Sentences with phrase «equity in school change»

7 - 8 — School reform: Measuring Equity in School Change: Data - Driven Action Planning, sponsored by the College Board, Equity 2000, for school counselors, in Washington.

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«That's why I've decided to join the Independent Democratic Conference, where I can best affect progressive change on issues like affordable housing, higher education, school funding equity, homelessness reforms, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, affordable healthcare, senior citizen protections and so much more,» Peralta said in the statement.

This blog was written as part of «Stories from Our Classrooms», a course for teacher / writers committed to equity in our schools, sponsored by Teaching for Change.

Much has changed since the fledgling Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), 14 New York City community school boards, and 23 individual parents and their children lodged the initial complaint charging the State of New York with denying «thousands of public school students in the City of New York their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunities.»

Marking three years since the review into school funding was released Haythorpe said that needs - based funding for schools is the most important issue in the education sector and the Gonski reforms are the best chance it has had in a generation of getting real change and equity.

It also changed because STRIVE embraced the new challenge, part of a broader «equity agenda» that includes other changes in enrollment and school practices.

First of all, although Finland can show the United States what equal opportunity looks like, Americans can not achieve equity without first implementing fundamental changes in their school system.

Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), RISE - Colorado's Recipe for Family - Driven Change LEE publishes the first in a series of profiles on RISE Colorado's co-founders and work with families in Colorado schools.

The program, developed in partnership with Leading Educators, stems from a central belief that schools are a critical unit of social change, and teacher leaders should be drivers of that change in pursuit of equity.

RISE Colorado's mission is to educate, engage, and empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

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RISE Colorado works to Educate, Engage, and Empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

According to Politico Pro, Murray and Scott agree with certain provisions, like the «requirement that states come up with concrete evaluations or scores for schools,» but want to see changes like «including the timeline for states to get their new accountability systems up and running, transportation for students in foster care, calculating graduation rates, n - sizes, resource equity and more.»

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IDRA's South Central Collaborative for Equity has partnered with the school to engage in changing the campus culture to one that is child - centered, college going and highly engaged with parents and community.

Larry: What Federal and / or state policy changes do you think would do the most to ensure continued progress in creating supportive school discipline and fostering equity in our schools?

First, this stance reduces attention to the fundamental structural changes needed in schools if they are to meet the twin goals of equity and excellence in education.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

As a result of this change to the tax code, banks and equity funds that invest in charter schools in under - served areas can take advantage of a very generous tax credit.

A new report (PDF) from the Congressional Research Service, Congress's nonpartisan investigative arm, explores these changes in six areas: accountability for student achievement; distribution of Title I grants; fiscal accountability; educator quality, equity, and effectiveness; grants to support teachers and school leaders; and targeted support versus block grants.

California: Mike Guerena, Director Educational Technology, Encinitas Union School District, CA Mike Guerena, described as «curious and committed» by colleagues, has led the nation in designing a complete suite of personalized learning programs for district students; believes in building the capacity of the educators with whom he works; models that risk - taking is essential for making substantial change; and looks for creative solutions to ensure equity for all students.

RISE Colorado is a multi-racial, multi-lingual non-profit that works to educate, engage, and empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

The Connecticut Center for School Change (the Center) is a statewide, non-profit organization with a mission to improve teaching and learning, to reduce achievement gaps, and to promote equity in Connecticut schools.

The state says it's «the next step in a series of major shifts in California K - 12 schools, changes that have raised the bar for student learning, transformed testing and placed the focus on equity for all students.»

First and foremost, the Office Manager must embrace the RISE mission to educate, engage and empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

Webinars in our series include: Community Schools and Equity: Our Framework (January 28th, 2015) My Brother's Keeper and Community Schools (March 17th, 2015) Community Schools and Equity: Changing Systems (May 2015) Mobilizing Families and Communities (June 2015) To learn more about this series, please email us.

Au contraire, it has led education policy makers to come up with ever - more - costly and damaging changes in educational practices to what is ultimately a non-educational problem — a problem that can not be solved by the schools no matter how much money Congress or state legislatures vote to give local school districts in the name of equity or compensation for the low - income students they happen to enroll.

But the recession dealt a heavy blow to our schools and working families, No Child Left Behind took the focus off equity and put it on testing, and privatizers swooped in to capitalize on a system struggling from swift, unbridled change with little support, financial or otherwise.

PCG Education is seeking to build a diverse cadre of professionals who want to help us change education and improve equity in public schools.

One of the reasons Finland has consistently stayed at the top of international rankings in education is because it focuses on equity; poorer schools receive more funding than those in more affluent neighborhoods, according to Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland author Pasi Sahlberg, a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Many things have changed in K - 12 education and school libraries, but the issues of access and equity, filtering, challenges to library resources, protecting students» privacy, and labeling persist.

If your RESP investments are primarily in equity - based mutual funds and ETFs, you'll want to start making some changes as high school graduation nears.

A joint research project of the University of Auckland and Widener University Commonwealth Law School has concluded that when most nations have formulated national climate change policies not only the nations, but also the NGOs and media in these nations, have failed to seriously consider equity, ethical, and justice considerations that should guide national climate change policy.