Not exact matches
That same year, Jindal
cut $ 219 million in
state funds for higher
education, including $ 5 million that would have been earmarked for Grambling.
The union also released the results of a poll conducted by National Opinion Research that found 63 percent of New Yorkers would prefer to see a temporary income tax increase on the
state's highest earners (1 percent for those who make more than $ 1 million and 2 percent for those who make over $ 5 million) over
education funding cuts of between $ 800 million and $ 1.4 million.
Gov. David Paterson last Thursday proposed $ 5 billion in
cuts over the next two years to fill a growing
state budget deficit, and the plan makes deep reductions in
funding to
education, health care and
state agencies.
At a press conference early this morning demanding more
education funding from the
state, Ms. James went after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the $ 2 billion tax cut plan he unveiled ahead of his State of the State speech last week, separating her from other city lawmakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have largely refused to criticize the
state, Ms. James went after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the $ 2 billion tax
cut plan he unveiled ahead of his
State of the State speech last week, separating her from other city lawmakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have largely refused to criticize the
State of the
State speech last week, separating her from other city lawmakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have largely refused to criticize the
State speech last week, separating her from other city lawmakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have largely refused to criticize the plan.
In next week's emergency budget legislation, to keep
state government operating in the absence of a new budget, Mr. Paterson will include an array of further long - term spending
cuts, but none involving
education funds, according to an administration official.
«
Cutting Pell Grants and Medicaid
funding without addressing the underlying causes of rising higher
education and healthcare costs, simply represents a shift of costs to
state and local governments who would be overburdened and unable to provide for vulnerable populations.»
Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Assembly Higher
Education Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past cuts to state funding for higher e
Education Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past
cuts to
state funding for higher
educationeducation.
But Democrats, who run the Assembly, continue to argue that most increased
education funding should go to the highest - need schools, which would happen if it were put in the «foundation»
funding pot by which most
state aid is allocated, and which also was
cut drastically during the economic downturn.
Tough economic times obviously mean tough decisions have to be made; but Gov. David A. Paterson's proposal to
cut education funding by a devastating $ 1.4 billion would decimate public
education in our
state and region.
In the fight back against the
cuts, and to make sure our kids get the
education they deserve, the New York State United Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the needed
education they deserve, the New York
State United Teachers and the Alliance for Quality
Education have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the needed
Education have teamed up to urge legislators to restore the needed
funding.
Clinton's comments came during a 32 - minute speech in which she took aim at Walker and his signature legislation that all but eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public employees and his proposal in the last
state budget to
cut funding for higher
education.
State Education Commissioner John King Jr. said he was also grateful for the emergency
funds and blamed a «structural imbalance in
funding for the past several years» for «the difficult decision» to
cut the exams.
They argued that the fiscally conservative governor, in his effort to tie
education funding to performance on standardized testing, has failed to fulfill the 2006 order of the
state's highest court and allowed overcrowding and
cuts to local schools» budgets.
The UFT president suggested that the
state pay for necessary public investments, such as
education, by recapturing some of the
funds lost to federal tax
cuts for the rich.
About 85 communities would see their
education cost sharing grants, the biggest source of
state funding for public
education in Connecticut,
cut to zero in October.
Hanging over everything was the Republican tax overhaul and possible federal budget
cuts, both of which could squeeze
state education funding.
At a time when thousands of teachers in New York have foregone raises simply to keep their jobs, and while the
state is poised to
cut an additional $ 1 billion or more in
education funding, NYSUT is sitting on tens of millions of dollars in cash and investments and spending lavishly on six - figure employee salaries and conferences at high - end resorts.
House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, a Derby Republican, says the plan contains deep
cuts to addiction services, $ 36 million is
cut from local school
funding and special
education and $ 13 million in
cuts to
state payments for hospitals.
He says that's why he's asking them to work together on a new public
education funding formula and the difficult budget
cutting decisions needed to address the
state's projected $ 1.5 billion budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.
Pawlenty allies point to his
state of the
state address as a blueprint for where the party could go nationally in these tight economic times: increased
funding for
education, a
cut in business taxes and a shrinking of
state government.
Now, though, with the
state planning to slash
funding for Medicaid and
education, legislators, particularly in the Assembly, were pushing for its extension, arguing that the
state's wealthiest had already received a federal break when the Bush tax
cuts were continued this past December.
In
Education, we partnered with the Alliance for Quality Education to protest cuts in the State's education budget and call for increased funds for pre-K and high - needs
Education, we partnered with the Alliance for Quality
Education to protest cuts in the State's education budget and call for increased funds for pre-K and high - needs
Education to protest
cuts in the
State's
education budget and call for increased funds for pre-K and high - needs
education budget and call for increased
funds for pre-K and high - needs programs.
Carrying posters and air horns and chanting «
Education Yes,
Cuts No,» the protestors were furious that the New York
State Education Department rejected an application from the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation for $ 1 million dollars in
funding to continue the adult programs.
«These pressures, in turn, raise the prospect of potential future
cuts to local government and higher
education funding, as the
state seeks to achieve structurally balanced operations.
Mayor Bloomberg's proposed
education budget for next year does almost nothing to make up for years of cuts to programs and staff, even though the state increased school funding to city schools next year by more than 4 percent, UFT Vice President Karen Alford testified at a City Council Education Committee hearing on
education budget for next year does almost nothing to make up for years of
cuts to programs and staff, even though the
state increased school
funding to city schools next year by more than 4 percent, UFT Vice President Karen Alford testified at a City Council
Education Committee hearing on
Education Committee hearing on March 21.
Despite that, she said, the
state has not come through on the
funds for needy students and now wants to
cut education spending.
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That selective
funding, University of Hong Kong
education scholar Gerry Postiglione wrote in an e-mail, has «left second and third tier universities in an abysmal financial
state, leading many with no choice but to
cut corners on cost and quality.»
Even as
education advocates nationwide fight to hold the line against district - level
funding cuts, the
state education departments responsible for overseeing K - 12 policy are coming under the budget ax.
Illinois lawmakers are considering new budgeting policies aimed at countering a frequent complaint of school officials in
states with lotteries: that gaming revenues do not really help
education because they are matched by
cuts in
funding from the regular budget.
Although 20
states had reported decreased or stable budgets for K — 12
education and 28 reported
cuts or level
funding for
state education agencies, only 12
states reported
cutting back on common core implementation because of budget constraints.
In addition to
funding for ELL students, Michigan has a small program for bilingual
education, with the goal of fostering both English and another language, but
funding for the program was
cut in half a few years ago because the
state legislature had other priorities.
The National Governors Association says 27 of its member governors plan to close
state budget gaps by
cutting education funding this year.
In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe
cuts would have to be made if the
state or the city did not increase support for K — 12
education once the federal stimulus
funding ended in 2011.
For Philadelphia, the end of the stimulus and the
state's decision to offset only a small share of the federal
cuts meant a 14 percent drop in
state and federal
education funding between 2011 and 2012.
In 2010, the
state faced reduced revenues and
cut its own support for K — 12
education but used the stimulus
funds to increase overall allocations to school districts.
Our studies suggest that instead, many
states have played a shell game with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
funds, backfilling
cuts to
education with those one - time dollars.
Trump's budget proposes a 13.5 percent
cut in the
Education Department's 2018 budget, including a $ 2.3 billion
cut that would eliminate Supporting Effective Instruction
States Grants, which
fund teacher training and development.
Had everything gone according to Hoyle, this massive infusion of federal
funds would have protected
state and district
education budgets from major
cuts while advancing invaluable reforms by supporting new, innovative, and promising programs.
Therefore, when
states face significant deficits,
funding for
education must be
cut.
Our 14th annual ICT in UK
State Schools» survey, carried out in September 2010, revealed that despite government
funding cuts for ICT in
education, schools appeared positive in their outlook.
Walker's plan called for a
cut of 5.5 percent to revenue limits in
education, effectively dropping the
state's per - student
funding by $ 550.
To isolate the effect of the recessionary spending
cuts from that of the general ill - effects of the recession, Cora Wigger, Heyu Xiong and I rely on the fact that
states that relied heavily on
state taxes to
fund public schools experienced the deepest
education revenue
cuts during the recession, on average.
The Golden
State's new Local Control
Funding Formula is restoring
education money
cut during the recent recession.
States cut funding for K - 12
education — and a range of other areas, including higher
education, health care, and human services — as a result of the 2007 - 09 recession, which sharply reduced
state revenue.
In the letter to appropriators, NAESP and NASSP
stated that «school principals,
education stakeholders and the public deserve to know how the Committee would
fund federal
education programs,» and urged the Subcommittee to have an «open debate about deep
cuts in
education funding by holding a Subcommittee markup.»
At a time when many
states are pondering
cuts to their
education budgets, Mississippi's governor signed off last week on a major increase in school
funding for the coming fiscal year.
A Texas judge last week
cut off
state fund ing for the public schools and threatened to halt local spending as early as next Monday legislators do not produce an acceptable solution to the
state's intractable
education - finance dilemma.
The
state board of
education voted on Feb. 23 to
cut off
state funding to Elmwood Park Community Unit School District No. 401, about three months after it learned that the 2,800 - student district's high school had denied enrollment to a 14 - year - old student from...
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