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Raul Salazar is a fourth grade student who transferred from a small private school to a large public school; he was referred to the school’s multidisciplinary team due to concerns regarding his difficulties in school and his home life.

money for both school and states, because school can cut down the number of teachers to hire and

Since last spring, Philadelphia school district leaders have been sounding the alarm about this year’s fiscal budget. Even after months of discussions and headlines, schools have opened with fewer resources than last year. On March 28th the School Reform Commission approved a lump sum budget which showed a need for an additional $220 million in revenue in order to provide schools with same resources as the “wholly insufficient” 2013-14 school year (McCorry). There will be many inadequate funding impacts on the quality of the education. Classroom resources would be stripped to untenable levels. The district would reduce as much as $2.2 million funding to the districts’ multiple pathways to graduation program which affects estimated 300 students. Another $1.5 million could be reduced from the elimination of preparation and professional development time for teachers at the district’s high needs promise academies. The district’s building maintenance budget could have reduction in amount of $9.6 million. Schools will be cleaned less frequently as a result. Building maintenance will also be curtailed as a result. District’s school police budget could also have reduction in amount of $2.4 million. School police officer vacancies will be unfilled, leaving an additional 27 elementary schools to share an officer.

The state of California has long been reliant on the University of California system to provide its resident companies with skilled and educated business, technology, and science leaders. Highly regarded as one of the top educational systems in the world, the University of California boasts a high number of distinguished and respected faculty members in almost every field of study. However, while most private colleges and universities have learned how to streamline their processes in order to better respond to stakeholder needs, public educational institutions, such as the University of California, have not been willing to control their bureaucratic growth resulting in a rise of tuition rates and a decline in the level of student satisfaction. In her article for the TIME magazine, Kate Pickert writes that as recently as November of this year the University of California has approved a plan that could raise tuition rates by up to 28% (Pickert). Pickert also points out that the tuition rates at the University of California have more than tripled since 2001. The University of California has blamed the increased tuition on the state of California budget cuts caused by the economic downturn of recent years. However, a closer examination of the University of California faculty and administration data makes it obvious that the higher rates of tuition are cause by the inability and

11.13). When it comes to addressing the performance issues facing Texas schools, issues facing the poor, the reality of a water shortage, and problems relating to transportation, there is great reluctance among Texas Republicans when it comes to expanding the government’s role in improvements, as well as in raising the necessary funds through taxation. The Texas Politics Project (2017) explains that when it comes to the current state of Texas schools, supporters of a more fiscally conservative approach feel that such an approach “at least achieves average results with below-average spending” (p. 11.9). The current conservatism that defines the overall political approach in Texas may not be adequate in the long term. As we are seeing, changing demographics are substantially impacting the state of Texas and will likely lead to necessary changes throughout the state.

In order to implement this policy, responsibility will be bestowed upon the “Foundation School Program” and the Texas state Legislature (Grusendorf, 2015, pg.2). These two groups play the most vital role in changing and implementing the new “state formulas” (Grusendorf, 2015, pg.3). Both will work together in creating and agreeing to the new state formulas. We will review the formulas every year and decide if funding is truly being distributed with equity. Only if they are not then will both organizations have to re-write the formulas to improve upon them.

Some of the proposals in his plan are to cut spending to TOPS and to make cuts to health care for the funds used to go to major projects and to be spent more efficiently. The cuts to higher education of about 10 to 12% will impact the numbers of universities and colleges who will open their door in the fall. This cut will also affect students who are on TOPS simply because the scholarship only applies to schools in the state of Louisiana. Student will have even less incentive to stay in the state. An increase in taxes and other funding mechanisms are being added to the mix to change the grim look of the future. But could it be that the legislator is looking at the wrong source for budget cuts and cost saving ventures. The effects of exemptions show to be a large revenue loss that seems to have gone untouched by the legislator. In a time where people are looking for answers, considering the effects that exemptions have on the Louisiana State budget could potentially show additional measures of cost saving.

Proposition 30 (prop 30 or SB11) is supported by the schools and local public safety protection Act of 2012. Prop 30 is a tax initiative led by California governor Jerry Brown. Prop 30 is aimed at reducing forecasted budget cuts to public schools also higher education, by increasing the California sales tax from 7.25% to 7.50%for the next four years. It also will create three new tax brackets for taxable incomes. Incomes exceeding $250,000, $300,000 and $500,000 will pay more in taxes for the next seven years. With the extra money being saved will go towards adding more classes for higher education students. Also to help reduce California’s state budget, prop 30 should raise $6 billion annually form raised taxes.

Some of the concerns that ultimately issued Proposition 51 to be put into the ballot extends to a variety of issues between the state and more local levels. The first issue that came to many legislator’s attention was how local agency spending on schools were affecting the needs of students based on money that was being spent prior to 2016. Andrew Ujifusa’s article “California Rolls Toward Implementation on Overhauled K-12 Funding Formula” points out

To solve most of Texas’ education dilemmas, we must ensure that state legislature along with every candidate and sate leader restores all funding and supports education for all Texas students. We must invest in high quality education as population continues to grow. This will help set the stage and make dreams reachable for the future leaders of

She has been trying to make teachers more accountable and remove tenure, the inability to fire teachers without a “just cause”. Both these leaders have been working in the education department for a long time and are advocates for education reform. They know the problems and concerns of the system from years of experience and have dedicated their lives to coming up with a

As mentioned by Thompson (2010), in the Associated Press, “Lawmakers bridged a $19 billion shortfall, more than 20 percent of the $87.5 billion general fund spending plan”. This shows that the state was heading towards a financial crisis and more deficit creation. Moreover, Thompson (2010), in the Associated Press also points out that “It includes no tax or fee increases but uses a combination of cuts, funding shifts, delayed corporate tax breaks and assumptions about money the state hopes to receive”. The budget gave rise to other dependent costs such as delayed tax refunds. It was uncertain that the State will receive the required funds from the federal government to ensure that the important programs will function the way it used to be until the funds are received.

In January 2015, a mere 11 months before ESSA’s passage, Senator Patricia Murray (D- WA) became the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Kingdon states that the third major component of the policy stream is personnel turnover, and in the case of ESSA, Patty Murray’s presence and contributions were essential. A change in political players inevitably alters the actors participating in the policymaking process. In turn, this changes both the relationships between adversaries and their relationship to the issue at hand. Patty Murray, a former preschool teacher, stated in interviews that she was willing to work with Senator Alexander to pass education reform (Murray 2016; Kingdon 2011, 153-157). Unlike in previous compositions of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, in 2015, ESSA was passed thanks in part to a productive working relationship between Murray and Alexander. Senator Alexander has also noted in interviews that their collaboration was fundamental for the passage of ESSA, "Patty and I worked well together, and I took her advice on how to try to get a bipartisan bill on a very complex issue, which is something that had eluded us for the last two Congresses” (Alexander 2016). National mood, personnel change, and organizations were unified together in 2015 against NCLB and pushed meaningful action in educational

Rebeccah Riegel is a delightful young lady and a pleasure to work with. As her School Counselor for the past 3 years, I have witnessed her growth in many ways. She is quite dedicated to her academics, as well as her school activities. Her grades have been consistently above average and she has challenged herself throughout her time here at Danville with taking Honors level classes including Biology, English 10, Chemistry, Algebra II, Geometry, and English 12. She also took AP Language and Composition during her 11th grade year.

thing to accomplish, we would need more money for schools in order to pay for