Sentences with phrase «state education aid»

The spending plan closes a $ 4.4 billion shortfall amid risks to federal aid and includes a $ 1 billion increase in state education aid.

And finally — and this is huge — any districts that one year from today have not implemented a system will lose their chunk of the 4 percent increase in state education aid.

As Moukawsker noted in his ruling, the State of Connecticut «can not meet its educational duties under the constitution without adhering to a reasoned and discernible formula for distributing state education aid.

The seeming inability of our state officials to reform education funding combined with a cuts in state education aid by those same officials, left you in a difficult position, with no clear, easy choices.

Killian wants us to believe that if she is elected she will solve the problem of the underfunding of State Education Aid for Westchester, specifically in Yonkers, where the school district has had to cut sports, art, music and other programs that every other Westchester school district takes for granted.

«To address this crisis, I have advanced legislation to delink this essential state education aid with the implementation of a new teacher evaluation policy.»

In a mix of frenzied bill passing and sitting around throughout the day and night Friday, state lawmakers early Saturday adopted a new state budget that hikes state education aid by more than the inflation rate, rejects hundreds of millions in tax increases proposed by Cuomo and sets new policies for the handling of workplace sexual harassment cases.

Calling for a 1 percent increase in per - pupil funding, increasing total state education aid by $ 24.5 million.

Perhaps most importantly, though, the state's press release added that the new law «will generate approximately $ 4 million in revenue to fund state education aid.»

In his budget address on Tuesday, the governor said school districts are not accountable enough in spending state education aid.

Third, to ensure ongoing compliance with the implementation of the evaluation system, school districts will continue to remain ineligible for annual state education aid increases if the district fails to implement their approved evaluation system.

As for the governor, he made no appearances yesterday, but issued yet another lengthy statement insisting he won't sign off on more state education aid unless the budget includes reforms that address «accountability, performance and standards.»

Oswego, NY — Mexico School Superintendent Nelson Bauersfeld discusses possible mid-year state education aid cuts.

In the meantime, Mr. Cuomo is holding state education aid hostage until lawmakers approve his Draconian teacher evaluation plan, which ties 50 percent of a teacher's annual evaluation to that test I just spoke of.

In his State of the State address on Jan. 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo tied $ 1.1 billion in additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scores.

WARRENSBURG — Regardless of the bolstered state education aid in the recently enacted 2016 state budget, area school districts will likely be facing continued financial pressure in upcoming years, area school district officials predicted this week.

Buffalo could lose its increase in state education aid slated for this year, according to King.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the state who are impacted by how Connecticut's public schools are funded, the Connecticut School Finance Project has developed solutions aimed at 1) improving how state education aid is distributed to public schools and 2) improving predictability in special education funding.

The dramatic increase in charter costs compounds the financial hardship for public school districts reeling from a 4 % cut in state education aid because of declining state tax revenue.

ALBANY — In a mix of frenzied bill passing and sitting around throughout the day and night Friday, state lawmakers early Saturday morning adopted a new state budget that hikes state education aid by more than the inflation rate, rejects hundreds of millions in tax increases proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and sets new policies for the handling of workplace sexual harassment cases.

Charter students represent less than 2.7 % of public school enrollment but are receiving more than 7 % of total state education aid.

The final report for the State of Connecticut's Task Force to Study State Education Funding features recommendations to address problems with the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant formula, which distributes the largest share of state education aid to towns, and certain other major state education grants.

In addition to the deadline extension for developing the evaluation regulations, lawmakers want to unlink the adoption of the evaluation criteria by school districts to a boost in state education aid.

It is paying approximately $ 43 million in «gaming taxes» annually, already far below the original projections of the payments they were going to make to State Education Aid and their surrounding localities.

The agency has until Jan. 17 to get its evaluation system approved by the state Education Department or else it will forfeit $ 250 million in state education aid.

«Under Governor Cuomo, state education aid has increased by $ 6.2 billion or 32 percent over six years, about 70 percent of which goes straight to high - needs schools.

Cuomo has come under fire for his education policies from the state's teachers unions and state lawmakers reluctantly approved the changes in part because they were tied to a boost in state education aid.

According to the budget, the city is slated to lose $ 518 million in state education aid in 2011 - 2012, with a drop from $ 8.1 billion this school year to $ 7.6 billion the next.

Of the 3 percent increase in state education aid in the governor's proposed budget despite the state's looming deficit, Mulgrew said he was «proud that New York State is spending more than any state on public education.

The suit also alleges that the property tax cap successfully pushed through the Legislature by Cuomo has exacerbated the shortfalls in state education aid and denied districts the resources necessary to meet instructional needs.

Under the measure approved in the budget, school districts must adopt the evaluation criteria by Nov. 15 or risk losing a boost in state education aid.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 152.3 billion executive budget proposal includes a $ 1 billion increase in state education aid and the beginning of an income tax cut for middle class New Yorkers, he announced last night as the deadline for submission of his fiscal plan loomed.

«State education aid has increased by $ 6.2 billion or 32 percent over six years, about 70 percent of which goes straight to high - needs schools.

Opponents said the bill was unfair to the tens of thousands of residents who are in the country legally but who don't qualify for state education aid.

Sen. Martin Golden agreed with Black that Cuomo's budget calls for New York City to bear an unfair share of the cuts in state education aid.

«There's no question that the Trump administration's policies are meant to damage progressive states such as ours,» Mulgrew told the assembled legislators, calling for a $ 1.5 billion investment in state education aid and «a state budget that protects our children and public schools.»

In an unusually impassioned budget speech, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 1 called on legislators to get a broken Albany budget process under control this year, and proposed a $ 1.5 billion — or 7 percent — cut to state education aid.

The deadline for approving a teacher evaluation deal, and tapping into $ 250 million in state education aid, is approaching.

He supports a permanent state tax cap, delivered an $ 18 million increase in state education aid for 9th District schools in the recently approved state budget, and has also introduced legislation aimed at education reform and ending the reign of Common Core.

We're now at a 65 - year low in terms of the proportion of the state budget going to state education aid to local school districts.

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

Laying the blame squarely on the mayor and the Department of Education, King said the city's failure would result in the immediate loss of $ 240 million in state education aid and put hundreds of millions of other state and federal dollars at risk.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 1 called on legislators to get a broken Albany budget process under control this year, and proposed a $ 1.5 billion — or 7 percent — cut to state education aid.

On Sunday, Landry gave a brief speech, in which he mostly focused on restoring cuts in state education aid, and how he wants to lobby to bring more aid to the City of Schenectady — a point McCarthy is just beginning to stump for as well.

The reductions in state education aid — coupled with cuts approved in two special sessions last year — mean districts will receive about 5 percent less in 2008 - 09 than they did in the previous school year.

Budget proposes $ 36 - million increase in state education aid, instead of...