our elected officials couldn't come together for the health of our children.

Back in 2003, for example, the Assembly and Senate overrode the governor's budget vetoes for the first time in two decades, increasing state taxes over Pataki's opposition to restore billions of dollars in spending on schools, hospitals, nursing homes and localities.

Only spending on schools, the NHS, local government and aid were spared.

New spending on schools includes $ 107 million in capital and operating funds to provide all schools with gyms or other physical education facilities and more than $ 10 million to offer more students free lunches.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not always been an advocate of more spending on schools, saying repeatedly over the past six years that «more money is not the answer.»

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to fight back against Washington Republicans on Tuesday with a $ 168 billion state budget proposal that lays out spending on schools and mass transit while also confronting greater uncertainty in federal funding.

He's already said he does not want to raise any more taxes, and he's holding to a commitment to increase spending on schools and health care by 4 % in the new budget.

But a spokesman for the governor's budget office, Morris Peters, pointed out that Cuomo has presided over state budgets in recent years that have seen record increases in spending on schools.

But some lawmakers, acknowledging the difficult fiscal situation, say attention should be paid to other areas, such as mandated spending on schools.

Labour, under attack for ploughing money into education but failing to produce results, says spending on schools (but not the entire education budget) will continue to rise by more than inflation.

Mr Darling has been told he must find savings of # 36 billion after pledging to increase spending on schools and hospitals in this week's pre-Budget report.

The comptroller actually turned down requests from both Ciminelli and the School Board to review spending on the schools project.

Hundreds of school children, parents and union members held a rally and sit - in at the state Capitol to build momentum for more spending on schools in the state budget.

New York lawmakers have passed a $ 142 billion state spending plan that includes new spending on schools, changes in teacher evaluations and new ethics disclosure rules for lawmakers.

Since 2010, there have been 3,500 academies, 180 free schools, 250,000 fewer pupils in failing schools and # 18bn being spent on school buildings over the parliament.

Arguing the cuts to school building projects were unavoidable, the department claimed: «The government was absolutely right to look at the amount of money spent on school buildings.

The Lib Dems had apparently asked for an extra # 2.5 bn to spend on the school pupil premium to be spent on poorer children.

Albert said if there's another recession, or if proposed federal health care changes are enacted, New York state could have far less money to spend on schools in the future.

He said without the cuts interest rates would go up, there would be less money to spend on schools and hospitals, and there would be fewer jobs.

Cuomo went down a list of showing that when the state increases spending on school education, the local property taxes went up as well.

The budget allotment of $ 12.3 million is up from $ 9.65 million last year, thanks to the more than 1,000 UFT members who tweeted at Council members or told their stories of out - of - pocket spending on school supplies to their Council members in an email campaign.

Despite a 4.4 percent increase in state education aid, the city cut its contribution so spending on schools will hardly budge.

Faced with a $ 2 billion budget that falls short by at least $ 101 million, the district must cut spending on each school by 6 percent, leaving district leaders to strip some or all art, music, physical education and library programs from three out of four schools next fall.

For the budget due April 1, Cuomo proposes $ 19.4 billion be spent on school aid.

Albert says if there's another recession, or if proposed federal health care changes are enacted, New York State could have far less money to spend on schools in the future.

One study found that spending on school materials has a rate of return 10 to 100 times larger than additional spending on teachers, which means that school materials are very scarce relative to teachers.

You'll feel more in control of the financials, you'll have less admin time spent on school meals and your school will be more efficient, with less food and fuel going to waste.

Despite a significant rise in government spending on school and higher education over the past decade, spending on Vocational Education and Training (VET) has declined comparatively, a new study shows.

NPR's 1A program looks at the future of school funding, with a focus on California's latest efforts to equalize spending on schools.