Sentences with phrase «equity in our school system»

Equity in our school system has been the leading principle since the 1970s.

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A reader hoping for an in - depth analysis of inequalities in the American educational system and promising approaches towards school reform would likely be better off picking up a copy of Linda Darling - Hammond's book, The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future.

Hartford's Equity 2020 committee, the advisory panel that city school leaders formed months ago to consider school consolidation, got its first glimpse of what the district's consultants have been working on in recent weeks — three possible scenarios to help shrink the school system starting in the 2017 - 18 school year.

«Equity is an issue and I will tell you that from the work that we did in San Francisco carrying on through Houston, when you look at schools by whatever metrics are «underperforming»... my experience has been — again, now in four different states and four different school systems — that the schools don't just decide that they're going to be underperforming,» he said.

And every fall since 2001, the Education Trust, a national organization devoted to closing the achievement gap in our public schools, has issued «The Funding Gap» report, also ranking states by the equity of their K - 12 finance systems.

He agrees that questions of economics and equity are essential in any discussion of gap years, but he also believes there is a breakdown in how our education system prepares most high school students for adulthood — and that gap - year programs offer clues toward a corrective of this breakdown.

While we would not feel comfortable claiming, based on the analysis here, that student - based budgeting has been the cause of greater equity in Houston's school funding system, our findings do show that despite an initial increase in the coefficient of variation, Houston schools have over the longer term made modest improvements in equity since the strategy was put into place.

Instead of devoting so much energy to dismissing the standards movement, small - schools founders and advocates would do well to engage the discussion and help refine or redefine state standards and statewide accountability systems in the name of equity.

Through two courses designed and taught by Teitel — Leading for Equity and Diversity in Integrated Schools and the newer Coaching for Equity and Diversity in Schools and Systems — HGSE students partner with K — 12 schools and districts to tackle the intense and complex work of school integSchools and the newer Coaching for Equity and Diversity in Schools and Systems — HGSE students partner with K — 12 schools and districts to tackle the intense and complex work of school integSchools and Systems — HGSE students partner with K — 12 schools and districts to tackle the intense and complex work of school integschools and districts to tackle the intense and complex work of school integration.

But in 2002, a group of 160 school districts filed Coalition for a Common Cents Solution v. State claiming that Iowa's school finance system violates the state constitution on both adequacy and equity grounds.

Undergirding the potential benefits of MOOCs in K — 12 schools is an access and equity agenda: extending access to all students, regardless of zip code or SAT scores, to the «best» from the nation's education system.

In 1993, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in Alabama Coalition for Equity v. Hunt that the state's school finance system was unconstitutionaIn 1993, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in Alabama Coalition for Equity v. Hunt that the state's school finance system was unconstitutionain Alabama Coalition for Equity v. Hunt that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional.

Indeed, because of differing language in the various state constitutions, state courts have reached a variety of conclusions about their ability to adjudicate claims involving the «equity» or «adequacy» of public school systems.

The Equity Center, a group of low - wealth districts in the state, last month released a plan to revamp the state's school - finance system at a cost up to $ 10.5 billion over five years.

Choosing Schools «most unique contribution is to evaluate systems of school choice in terms of how they could serve various public interests - namely, the degree to which a system of choice can promote equity, student achievement, and social capital (or social connectedness).

Despite these gains, to fully meet our nation's challenging goals for excellence and equity in our public school systems, clearly more needs to be done.

He said equity in the Australian school system is above the OECD average, but OECD's latest PISA survey found that Australia is the only country where differences in learning mathematics between advantaged and disadvantaged students are large, while the strength of the relationship between students» achievement in school and their family background is weaker than average.

Equity in the Australian school system is still a bit above the OECD average.

Learning to develop and sustain standards of excellence with genuinely inclusive, equity - focused schools and systems requires leaders to understand the intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in society and, as a result, in schools.

New data and accountability Finally, when we contemplate disruption in education, many questions remain as to how the government will hold a «next - generation» school system accountable to ensure equity, rigor, and excellence.

They find that not only do greater accountability, autonomy, and choice (in various configurations) in a country's school system boost student achievement, they also boost noncognitive skills and increase equity (breaking the link between student achievement and socioeconomic status).

Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.

At the Askwith Debates on Thursday, March 29, guests will share their different perspectives on the equity of charter schools and discuss how the charter school system impacts the overall education system in the United States.

«We must create accountability for the whole system that drives greater equity in every school, and an important first step is that every new teacher be profession - ready before ever stepping foot into a classroom and becoming the teacher of record for students,» he said.

It is up to states to lead the improvement of teacher evaluation systems in order to improve schools and support educational equity for historically underserved students.

With a focus on equity, innovation, and quality, Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. serves as Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, the largest public school system in the Commonwealth of PennsylSchool District of Philadelphia, the largest public school system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylschool system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The passage of this landmark legislation, adopted in 2013, shifts California from a complex school finance system to one focused on equity, transparency, and performance through the LCFF and related Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Pension spending in Illinois affects school funding equity so significantly in part due to the fact that there are two pension systems operating in the state: one for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and another for the remaining districts.

The key purposes of accountability are to inform the public — to give an accounting — of the status of the school or system; to provide information that can be used to improve teaching and learning; to ensure equity within the system; to strengthen democratic participation in governing schools; and to ensure that participants in the system carry out their responsibilities well.

Thank you for opportunity to present testimony of IDRA's research and analysis of equity in the Texas school finance system.

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.

In an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFIn an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFin the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

In 2015, OUSD, local charter organizations and the County came together to form the Oakland Public Schools Equity Pledge, a city - wide partnership to create a public education system that works in the best interests of all students and their families, by disrupting inequity and cultivating excellence in our schoolIn 2015, OUSD, local charter organizations and the County came together to form the Oakland Public Schools Equity Pledge, a city - wide partnership to create a public education system that works in the best interests of all students and their families, by disrupting inequity and cultivating excellence in our sSchools Equity Pledge, a city - wide partnership to create a public education system that works in the best interests of all students and their families, by disrupting inequity and cultivating excellence in our schoolin the best interests of all students and their families, by disrupting inequity and cultivating excellence in our schoolin our schoolsschools.

Roxhill Elementary School was able to successfully implement a PBIS system by providing strategies to break down barriers — discipline, trauma, equity issues — in adult beliefs.

Some solutions include ever - increasing support of equity, investment in collaborative leadership development, continue to strengthen our work with schools and workforce systems, and focusing on communities where opportunity gaps are the greatest.

This report describes how states can focus their ESSA plans on enhancing equity in their education systems to leverage greater success for historically underserved youth and disrupt the school - to - prison pipeline.

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.

In this role, he focuses on the leadership development of current and aspiring school system leaders with the goal of catalyzing equity, driving dramatic, enduring gains for students, and demonstrating what is possible when school systems educate and support all students at high levels.

Celebrating this progress is not meant to minimize the challenges associated with quality and equity in so many education systems or ignore the fact that millions of children in conflict regions are not in school.

The Center for Collaborative Education believes the path that leads students to the «golden door of freedom», George Washington Carver spoke of, includes schools in which equity is intentionally embedded throughout the system.

Equity has been understood to be both a key driver of school improvement and a major factor in ensuring that each child is able to achieve and succeed, yet our systems and societies still harbor inequities.

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.

This year CCSA will continue to move full throttle to advocate for systems that achieves equity, transparency and accountability for all public school children in California.

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.»

ASCD invites you to participate in an educator - driven discussion on how school systems and communities can best meet the diverse needs of the modern learner, with a particular emphasis on addressing student equity, race, poverty, gender communities, mental health, language, and technology.

The Association for Equity in Funding (AEF) is a group of Wisconsin school districts that seek financial equity in the state system of school finaEquity in Funding (AEF) is a group of Wisconsin school districts that seek financial equity in the state system of school finaequity in the state system of school financing.

The school funding system in Wisconsin has been trending away from equity at a faster rate since the 2007 Great Recession.

The Association for Equity in Funding (AEF) is a group of Wisconsin school districts that seeks financial equity in the state system of school finaEquity in Funding (AEF) is a group of Wisconsin school districts that seeks financial equity in the state system of school finaequity in the state system of school financing.

A university professor and high school English teacher, Camangian was inspired to work in educational equity after feeling left out as a student of color in the public school system.

Report of the Intercultural Development Research Association Related to the Extent of Equity in the Texas School Finance System and Its Impact on Selected Student Related Issues, Prepared for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition v. Williams, No.