Sentences with phrase «equity in education act»

Senator Kennedy on the Gender Equity in Education Act, New Republic, October 4, 1993.

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January 7, 2016 — When Congress, as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, called upon the U.S. Office of Education to commission a national survey of educational opportunity in the United States, its primary goal was to advance racial equity in eEducation to commission a national survey of educational opportunity in the United States, its primary goal was to advance racial equity in educationeducation.

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in eEducation (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in eEducation, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in educationeducation.

White children are much more likely than otherwise similar racial and ethnic minority children to receive special education services in the U.S. Ensuring equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) means making sure all children with disabilities are able to access the services to which they have a civeducation services in the U.S. Ensuring equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) means making sure all children with disabilities are able to access the services to which they have a civEducation Act (IDEA) means making sure all children with disabilities are able to access the services to which they have a civil right.

But the speaker, Cynthia G. Brown, the director of the resource center on educational equity for the Council of Chief State School Officers, highlighted the division in the special - education community over how to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the landmark 1975 fededucation community over how to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the landmark 1975 fedEducation Act, the landmark 1975 federal law.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of insEducation has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of inseducation agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of insEducation Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

In October 2014, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the Obama administration's new «education equity initiative,» explaining that the president could not «continue to wait» for Congress to act «on behalf of vulnerable childreEducation Arne Duncan announced the Obama administration's new «education equity initiative,» explaining that the president could not «continue to wait» for Congress to act «on behalf of vulnerable childreeducation equity initiative,» explaining that the president could not «continue to wait» for Congress to act «on behalf of vulnerable children.»

WASHINGTON — A Senate panel last week dipped its toe in the politically treacherous waters of state school - finance equity, an issue that could make waves during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The U.S. Department of Education proposes a new rule aimed at improving equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for students of color.

That equity principle underlying ESEA was reaffirmed in the 1970s with the passage of major legislation aiding disabled students, later named the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

She firmly declares that the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act earlier this year, the major federal education overhaul, opens the way for her members, in partnership with parents and other groups, to reinvent education for the better — this time, with an eye toward equity and educating the whole child.

NSBA is committed to equity and excellence in public education through school board governance, and with the onset of a new administration and a new Congress, will amplify the voice of 90,000 school board members across the country, to maintain and strengthen the ability of local districts and school boards to act in the best interests of students, parents, and communities.

In pursuit of advancing educational equity for all students under ESSA, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King has recently called for supporting «innovative, voluntary locally - driven efforts to promote socioeconomic diversity in schools.&raquIn pursuit of advancing educational equity for all students under ESSA, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King has recently called for supporting «innovative, voluntary locally - driven efforts to promote socioeconomic diversity in schools.&raquin schools.»

The Leadership Conference Education Fund released the «Every Student Succeeds Act Guide for Advocates,» a guide for stakeholders to advocate for equity in ESSA implementation.

In a letter to Congress, Educators 4 Excellence proposed key recommendations that should be considered for the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in order to increase equity and support teacher development and retentioIn a letter to Congress, Educators 4 Excellence proposed key recommendations that should be considered for the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in order to increase equity and support teacher development and retentioin order to increase equity and support teacher development and retention.

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Costrell stated education reform in Massachusetts has been rolled out in two phases: first, the 1993 Reform Act pushed the issue of funding and equity and now the state is tackling issues of accountability.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Educators and education experts discussed parental engagement, equity in education and teacher diversity, during a special breakfast session for the NNPA's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Public Awareness Campaign in Washington, D.C..

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The federal government has an important role in promoting educational equity and excellence, of which the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has historically been the most articulate expression.

On June 14, 2016, organizations from across the national education community participated in a live online conversation to explore the implications for equity and the role of stakeholders in the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

WASHINGTON — Opposing any delay in the implementation of the Equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 38 civil rights groups sent a joint letter to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education.

In other news, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King delivered his first big speech in his new role and used the opportunity to emphasize the need for equity in educatioIn other news, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King delivered his first big speech in his new role and used the opportunity to emphasize the need for equity in eEducation John King delivered his first big speech in his new role and used the opportunity to emphasize the need for equity in educatioin his new role and used the opportunity to emphasize the need for equity in educatioin educationeducation.

At the Education Writers Association's 69th National Seminar in Boston last week, several leading journalists predicted that school finance (e.g., funding equity and adequacy), race (e.g., school integration, school discipline), state accountability systems under the new Every Student Succeeds Act, and implementation of the Common Core State Standards would receive the most coverage during the 2016 - 17 school year.

Ultimately, our goal is that all candidates — whether elementary teachers, secondary teachers or special educators — will be able to have a significant positive impact in diverse educational school settings and, as teacher leaders, will act with a sense of urgency to support equity in education for all children.

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The current era of corporate education reform began with the 1983 publication of the Reagan administration's report A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform, prepared by a committee of prominent professors, politicians, teachers, and business executives.5 Not only did the report attack many of the equity - minded federal education reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authoeducation reform began with the 1983 publication of the Reagan administration's report A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform, prepared by a committee of prominent professors, politicians, teachers, and business executives.5 Not only did the report attack many of the equity - minded federal education reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authoEducation Reform, prepared by a committee of prominent professors, politicians, teachers, and business executives.5 Not only did the report attack many of the equity - minded federal education reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authoeducation reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authoeducation in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authors wrote.