Sentences with phrase «votes on education funding»

Her votes on education funding brought opposition from some public - school teachers during the recent session of the Florida Legislature.

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With 96 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night, Park Ridge District 64 looked like it was heading for victory on a $ 23 million bond issue to build a new middle school and to upgrade technology, and on an education fund property - tax increase of 59 cents per $ 100 of equalized assessed valuation to pay for operating expenses.

WLQ misfires in England include the defeats of the Church of England Prayer Book in 1927 — 1928 and four votes on hospital and higher education funding in 2003 — 2004.

One question focused on possible reasons to vote for «Woodstock,» citing reasons like fighting to improve the economy by taking on big businesses and monopolies, pushing for campaign finance reform, increasing education funding, changing the tax code to require the wealthy and large corporations to pay more and raising the minimum wage.

In December the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) published a report I co-authored showing that the student vote seemed to respond to the changing pattern of generosity of party policies on higher education funding siEducation Policy Institute (HEPI) published a report I co-authored showing that the student vote seemed to respond to the changing pattern of generosity of party policies on higher education funding sieducation funding since 1997.

Amedore, meanwhile, is blasted for his votes in the Assembly, especially on education funding.

In one mailer, the group calls on Diaz de la Portilla out for voting to raise taxes, cut funding to education, and cut funding for senior programs.

LAKE PLACID — Titans of North Country business, education, tourism and politics gathered at a ballroom here last week to finalize and vote on the projects that they hoped would net the region millions in state funds next year.

Higher education funding: Lib Dems allowed to abstain on votes - reflecting party's promise to abolish tuition fees in the long term

While the Lib Dems sought «clarification» from the Tories on issues of education funding, fairer taxes and voting reform yesterday Gordon Brown was readying a statement to announce his resignation.

Fattah relinquished his position on the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee today and was replaced by Representative Mike Honda (D — CA), a former high school principal who has been a reliable vote for additional federal funding of research and education.

On a 209 - 206 vote, the House passed a bill March 6 that would provide almost $ 21.2 billion in discretionary education funding, $ 3.3 billion less than in fiscal 1995.

S 1109, approved on a vote of 96 to 0, would set the funding ceiling for vocational - education programs, which received $ 936.7 million in fiscal 1990, at $ 1.5 billion.

The legislature this year is expected to vote on a new Minimum Foundation Program, which determines how the state distributes education funds.

On the political issues facing them at the General Election, 43 per cent of parents polled stated that education and school funding will be a key issue in deciding their vote in the 2017 General Election.

A coalition of Michigan education groups has launched a petition drive to pressure the legislature to vote on a guaranteed annual funding increase for schools and colleges.

The state board of education voted on Feb. 23 to cut off state funding to Elmwood Park Community Unit School District No. 401, about three months after it learned that the 2,800 - student district's high school had denied enrollment to a 14 - year - old student from...

The proposed amendment by Reps. Lynn Woolsey, D - Calif., and Chris Van Hollen, D - Md., to move annual special education funding increases to the mandatory, rather than discretionary, side of the federal budget was defeated on a party - line vote.

With the threat of a Presidential veto gone, Congress is poised to vote before summer on several bills that would boost funding for family - planning clinics, strengthen abortion rights, and fund sex - education programs — actions that could affect millions of teenagers.

«While we are extremely disappointed that there was no resolution on a new funding mechanism for the state's education savings account (ESA) program, we are pleased the Nevada Legislature in a bipartisan vote remains supportive of school choice and parental empowerment.

On a 9 — 0 vote, the Kansas Board of Education decided not to apply for RTTT funding, saying, «The federal criteria required more centralized control of public school education...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and testEducation decided not to apply for RTTT funding, saying, «The federal criteria required more centralized control of public school education...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and testeducation...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and tests.»

While the Illinois Senate voted on Sunday to override the Governor's amendatory veto (AV) of SB1, the Evidence - Based Model for education funding reform, a new CTBA analysis has identified at least six aspects of the AV that would each threaten the ability of Illinois school districts to reach ade

Moving Forward On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the Oakland Board of Education voted 4 - 3 to change the plans of how the Measure G1 funds will be allocated this year.

At the State Board of Education meeting on Friday, the board will vote for the second and final time on an amendment to boost the Permanent School Fund capacity multiplier from 3 to 3.25 percent.

Members of the Assembly budget subcommittee on education finance didn't take a vote on the funding proposal Tuesday, but committee chair Kevin McCarty, D - Sacramento, and Jose Medina, D - Riverside, voiced their support.

Lusher attorney James Brown told the Lusher Charter School board that he will send a letter to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Louisiana Department of Education, and the Orleans Parish School Board, arguing that the vote on the new funding formula should be delayed until two legal issues can be worked out.

«I voted against HB 4 because it establishes an entitlement grant program that will place an increasingly heavier financial burden on Texas taxpayers and decrease the State's ability to adequately fund public education,» she added.

The American Federation for Children would like to commend the Joint Finance Committee on their vote to provide record funding increases to education.

The House is voting today and the Senate votes tomorrow on an education funding bill, which creates a tax credit scholarship that will expand educational opportunities and school choice to thousands of families across the state.

CCSA and CCSA Families hope you will vote on November 8 to help English learners and increase education funding.

Participants signed an education voter card committing to vote for candidates who support adequate funding for public schools, a moratorium on charters, no vouchers, and who support community schools.

But putting aside, for the moment, AFT President Melodie Peters's anti-charter school editorial of November 17, 2014, when the real vote on the motion to adopt the Malloy administration's proposal to fund eight more charter schools was taken, it passed the State Board of Education unanimously....

At last night's New Haven Board of Education meeting, New Haven Board of Education President Carlos Torre and member Alicia Caraballo, «peppered proponents with skeptical questions and declared themselves unprepared to vote yet» on the plan to divert even more New Haven and Connecticut taxpayer funds to Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company with operations in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.

Regulations and funding for charter schools is voted on by the State Board of Education.

This November, please vote Yes on Measure T to provide critical education funding.

The Spokane Education Association voted last week to hold a one - day strike on Wednesday to protest the Legislature's long delay in meeting a state Supreme Court's demand to increase educationEducation Association voted last week to hold a one - day strike on Wednesday to protest the Legislature's long delay in meeting a state Supreme Court's demand to increase educationeducation funding.

Voters in Burnsville - Eagan - Savage School District 191 will be asked to vote on two school funding requests that were placed on the November 7 ballot by a unanimous vote of the Board of Education.