Sentences with phrase «student city funding»

And per - student city funding for the community colleges decreased by 13 percent over the same period, also when adjusted for inflation.

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• CommonBond, a New York City - based online student lender, raised $ 50 million in Series D funding.

Instead, they agreed to a symbolic payment of $ 1 each and asked the city to fund $ 200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs.

At launch events in Toronto, Quebec City, Charlottetown and Clarington, the Government of Canada rolled out funding as part of its initiative to create 10,000 paid student work placements over the next four...

Brinig and Garnett argue that, given their demonstrably positive impact across society, these schools should be given a fighting chance through mechanisms like tuition tax credits or vouchers, with public funds going to the child to enable students to attend an inner - city Catholic school.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

Leah Schmidt, president of the School Nutrition Association and director of nutrition programs at a Kansas City, Mo. school district, said any schools that would consider forgoing the federal funds would have to have very few students eating the free and reduced - cost meals.

The funding included in the budget will target $ 350,000 for outreach coordinators at each school that will focus on underrepresented middle schools, $ 650,000 for test preparation at middle school students for underrepresented populations and $ 750,000 for test prep that targets students receiving free or reduced lunch in New York City.

Carranza pointed out that the city recently allocated $ 125 million in «Fair Student Funding» to bolster school budgets, but said that Albany needs to provide more funding for the education Funding» to bolster school budgets, but said that Albany needs to provide more funding for the education funding for the education system.

DNAInfo article on BP Adams calling for a clear plan for full Fair Student Funding for all City schools.

Elia, speaking to early childhood educators, administrators and advocates, noted that only 7 percent of Long Island 4 - year - olds have access to state - funded, full - day pre-K, compared with 100 percent of such students in New York City.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

The legislative leaders say they are still working out the details to provide more funds for college tuition for New York's students, and they want to resolve differences over extending ride hailing services to places outside New York City.

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The way to improve student performance in New York is to fully fund schools in disadvantaged communities, attack poverty these communities, and desegregate New York's schools, which are the most segregated schools in the nation,» said Brian Jones, the recent Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor who taught in New York City schools for nine years.

After de Blasio released his executive budget on May 7, council members have continued to push for an increase in funds for libraries, parks, NYPD headcount, senior citizen services, women's health services, city - funded school lunches for all students, and more.

Without directly mentioning his dispute with the governor, de Blasio said the city «went above and beyond» in its support for CUNY, including an added $ 130 million in funding for science and engineering instruction and programs to help students obtain associates degrees.

Dr. Spio Garbrah was addressing the 17th Annual Delegates Congress of the University Students Association of Ghana on the theme, «Exploring alternative avenues for funding university education: the role of stakeholders,» held at the University for Development Studies Tamale City campus, Dungu.

The CFE lawsuit alleged that the state's funding formula was not providing an opportunity for a «sound basic education» under the state's constitution to students in the New York City.

New Construction, Capital Upgrades to Enhance the Student Experience QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz announced an allocation of $ 5 million of her Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary capital funds to support capital projects at all five City University of New York (CUNY) public institutions of higher learning in Queens.

This morning, the New York City Independent Budget Office released data showing charter schools housed in private space receive 16 % less funding per student than district schools.

What: City Council Hearing where educators, parents, and students will PACK THE ROOM to demand funding for Philly Schools!

With those funds, Miner and de Blasio say cities could provide programming that would lift students and families out of poverty, which is what's they say is one of the biggest issues facing their cities.

The schools in the Syracuse City School District have about $ 11,000 less funding for each student than wealthier schools in the state, according to a WSKG news article.

We are very grateful to Sen. Klein for this essential funding and commend him for his efforts to improve education, provide supports and lift up all students across the Bronx and New York City,» said Margarita Colon, Principal of P.S. 72.

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.

The IDC is helping black and Hispanic students gain entry to top city schools with $ 2 million in new state funding, setting aside the money in the $ 155 billion state budget that was finalized by the state legislature and Cuomo April 1.

At 11:45 a.m., clergy members join students, parents and education advocates to rally for a Moral Monday event to call on the state to provide Schenectady City Schools with adequate funding, War Room, 2nd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

At the same time, the party's members in the City Council are pushing hard to guarantee paid sick leave to employees of city companies and to restore funding for student MetroCaCity Council are pushing hard to guarantee paid sick leave to employees of city companies and to restore funding for student MetroCacity companies and to restore funding for student MetroCards.

New York City officials announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools that aims to help high - need studeCity officials announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools that aims to help high - need studecity's public schools that aims to help high - need students.

De Blasio said the city got a «consistent funding line» from Albany for his pre-K initiative as well as after - school programming for middle school students, calling it a «victory» because 70,000 kids are going to pre-K and because the city doubled the number of middle school students in after - school programs.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studeCity Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studeCity Council Speaker Corey Johnson Wednesday announced an increase in a major funding source for the city's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need studecity's public schools, with the goal of helping many high - need students.

Mayor Richards says Rochester has the lowest per capita rate of any upstate city for the state's aid to municipalities fund, which results in the city paying more for its schools than Buffalo, even though there are fewer students.

The World of Inquiry fund supports the hands - on, experiential learning of students at World of Inquiry School, a kindergarten through 12th - grade school in the Rochester City School District.

March 18, 2011 Three city high school students will be employed in paid internships this summer, thanks to a generous grant from the John F. Wegman Fund of The Community Foundation.

Rochester Area Community Foundation RACF provides access to more than 30 local scholarship funds for Rochester city high school students.

Through a collaborative effort with city school teachers, funds are raised through wonderful music concerts to support summer lessons for students at Hochstein School of Music and the Eastman Community Music.

New York City has won a chunk of federal funding that is designed to create or expand magnet programs with the goal of attracting more students of color to schools.

In urban central cities, funding levels per student tend to be at least average, but student needs (e.g. for special education for students with learning disabilities and for general support for very poor students such as homeless students) tend to be much greater.

And a push for more oversight of per - school spending is seen as an effort to highlight school funding issues in New York City, silencing critics of the governor that he is not doing enough to help high - needs schools and students.

Flanagan (R - East Northport), in a statement, said the charter school provision was needed because there are thousands of city students on waiting lists to enter the privately - run, taxpayer funded schools.

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.

The next students to benefit from the Hartford Promise scholarship fund are 113 city high school seniors from the Class of 2017, each of whom will get up to $ 20,000 to help pay for college.

BY ANDY HUMM City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and her colleagues pushed through an «unprecedented» bill December 7 to have city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and her colleagues pushed through an «unprecedented» bill December 7 to have city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants one.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and her colleagues pushed through an «unprecedented» bill December 7 to have city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and her colleagues pushed through an «unprecedented» bill December 7 to have city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants city government pick up yet another function of private and religious schools — security — allocating almost $ 20 million in taxpayer funds outside the normal budget process for «safety officers» in any school with more than 300 students that wants one.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and Astoria nonprofit Zone 126 teamed up in early July to fund PS 17's summer learning program for students, the organization said.

Mulgrew said the full payment of the CFE funds would help New York City public schools reduce class size and better serve the growing population of English language learners and special education students with more teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, school psychologists and school nurses.

The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.

The city is also unveiling a $ 20 million initiative to fund college preparation and visits for middle and high school students, which will be in place by 2018, in order to increase graduation rates.

Adams criticized Cuomo, saying the governor's proposal for CUNY funding would stifle opportunities for students across the city, especially those of color.