Sentences with phrase «wealthier districts able»

That formula takes into account a district's low - income population, but gaps remain in how much districts spend statewide, with wealthier districts able to spend more on schoolchildren.

Not exact matches

The union is seeking to level the playing field for districts they believe will never be able to keep up with wealthier schools.

Gov. Edward T. Schafer of North Dakota last week signed into law a school - finance measure that shifts some state funding from property - wealthy school districts to those less able to raise money through property taxes.

In fact, in a study of a project - based approach to teaching social studies and content literacy to 2nd graders, my colleagues and I were able to close the gap, statistically speaking, between students in high - poverty school districts — who experienced project - based units — and students in wealthy school districts — who did not.

But because this money is awarded on a first - come, first - served basis to districts with approved projects and matching funds, critics say, it provides an unfair advantage to LEAs in wealthier communities or with dedicated facilities staff who are able to navigate the system.

Reliance upon supplemental funding through bonds and overrides disadvantages schools; while wealthy districts may be able to generate additional resources, they don't always have community support and underprivileged communities — serving Latino students in particular — often don't take the risk due to the little reward.

Variability in local resources occurs as wealthier districts are able to collect higher per pupil revenues with lower revenue effort — essentially property tax rates — due to higher taxable property values.

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Further, the Court found that inadequate funding from the state is leading to inequalities and disparities between wealthy and poor school districts, because some districts are only able to raise a fraction of the money through local levies as other districts, despite having a higher local levy tax rate.

Wealthier districts will be able to provide resources to help those not passing without undermining the rest of education; poorer districts will not.

Wealthy districts were able to spend more, thanks to surging property tax receipts.

[4] Wealthy communities are able to invest much more into their schools through private donations and fundraising, while some elected officials are able to advocate more effectively for additional resources for well - heeled districts.