Not exact matches
It's this sort of stark disparity that has propelled the UFT to fight for charter
equity legislation in Albany that
requires taxpayer - funded charters to accept and keep numbers of high - needs
students comparable to those in district public schools.
When fulfilling the elective requirements,
students in the Higher Education Program are
required to choose at least one course that addresses issues of diversity,
equity, and inclusion.
Micro-schools do not typically focus on basic literacy and numeracy, which does not bode well for democratizing access, as both scaling and
equity require accepting
students with a broad range of experiences and incoming abilities.
«New approaches in education — including setting higher state standards, measuring
students» progress, and
requiring schools to improve — haven't fully addressed issues of
equity for all
students,» that report said.
Access and
equity: A big criticism of charters is that they enroll and retain the same
students that traditional schools are
required to serve.
We believe that stakeholder engagement
requires collaboration and should be meaningful: it should be inclusive, clear, effective, and ongoing in order to support educational
equity and excellence, especially for our most vulnerable
students and schools.
At its foundation,
equity in education
requires a physically and emotionally safe and positive school climate in which
students are respected and encouraged by adults who hold high expectations.
ESSA has provisions in place to hold states accountable for monitoring educational
equity, and the act
requires schools to disclose the number of low income
students and
students of color that are placed into classrooms with «ineffective, out - of - field, and inexperienced teachers.»
Equity for all
students requires acknowledging and disrupting traditional notions of power and hierarchies and taking a collective responsibility for correcting existing systems and structures.
«Most teacher preparation programs do not
require prospective teachers to learn about the cultural and community history, racial dynamics, and
equity issues that Chicago
students experience.»
Barton and Larson summarize, «Leading for
equity is hard, yet inspiring, work: It
requires thoughtful and bold conversations about race and poverty, close examination of policies and practices, and astute attention to a variety of data and evidence of
student achievement, progress, and success.
Equity and Funding Due to different abilities, backgrounds, and preparation, some
students require additional educational resources to achieve comparable standards and to develop the skills necessary for success.
Correcting this problem is a goal of the federal Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which
requires districts and states to monitor and address teacher
equity gaps, including the distribution of effective and experienced teachers.
And while a new report by Scholastic on principals and teachers» views on education
equity describes that overwhelmingly, educators agree that
equity in education for all children should be a national priority, it is also evident that such leadership
requires clarity around the nuances of what it means to provide
students a well - rounded education — regardless of race, national origin, immigration status, gender identity, disability, or religion.
In 2014, under the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Education
required states to develop Comprehensive Educator
Equity Plans to ensure that every
student had access to effective teaching.
This June, in an effort to give more
students access to excellent teachers, the United States Department of Education
required states to submit «educator
equity plans,» meant to identify the root causes of why poor and minority kids receive more inexperienced teachers and fix the problem.
However, the law
requires districts to include certain practices, such as relying on multiple objective measures in placement decisions, using
student performance data to ensure
equity and efficacy, and ensuring the consistency of placement policies between elementary and high school districts.
Equity between
students and adults
requires conscious commitment by all participants to overcome the barriers involved, and positions adults and
students in healthy, whole relationships with each other while moving forward through action and learning.
In December 2015, Congress passed the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), [1] which
requires states and districts to determine whether low - income
students and
students of color in Title I schools are served at disproportionate rates by ineffective, out - of - field, or inexperienced teachers, and take steps to address any identified disproportionalities (i.e., gaps in
equity).
Achieving
equity and excellence
requires sufficient resources that are distributed based on
student need, not zip code, and that are efficiently used.
Ultimately, the success and sustainability of efforts to improve educational excellence and
equity, particularly with regard to our most vulnerable
students and communities,
requires robust and thoughtful partnership between and among federal and state and local governmental agencies and a broad variety of community members.
As
required in the 2015 resolution, the district is working on an
equity audit to analyze how
students at each high school are meeting the A — G requirements.
These LEAs are making
equity and access a priority and aim to prepare each
student to master the content and skills
required for college - and career - readiness, provide each
student the opportunity to pursue a rigorous course of study, and accelerate and deepen
students» learning through attention to their individual needs.
One of the many fronts in the school war has been the federal Every
Student Succeeds Act, which
requires states, as a condition of receiving federal school aid, to provide some of the direct oversight and accountability that the
Equity Coalition seeks, especially in identifying failing schools.
• The Intentionality of School Leadership Effectiveness • Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence (THE PRINCIPAL 50) • Your Leadership is the Number One Determinant of Your School's Success • Extraordinary Results
Require an Extraordinary Attitude • Diversity, Race and
Equity: Considering All of the Learners • Positioning Your
Students for Greatness!
To shed light on
equity and cost - effectiveness, states should be
required to report school - and district - level spending; the resources
students receive should be disclosed, not only their achievement.
To find your debt - to - income ratio add up all monthly recurring debt that include mortgage and
equity loan, car loans,
student loans, minimum
required payments on credit card debt and divide it by your monthly gross income.
Some examples of installment loans you might see in your daily life include auto loans (often
requiring 48 evenly spaced monthly payments), mortgages,
student loans, home
equity loans, and others.
Once the categories have been made, we take a look at the test scores and average them out to get a ranking inequity.If all
students are getting the attention they
require, then a school has good
equity.
And, in some cases, those startups
require students to give up «
equity» in themselves (which works like a loan, sometimes with interest), a model that may work for companies but has yet to prove itself when it comes to supporting individuals.
At its foundation,
equity in education
requires a physically and emotionally safe and positive school climate in which
students are respected and encouraged by adults who hold high expectations.