Sentences with phrase «terms cut to education»

The government's # 3 billion real - terms cut to education funding must be reversed or we will see education and care suffer.

«This new report from the Education Policy Institute confirms what the National Education Union has been saying about the impact of the Government's real terms cuts to education funding.

Not exact matches

In terms of the state's economic woes, Cuomo said there will have to be cuts to education, health care and state operations.

• In practical and policy terms, what this means is that the APC administration to be sworn in on October 15, 2018, by the grace of God, must resume good governance that was cut short four years ago, and once again prioritise social investments in education, healthcare and other social protection programmes that reduce the cost of living, while raising the quality of life.

In next week's emergency budget legislation, to keep state government operating in the absence of a new budget, Mr. Paterson will include an array of further long - term spending cuts, but none involving education funds, according to an administration official.

Iannuzzi will begin his latest term at a critical juncture for the labor movement, as issues like collective bargaining and seniority are under attack nationwide, and as public K - 12 and higher education in New York struggle to cope with the devastating effects of more than $ 1 billion in cuts by state government.

Most noteworthy is the party's declaration that it will resist any further cuts to front - line services and wants a real - term increase in health and education spending.

Here's the full text of Cuomo's e-mail, which was forwarded by a reader (interestingly, it speaks in very general terms about the budget and «realigning» spending, but makes no mention of the deep education and health care cuts, which opponents say will lead to service reductions):

«I don't believe we have to do any cutting in terms of education and health care, and I think we'll see growth, significant growth, in both,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

What are the short and long term implications for essential services, local taxpayers and the state's economy of the freezes and cuts in revenue sharing with cities, towns and villages and in state aid to education have helped the state to balance its own budgets in recent years?

Instead of levying further cuts, they add, it's time to make the sort of investments — in research, education, and infrastructure — that will produce long - term economic growth.

While the drop appears to have resulted from budget cuts prompted by the economic downturn, Davis said evidence suggests that the curtailment of prison education could increase prison system costs in the longer term.

As the Institute for Fiscal Studies pointed out recently, the government's funding commitment equates to the first real terms cut in education spending since the 1990s.

TES has reported that Tony Foot, director of the Department for Education's funding group, is under «no illusion» about the financial challenges schools are due to face as a result of rising costs and real terms budget cuts.

Terrel H. Bell, secretary of education during President Reagan's first term, has criticized the Administration's proposed cuts in aid to college students, saying they constitute an «unwitting assault on the nation's colleges and universities.»

While the education secretary, Justine Greening, promised an extra # 1.3 bn for state schools over two years, headteachers across England calculated that this amount would translate to a real ‑ terms cut of 4.6 per cent from 2015.

The Education Policy Institute estimates that by 2019 - 2020 there are unlikely to be any schools in England which will avoid a real terms cut in per pupil funding, even in areas benefiting from the new formula.

The union believe that a top priority for the education sector should be to fund education fully and fairly, by reversing the # 3 billion real terms cuts that schools are facing and providing enough money to make the new national funding formula a success.

The research comes after the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that schools in England are facing their first real - terms funding cuts in 20 years, reductions that the Public Accounts Committee warn are threatening to undermine the quality of education in English schools.

According to the union, the Conservative education plans would result in a # 8.9 billion real terms cut in education by 2022 when taking into account inflation and growing pupil numbers.

Decades of best practice, cutting edge research in early education including the Head Start Impact Study, expert advice, and The Secretary's Advisory Committee's recommendations all culminate in a call to action for policy changes that ensure all Head Start programs provide a consistently high quality early learning experience that prepares children for Kindergarten and has long - term effects on their academic success and overall health.

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That means focusing on the lower - hanging fruit in terms of cutting costs - such as cutting interest rates, which are currently up to 6.1 %, and have been attacked as bafflingly high by a long line of former Conservative and Labour education ministers.

Despite the promise to move # 1.3 bn from the Department for Education's budget directly into school spending, the heads say they will still have faced a real - terms cut of # 1.7 bn between 2015 and 2020.

The head of a the NEA, Reginald Weaver, recently spoke out in very strident terms against NCLB and President Bush's cuts to education funding to pay for the Iraq war.

The Lib Dems also want to end cuts to education by protecting per - pupil spending «in real terms, including in further education».

However shocking the threat of a more than $ 2 billion cut to Title II is to most education leaders, it is important to remember that the President proposed cutting in half Title II spending in the short - term spending measure, but when all was said and done in the Congress, a far more modest 8.9 percent reduction was the eventual outcome.

But he warned that the education secretary needed to address «as a matter of priority» more immediate questions, such as the «severe teacher shortages and significant real - terms cuts in funding».

To «balance the budget», more than A$ 600 million was cut from public school education and $ 1.2 billion from TAFE over the term of this government.

Labour has pledged to invest more than # 20bn in schools in England by 2022, as part of a package of education pledges, saying it would protect real terms schools funding and cut class sizes for five, six and seven - year olds.

The spokesperson claimed that Tory plans to freeze spending for five to 16 - year - olds at its current level, leading to a cut in real terms and the threat of further slices from unprotected education budgets, would mean overall spending of # 5bn less than the Lib Dems by 2020.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh urged the government to protect the school budget in real terms, adding that he was concerned that the announcement did not rule more out cuts to school budgets «which are already overstretched».

«It is also misleading for the DfE to continue to state that more is being spent on education when in fact, real terms cuts are occurring,» say the head teachers.

The letter calls for per - pupil funding to be protected in real terms, as well as a reversal of the # 600m cut to the education services grant, and a commitment to «sufficient funding» for sixth forms.

The report stated this will be the «first time schools have seen real - terms cuts in spending per pupil since the mid 1990s», adding it presents a «challenge to continuing to provide high - quality education at every stage».

In a time and situation like this, education leaders must step forward and appeal to legislators in both parties to craft a sensible, long - term fiscal plan for the nation that avoids short - term and haphazard budget cuts that imperil investments in education.

The CEA's endorsement means that the leadership of all of the major public employee unions in Connecticut have thrown their support behind the candidate who has pledged that he will not propose or accept any tax increase during this second term, despite the fact that Connecticut is facing a $ 4.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years.While Connecticut's millionaires continue to celebrate the fact that they have been spared the need to «sacrifice» by being required to pay their fair share in taxes, Malloy's policies will ensure massive increases in local property taxes for the middle class and widespread cuts in local education budgets.

The Chancellor has failed to reverse the real terms education cuts; failed to provide new money to fully fund all areas of education; failed to level - up funding to address historic underfunding; and failed to guarantee the investment needed for future years.

«The Government had a big political choice to make in today's Budget — to invest in education, or to continue with its damaging policy of real terms cuts.