Sentences with phrase «state funding for schools»

He said state funding for school district bond repayments has fallen from 44 percent to 7 percent over the last 15 years.

State funding for school nurses has been far below the national standard for more than a decade, leaving many schools with a nurse on campus for only a few hours a week.

Many say that's because state funding for schools is nearly the lowest in the country.

In addition to Title I funds, 38 states have dedicated other federal funds, and 17 have contributed state funds for school improvement.

Schools also have a financial incentive to improve attendance rates, as state funding for schools is based on daily attendance.

And, although charters are legally entitled to public operational dollars in local districts, charters do not receive state funding for school infrastructure.

With state funding for the school system declining — and the city facing the need to make up the shortfall — public calls increased for a return to local control.

Senator Michael Ranzenhofer said, «The final plan secures our fair share of state funding for our school districts in Western New York, and restores funding — initially cut under the Executive Budget proposal — to our local public libraries.

Despite the increase in funding, which Democrats have long called for after years of cuts or no increase in state funding for schools, the proposals drew the ire of Democrats on the budget committee over the voucher provision, expansion of independent charter schools and the addition of state money for services at private schools.

He said that the district would appreciate more state funding for school resource officers, or SROs.

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

The Fiscal Code contains language that distributes new state funding for schools through the bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission's (BEFC) funding formula and brings to an end the era of powerful lawmakers cutting backroom deals to dole out new funding to schools.

The goal of improving the school nurse to student ratio is heavily influenced by actions of the NC General Assembly, which has, beginning with the 2004 - 05 school year, provided state funding for some school nurse positions.

Assemblyman Clifford Crouch of the 122nd Assembly District told of efforts to change the formula used to determine state funding for schools.

Mr. Coleman, of Bloomfield, has obtained state funds for schools, libraries and parks in the district.

Students lent their voices in a robust chant as they joined with faculty from the City University of New York (CUNY) and elected officials for a rally at City Hall on March 2, to protest recent tuition hikes and implore Governor Andrew Cuomo not to reduce state funding for the school.

A Texas judge halts state funding for schools and threatens to bar all local spending unless the legislature finds a solution to the state's education - finance dilemma.

As a result, New York state funding for schools is second in the nation, 63 percent above the national average.

Individual states enacted funding formulas that tried to equitably distribute state aid for school operating budgets, but in many cases state funding for school construction was inadequate or nonexistent.

«State funding for the schools exploded from $ 32 million, for the 17 charters that existed when [former Mayor] Bloomberg took office in 2002, to $ 659 million, for the 125 charters in existence as of 2010 - 11, the most recent year for which funding data are available.»

Chicago will continue to fight for fair state funding for our schools through the courts and by engaging parents and community members to advocate with us.

Decreased state funding for these schools means that minority students in Pennsylvania are less likely than white students to have access to essential resources and learning opportunities, rigorous coursework, school counselors, and experienced educators.

The Hartford Board of Education also approved a proposal to proceed with selecting a Hartford neighborhood school to become a «lighthouse» school which would, in turn, attract additional state funds for the school.

The press conference was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that Nixon has long been associated with that advocates for more state funding for schools.

In the 2018 state budget negotiations, a rewrite to fix an inequitable sharing of state funding for school districts reached the top of the agenda.

Provide at least a cost - of - living increase to the Basic Subsidy and Special Education line items, which will help to mitigate the seriously negative effects of last summer's huge cut in state funding for school districts.

«By increasing state funding for schools, we can improve instruction and reduce the need for higher property taxes.

Meanwhile, because state funding for schools has rebounded and districts are once again trying to reduce teacher - to - student radios, the demand for educators has jumped — especially for those trained to serve students with disabilities and to teach subjects such as math and science.

Monday's news conference featuring the «Sex And The City» star was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that Nixon joined long ago to seek more state funding for schools.

She spoke at a press conference Monday organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group that pushes for more state funding for schools and has said that the current funding distribution favors wealthy, white districts over poor areas with people of color.

Thus, eliminating the income or sales tax deduction would likely lead over time to cuts in state funding for schools, healthcare, and other services on which middle - and lower - income families rely.

At the top of the list was increasing state funding for schools — particularly for the $ 2 billion in state aid owed to New York City schools as a result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit settlement — and legislation requiring charter schools to enroll and keep their fair share of English language learners, students with disabilities and homeless students.

The 200 parents who traveled with UFT members to Albany that day added their voices to the call for more state funding for schools.

State law allows charter authorizers to retain 3 percent of the state funding for the schools they sponsor, creating a strong disincentive for closing schools.

In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie had the audacity to cut state funding for schools, reductions that amounted to some 5 percent of total school spending, with the most disadvantaged districts being shielded from the brunt of the cuts.

Like a whites - only water fountain or lunch counter, they are categorically excluded from any state funding for school buildings — SOLELY BECAUSE THEY ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL.

In this plan, school funding would be the responsibility of the state, not the locality, and the distribution of state funds for schools would have nothing to do with the distribution of local property wealth.

The council's president, Betsy Kippers, criticized Walker for proposing the voucher expansion even as he wants $ 127 million in cuts to state funding for schools.

The case, prompted by the austere money management policies of Gov. Sam Brownback and a conservative majority of the Legislature dating back to 2010, was brought forward by a coalition of school districts who argue that state funding for schools is unconstitutionally inadequate.

Sixty percent of voters told the policy institute in a subsequent poll that state funding for schools was inadequate, and a majority (61 percent) said they favored amending Proposition 13 of the state constitution, which limits local property taxes, so that schools received more money.

We joined allies in a press conference in Wednesday and will be heading to Harrisburg on Monday for a rally with more than 50 allies to kick off advocacy for a state budget that will include a $ 400 million increase in state funding for schools and are planning a wide variety of advocacy activities for the upcoming weeks.

However, even with these increases, state funding for schools in PA remains so inadequate that school districts throughout the commonwealth are continuing to raise local taxes and slash programs and services in schools.

Spokane Public Schools teachers and staff voted Wednesday to have a one - day walkout on May 27 to protest a lack of state funding for schools.