Sentences with phrase «student aid increases»

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«The state's rapidly improving economic picture means there's a real opportunity for the state to more fully invest in its public schools, including dedicating new money to Foundation Aid as a way of increasing equity and further helping students to thrive,» said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta.

Control of the Senate, too, would ease the way for Democratic bills currently blocked by the GOP, including ones to increase firearm restrictions, allow early voting, authorize state financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children, and extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to allow victims to sue for decades - old abuse.

So they are asking the legislature to increase aid to SUNY and CUNY schools and also expand the tuition assistance program, which provides grants to students to help cover the cost of classes.

McCall says the total increase of $ 5200 is still affordable, and he says students whose families don't have enough money to pay can get financial aid.

The Legislature today, led by the Assembly, reached an agreement on a package of education proposals that will immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said.

In addition, the governor proposes no broad - based increases in state financial aid programs, thus leaving either the student, or the college, short.

The new programs are expected to increase college access and support degree completion by providing wraparound services for students such as child and elder care, transportation, health care services, family and / or employment counseling, legal aid, and more.

Meanwhile, on the thorny issue of charter school funding — a tuition aid un-freeze that would see aid increase by $ 1,500 per student paid out by a school district — a potentially large hit for any locality, including $ 200 million for New York City — the proposal would be to have flat funding for charters this year.

Also at 1 p.m., CUNY students, faculty and staff, and city elected official host press conference to call for increase in state aid to CUNY, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Base state aid per full - time equivalent (FTE) student is increasing by $ 150 to $ 2,422 from $ 2,272.

Senator Mark Grisanti, a Buffalo Republican, started his own petition, arguing that the state should increase the availability of financial aid to traditional students before providing free college to prisoners.

The mayor's team could also celebrate a smaller victory: though the budget sets aside a large lump sum to increase aid to charter schools across the state by $ 430 per student.

Yesterday, the Cortland County Legislature's Budget Committee passed a resolution calling on the state to increase aid for full - time, students.

Ossining for Fair Funding Communications Director Jessica Vecchiarelli said: «With significant enrollment growth and substantial increases in student needs, we are simply asking that Ossining be put on a path to being funded at the same percentage level as the average district in New York State, at least 80 % of the fully phased - in Foundation Aid.

This year we built upon those numbers by investing a record $ 1.2 billion, a $ 700 million increase, in Foundation Aid which is critical to our students in public schools.

During the 84 - minute speech, Cuomo largely focused on education, proposing to increase school aid by $ 1 billion, increase reliance on teacher evaluations and tie the education investment tax credit to the Dream Act, a bill that would open state tuition assistance programs to undocumented students.

De Blasio called the bill «fiscally responsible,» but State Senator José Peralta told Gay City that he and other elected officials in Queens have been begging the administration for increased funding for crossing guards — something that would demonstrably aid the safety of public and private school students — only to be told that there is no money for it.

Despite the added attention, the state budget did not meet AQE's goal of a $ 4.2 billion increase in school aid, 74 percent of which they say is owed to schools with predominantly black and brown students.

Local parents, students, and community members say Governor Cuomo's proposed increase in school aid isn't enough.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

There are tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

Senator DeFrancisco said there were tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

In addition, the Budget puts forward the state's largest investment in education to date, including an increase of more than 5 % in school aid; statewide, universal full - day Pre-k; a bond act to modernize classrooms; as well as signature reforms to fix Common Core implementation and protect students from unfair high stakes test results; and strengthen and support Charter Schools.

Excerpt: «Reforming the Common Core, increasing aid to local schools, and making sure that educational funding goes to the classroom and benefits our students, rather than being squandered on additional layers of unnecessary government bureaucracy.»

At the event, Jones, who serves as Franklin County Chairman, introduced his education platform, which includes increasing state aid to public schools and the elimination of the Common Core, which he said places teachers and students in high - pressure environments with «high stakes» testing.

Other programs that got increases include global AIDS funding, Pell grants for college students, forest fire protection, and additional intelligence analysts at the FBI.

Many universities, for example, have publicized their efforts to increase admissions for low - SES students by raising the family income level that qualifies for financial aid or even tuition - free admission.

This year, John Ford, a student at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, won the competition with his short, «Interrogation,» in which two tough - talking detectives interrogate a cup of tea, accusing it of being too healthy, putting doctors out of work, depriving people of sick days, increasing energy, aiding weight loss, giving its drinkers natural pearly whites, and, worst of all, increasing the amount of «happy juice» (i.e., mood - boosting dopamine) in the brain.

When will those who decide the financial aid policies realize that each dollar devoted to increasing access will have a lifelong impact on students and families everywhere?

Nearly one in five high - school students have had four or more sex partners, placing them at increased risk of contracting the virus that causes AIDS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has found.

Increases in federal aid provide little incentive for these other players to worry about rising tuition, and new evidence suggests that the availability of student loans encourages schools to charge more.

The state partially compensates districts that lose state aid when students transfer under the two programs, and state officials expect more schools to join the programs, requiring increased funding.

But for the nation's more than 800 independent schools, according to school financial - aid officers meeting here recently, the increase in divorce among the parents of their tuition - paying students has spawned a perplexing new dilemma: When the «family» divides and multiplies, how do schools evaluate requests for scholarship...

Under her leadership, the school launched the Doctor of Education Leadership Program, a first - of - its - kind practice - based education doctoral program; created a universitywide Ph.D. in Education; established the Urban Scholars Fellowship which provides full tuition to teachers from urban schools; and significantly increased financial aid for master's and doctoral students.

Gergen also spoke about the need to increase student funding and financial aid at Harvard's public - service schools in order to attract the best students and lessen the burden of education debt.

Over the same period, tuition has increased by 124.9 percent and 89.5 percent, while student aid has increased by only 38.6...

Some of these changes focused on innovative ways to use data to inform college access for students or the development of apps as a tool to increase student enrollment in college to ways to help streamline the process for filling out the FAFSA application — the federal application students complete to apply for financial aid.

When absenteeism increased last year in the Dallas Independent School District, resulting in the loss of more than $ 1 million in state aid, school officials drafted a new policy requiring that any student who misses more than 10 classes during the school year automatically receive a failing grade.

Still, while complaining about the lack of money, Reading school officials have seen the district's federal aid increased from $ 513 per student to $ 1,022 per student from 1998 through 2002, a boost of 99 percent.

Ironically, while property tax cuts helped precipitate the district's fiscal plunge and the repeated cries for state money, the oversight board in August recommended property tax increases - a half - mill increase annually in 2005 - 06 and 2007 - 08, along with largely unspecified spending cuts; some new spending, such as upgrading the computer system; a new «welcome center» for students; and, of course, additional state aid.

While sounding like Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in emphasizing innovation and parental responsibility, Mr. Clinton also promised to increase federal education funding and to guarantee financial aid to all college students.

This gift is a significant contribution toward the Ed School's broader efforts to increase financial aid and fellowship opportunities for students.

Commitment and loyalty, combined with determination (for both themselves and the organisation to perform well), students aid in increasing motivation and enthusiasm across the company.Furthermore, a pair of fresh eyes on the processes and procedures set by the organisation allows for new ideas and visions to be implemented.

The fact that this sector is already integrated into the broader higher education system, through federal aid and some state aid programs, suggests that these policy levers might be used to better leverage the private sector to further policymakers» goals, such as increasing educational attainment overall and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Action By More than 80 Colleges and Universities: Over 80 colleges and universities are — in addition to their efforts in other categories — taking actions like engaging in new efforts to recruit students who might not otherwise attend their university, expanding need - based aid for low - income students, setting new goals for increasing the share of low - income students, committing to additional community college transfers and taking new steps to improve outcomes for low - income students once they arrive on campus.

Also threatens to trim other funding if the universities raises tuition and as a result triggers automatic increases in state aid for students.