Sentences with phrase «state funding for school construction»

According to the Commission's website, The School Facilities Construction Commission provides an equitable distribution of state funding for school construction and...

Not exact matches

He later said that the Roman Catholic Church «in no way [wishes to] undermine the traditional American principle of separation of Church and State» and that «public funds were neither sought nor expected», for school construction and teaching services at least.

The governor's proposal also calls for federal support to keep Brooklyn's ailing hospitals open, changing the controversial Common Core school curriculum, ending standardized testing for grades K - 2, begin construction of four new casinos in the fall, allow public funding of political campaigns and reforming the state's ethics policy.

The coalition has started a public - awareness campaign and is pressing for state and federal funding increases for school construction and renovation, leaders of the effort said last week.

On the eve of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech last week, officials in a South Carolina town announced funding for a crumbling school the president had cited in a speech nearly a year earlier as an example of how the federal government should help with school construction.

About a year ago, lawmakers moved to limit the state's guaranteed funding for school construction, saying Vermont could no longer afford its traditionally generous aid.

The result was that school officials were able to pare down the opening bids for new school construction from $ 433 to $ 300 per square foot, an important development as the city tried to make the case to state legislators that it deserved billions of dollars more each year as part of a school funding adequacy lawsuit (see Hanushek, «Pseudo-Science»).

The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission has helped local districts build hundreds of schools, but some districts have been unable to win voter approval for state funds.

The Holy Apostles Church community demonstrated strong support for the vision of the school by raising over $ 11 million to fund the construction of a state - of the - art school building.

In a report to the Legislature on school facilities, the LAO recommends that instead of relying on voter - approved bonds to help pay for construction and upkeep, the state should create a grant program that awards funds based on student attendance and district need.

The most contentious aspect affects how the state's 650 charter schools can get funding for construction and maintenance projects.

Even where districts received sizeable amounts of state aid to hire teachers and run their schools, it usually was left up to local school boards to find the funds for major capital projects such as school construction.

The change in attitude about capital funding was never more clear than one day this summer in Ohio, where state support for school construction funding was insignificant until about five years ago.

But, counteracting the historical reluctance to have state or federal funds help pay for school construction were several factors that converged in the 1990s to give greater impetus to the drive to improve the nation's schools:

Wall Of Debt Could Crush State's Role In Funding School Construction Unless there is a major turnaround in the California economy in the next two years, schools may be looking at a future without financial support from the state for building new classrooms and upgrading old State's Role In Funding School Construction Unless there is a major turnaround in the California economy in the next two years, schools may be looking at a future without financial support from the state for building new classrooms and upgrading old state for building new classrooms and upgrading old ones.

But they would not be eligible for the capital outlay funds the state provides school districts for construction projects based on the districts» student population.

The bulk of the aid increase proposed for next year would be split in three ways: $ 408 million to reimburse schools for costs such as transportation, construction and BOCES services; $ 266 million for Foundation Aid, the main source of funding for general school operations; and $ 189 million to partially restore the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), a practice of diverting promised funding from schools that began six years ago to help the state deal with a budget shortfall at that time.

Because Brown was also cautious in his allocation for school facilities in the existing budget, some school officials have expressed disappointment that, given the state's robust fiscal condition, the governor hasn't increased construction funding.

The State Allocation Board voted Wednesday to decrease funding for the School Facility Program grant by 6.74 percent for all construction projects approved in 2010.

The State Allocation Board delayed action Wednesday on two items pertaining to adjusting funding formulas so districts can access money for school construction projects.

Proposed Changes to State / Local Cost Shares for School Construction Funding (for IAC approval on 9/28/17)

Other states use a variety — and in some cases a combination — of different methods, from general fund revenues to sales, property or other special taxes or lottery proceeds to pay for school construction.

Earlier this year, the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys, located in Albany, received a New York State Stimulus Fund grant that allowed the school to start work on some much - needed additions and repairs to their facilities, including construction on a brand new library, along with kitchen repairs and playground chSchool for Boys, located in Albany, received a New York State Stimulus Fund grant that allowed the school to start work on some much - needed additions and repairs to their facilities, including construction on a brand new library, along with kitchen repairs and playground chschool to start work on some much - needed additions and repairs to their facilities, including construction on a brand new library, along with kitchen repairs and playground changes.

Additionally, charter schools do not have access to equitable facilities funding or recurring and reliable state building aid for capital construction and renovation.