Sentences with phrase «surplus school»

It is concerning that the department's calculation of the actual number of surplus school places may be substantially lower than the figure reported by the department.

Holmes said leaders may also consider more innovative options too, like constructing future affordable housing sites on surplus school properties to increase access to new schools for low - income children.

Mr Carter added: «The law is unclear and we believe that Academies Act only applies to surplus school sites where there is no other provision being considered.»

Charter advocates say the District could help guide charters» locations by releasing some of the many surplus school buildings that sit empty, and they said they were open to sharing more information with the school system.

... will contemplate creating a standing committee on the problem of charter schools, reversing a recent state law that gives charters first crack at surplus school property, persuading the legislature to order performance audits of charter schools, and shutting out charters from basic school appropriations so that they would have to have their own separate source of funding.

It can not make sense for the government to continue to prioritise money for new free schools in areas with surplus school places when we have more than 100,000 primary pupils being taught in classes of more than 30.»

Free schools have created surplus school places in areas where they aren't needed, which isn't a good use of tax payers» money, particularly in the middle of a school funding crisis.

The Progressive Agreement contained a commitment that «the impact of current policy on surplus school places is reviewed, with emphasis on rural schools, to better take account of future growth trends».

• In late 2010, the Journal Sentinel reported that Milwaukee Public Schools spent more than $ 1 million a year to maintain 27 surplus school buildings.

The impact of current policy on surplus school places is reviewed, with emphasis on rural schools, to better take account of future growth trends;

The City is already working in cooperation with the School Boards to set up first - time home buyers housing on surplus school sites around Edmonton, but with little surplus school land in the core, they need to look at other options.

But in those scenarios that result in surplus schools, little thought is given to the future of these properties after they have shut their doors as district school buildings.