Sentences with phrase «civil rights background»

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With a background in civil rights advocacy, Amina has a special appreciation for the impact of working for social and economic justice through investing and shareholder engagement.

Michelle Dominguez has an extensive background in social justice advocacy, environmentalism and civil rights work.

Our endorsement is based upon his background as a firearms instructor who has educated students on safety, responsibility and shooting skills, as well as his strong commitment to the preservation of Second Amendment civil rights.

Our endorsement is based upon his personal background and his actions in defense of our civil rights while in the state legislature.

For background information on political rights and civil liberties in Northern Cyprus, see Freedom in the World 2016.

Clegg also offered his background as a civil rights attorney and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity against Faso's history of being a lobbyist for the «wealthy donor class.»

Rees revealed that he spent an evening with the civil rights campaigner Paul Stephenson, who organised the Bristol bus boycott in the 1960s that resulted incampaigners overturning a ban on people from minority ethnic backgrounds working on the city's buses.

With a background as a civil rights activist and as an early leader of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Perales would be a plus with Latinos, one of the fastest - growing groups of New Yorkers.

Just 10 days ago, on the 56th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Arne Duncan claimed that the «civil rights issue of our time» affirms «our collective commitment to providing a high quality education to all children regardless of race or background so they can succeed in college and careers and prosper in life.»

The texts also provide background historical information on colonialism, Independence movements, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement.

An article by Bruce Fuller in the Summer 2010 issue of Ed Next provides background on political tensions in LA Unified and battles over reform plans that took place when then - Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa «united working - class Latino parents, civil rights leaders, and big - money Democrats to challenge union leaders» in his quest to turn around the schools.

Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Educations office for civil rights, the Dade County, Fla., district has agreed to review its discipline procedures and work to ensure that students of certain racial or ethnic backgrounds are not punished disproportionately.

Civil - rights enforcers should, at minimum, consider these «background variables.»

The study guide and map offer an overview of the basic architecture of democracy, give historical background information, and provide a framework for comparing the state of political rights and civil liberties in different countries around the world.

As reported yesterday in Dropout Nation, the civil rights collection's data on whether districts are providing comprehensive college - preparatory education to all of its students is flawed because it focuses on proportionality of course participation compared to overall district enrollment; this doesn't fully reveal the extent of how few kids — especially those from poor and minority backgrounds — are not getting the preparation they need to do well in traditional colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeships (and ultimately, in the adult world).

The Assistant Secretary for civil rights is responsible for ensuring that schools and districts across the country provide all students equal access to educational opportunity regardless of their backgrounds.

As a national coalition of advocacy and education organizations across 29 states and Washington D.C. working to dismantle the school - to - prison pipeline, DSC strongly asserts that Mr. Marcus» background and his testimony during his confirmation hearing reveal that he is unfit to carry out the responsibilities of the Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in our nation's schCivil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in our nation's scRights, which is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in our nation's schcivil rights laws in our nation's scrights laws in our nation's schools.

Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Dept. of Ed., Dear Colleague Letter: Ensuring that students of all races and national origin backgrounds have equal access to effective teaching, adequate facilities, and quality instructional programs and support including off - campus Internet Connectivity.

In addition, National Public Radio has created the online resource «Songs of the Civil Rights Movement,» with audio files and background information (http://n.pr/1hc17s4).

EXHIBITION «Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties» opens at the Brooklyn Museum on March 7 and brings together the work of 66 artists (including Barkley L. Hendricks, above) from diverse backgrounds who were compelled to create by groundbreaking events that were transforming the nation.

Images including civil rights leaders and newspaper clippings exposing race - related corruption are silkscreened onto the loud background entirely in black.

Rail: Given the background of the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movements the Women's Rights movement, could you describe how you mediated your way through painting in the mid to late»60s, especially right after graduate school?

STAND Canada started right here at my University of Western Ontario in 2005, after things had considerably improved in Darfur, by students with surprisingly little background in African history and conflicts, or humanitarian and civil rights issues.

Obama has referenced his background as a civil - rights attorney at various points during the campaign.

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Cisive works with industry - leading organizations including the NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners), as well as employee advocate organizations like the Legal Action Center, the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the National Workrights Institute to develop best practices.

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This best practices report was prepared by the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National H.I.R.E. Network, and the National Workrights Institute in conjunction with two background screening firms, Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR) and the CARCO Group.

The article by Adams also recommends employers look at the best practices manual for criminal background checks put together by the Legal Action Center's National Hire Network, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and National Workrights Institute in collaboration with background screening companies Employment Screening Resources (ESR) and CARCO Group.