Sentences with phrase «traditionally funds public schools»

Impact Aid provides funding to school districts that have lost local tax revenue (which traditionally funds public schools) due to the presence of federal tax - exempt land, such as military installations, Native American reservations, or national parks.

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Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) had traditionally been a target for reform efforts thanks to a history of low - performing schools, a seemingly insurmountable achievement gap between student groups, and a relatively high proportion of state funding relative to locSchools (MPS) had traditionally been a target for reform efforts thanks to a history of low - performing schools, a seemingly insurmountable achievement gap between student groups, and a relatively high proportion of state funding relative to locschools, a seemingly insurmountable achievement gap between student groups, and a relatively high proportion of state funding relative to local aid.

«Diverting public funds away from public education to fund private schools doesn't serve all children equally, and places traditionally underserved students at an even greater disadvantage.»

Leaders in both camps have been debating charter funding in North Carolina for years, particularly since a 2010 amendment by Democrats in the legislature denied charters access to certain funding sources, such as sales tax revenues, gifts and grants traditionally bound for public school coffers.

This past legislative session, these charter school and education reform entities spent in excess of $ 500,000 successfully persuading legislators to cut their own district's public school funding, at the same time they were sending even more taxpayer money to Connecticut's charter schools, despite the fact that these private institutions have traditionally refused to educate their fair share of students who need special education services, children who require help learning the English Language or those who have behavioral issues.

Traditionally, U.S. public schools have been funded through local property taxes.

The basic premise of community schools is that public schools — traditionally funded by a combination of federal, state, and city governments — partner with a wide variety of actors to expand their range of services.