Sentences with phrase «support equitable funding»

Promoting Equity — Support equitable funding so that children in both rural and urban schools are fully supported and are able to meet expectations of the state's performance standards.

The distinction that Weingarten and Garcia are making, but that they're unable to say publicly, is that they support equitable funding across districts but not within them.

Not exact matches

We do support, however, changes to the funding and management of the federal employees» pension plans, including the move to more equitable contribution rates, changes in retirement provisions for new employees, among others.

The International Monetary Fund said it supported the authorities» efforts to find a fair and equitable solution.

Among the vocal critics of congestion pricing is Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has said he has yet to see an equitable proposal for outer - bough drivers and is trying to gain state support for his own plan to fund the MTA subway system.

Senator Dan Squadron added a plea for support of his pending legislation for collaborative funding for NYC Parks between the City and the various Park Conservancies to advance their more equitable care.

Gipson said he supports shifting the funding of education from property taxes to an income - based tax that he said would be more equitable than the current property tax structure.

As County Executive, Poloncarz pledged to create a new funding process that would be utilized for the 2013 Erie County Budget to ensure all cultural institutions throughout Erie County had the opportunity to compete for County support, with final decisions being made in a fair and equitable manner.

The group found 44 or more members of the 2014 Council supporting steps to strengthen committees relative to the speaker and more than three - dozen advocating greater member authority in drafting bills as well as more equitable and transparent allocation of discretionary funds to each Council district.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

The state's charter law must support new and high - performing operators; the state's school finance system must provide equitable, student - based funding; facilities must be made available to new and growing schools; educator certification rules must fit the needs of successful schools; and so on.

They should continue to support funding for the replication and expansion of high - quality charter schools, and they should make new investments in research and support for parent information, equitable funding and facilities, and innovative, low - regulation approaches to equity and effectiveness in schools of choice.

There isn't a progressive state where a teacher evaluation framework, tenure reform law, equitable funding formula, charter, or choice program passed without the support of both Democrats and Republicans.

Rather, it is to make sure that all students have equitable access to all public schools in a city, and to create funding policies and support structures that make it possible for charter schools to serve all students effectively.

Don Shalvey: It's equity — equitable support, funding, and opportunities, and more cooperative support.

State leaders must find a way to distribute what education funding we do have based on student need, rather than the type of public school, so that every Connecticut child receives equitable support for their public education.»

Title II is the major federal funding stream districts use to support their teacher workforce and ensure equitable access to high - quality teachers and principals for all students.

Of course, this also would mean that the Legislature would need to ensure that the proposed schools, as well as all other public schools, are supported with equitable and adequate funding.

Since joining the Association in June 2007, Eileen led the Association in notable efforts including: developing a model that measures «value - added» growth in achievement, which is used for A-F rankings of all Arizona schools; creating trainings that enable teachers and school leaders to collaboratively use data; launching joint purchasing programs; filing lawsuits for equitable funding for all K - 12 students; increasing positive public perceptions of charters; and, building a comprehensive program to support prospective charter school operators.

For years, Philadelphia advocates have been fighting for adequate and equitable school funding, particularly to support the development of full - service community schools that provide wraparound academic, health and social services to students and their families.

Recognizing that children need a range of supports and champions, Martha has partnered with E4E colleagues to advocate for equitable school funding in California and conducts «college readiness» trainings to help her school's parents support their children in college preparation.

Through case studies of five states with varying facilities policies, Dr. Rivera's study examines the factors contributing to expanded state investment in equitable public school facilities and how those factors can be leveraged to encourage states that make minimal investments to expand their support for facilities funding.

Title I provides flexibility in developing plans to support the development and implementation of school improvement activities, and state and local districts are strongly encouraged to use Title II, Part A funds to improve equitable access to effective teachers.

Location: Middle Tennessee / Nashville Priority: Appropriate and Equitable Resources and Supports Topic: Teacher and student voice on reducing discipline disparities Summary: The funding for the Oasis Center, MNPS, and PASSAGE builds on the previous grant cycle of work that focused on educating current MNPS teachers on cultural competency, and implicit bias in order to promote the equitable treatment of students in MNPS schools.

ENN will continue tracking the progress of education initiatives and working with lawmakers, education leadership, community groups and the public to advocate for additional funds to support all students throughout Nevada and provide them with an equitable education.

MARCH, 14 2018 Charter school advocates from across the state will gather at the Georgia Capitol with HB 787 sponsor Rep. Scott Hilton, the Georgia Charter Schools Association and other elected officials in support of more equitable funding for state charter schools.

Don't look for supports for their families and communities, equitable funding for their schools, or investments in professional learning.

Whereas, the Hawkins / Jones platform of a Green New Deal calls for equitable funding for all of our schools, reduced class sizes across the state, support for programs that promote desegregation in our schools, an end to zero - tolerance discipline policies driving the school - to - prison pipeline, and allowing schools to develop methods of assessment organic to the learning process, and

One way that the district could support future high - quality charter options would be through equitable sharing of bond funds with charter schools.

Director, Bay Area Facilities 510-344-7263 [email protected] Aron leads CCSA's facilities policy and advocacy work in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing support and assistance to charter schools seeking high quality public and private facilities options, and working to secure equitable facilities funding for Bay Area charter schools.

This will facilitate a more equitable distribution of funds across all teenage students as well as ensuring support services are still available for students if they transfer to non-school providers.

Overall, the report found, communities have been doing their best to address the conditions of their schools, but they are in need of additional support and more equitable funding.

The Commission outlined a series of reforms to mitigate the injustices in our education system, including a more equitable distribution of funds, improved curriculum to prepare students for the 21st Century economy, access to early childhood education and a well - rounded delivery of support services for students from a variety of backgrounds.

Support new public funding to provide what is needed to build and maintain adequate and equitable school facilities.

Idaho plans to use Title IV - A funding to support school districts working to deliver equitable access to well - rounded educational opportunities and rigorous coursework in areas such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

We support lifting the cap on the number of charter schools in Texas and providing equitable funding for charters.

Funding, staffing and other resources for equity - based excellence that are manifested in the existence of equitably assigned qualified staff, appropriate facilities, other environmental learning spaces, instructional hardware and software, instructional materials and equipment, and all other instructional supports, are distributed in an equitable and fair manner such that the notion that all diverse learners must achieve high academic standards and other school outcomes become possible.

Here's a repost from October — «And yet, in her 10/14 email and video about Foley's «Money Follows the Child» plan, Sheila Cohen states, «CEA supports public charter schools that are fully state funded in an equitable way.»

The truth is that Steven Adamowski has already given a deposition in support of Malloy's position and against the interest of Norwalk and all the other communities that are fighting so hard to force Connecticut's elected officials to adopt a fair, equitable and constitutional school funding formula.

Supported by a dedicated group of regional funders including Baptist Community Ministries and the Kellogg Foundation, the Fellowship program currently partners with 13 schools to empower teams of educators to drive toward school - wide impact for all students by participating in a year - round program that expands their content knowledge, leadership skills, and equitable teaching and leadership practices.

If we can accomplish the two pivotal goals: elect the right people to office and support the locals in bringing value to members, then instituting equitable and learning - centered funding, getting teachers back in control of our profession, and maintaining a strong and vibrant CEA will become much more achievable.

To me, «public education» first and foremost represents our society's shared vision and goal of an educated citizenry through equitable public funding universally available to support students» and families» chosen means and modes of learning.

Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the major federal funding stream that provides flexibility for states and districts to support professional development for their teacher, paraprofessional, and school leader workforce to help ensure all students have equitable access to high - quality teachers and principals.

Worldwide tracing and freezing injunctions in support of Noga's claim against the Abacha defendants and a well known bank arising out of their dealings with funds in which Noga claim a beneficial interest; whether Noga had an equitable proprietary interest in the bills of exchange and their proceeds under their contract with the Russian Federation; whether individuals in the governments of Russia and / or Nigeria acted fraudulently.

That all changed at the end of 2014 when, after months of negotiations, the U.S. Congress finally passed a funding bill with bipartisan support that amended this policy to ensure that Peace Corps Volunteers have equitable coverage for abortion in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life of the woman, consistent with the coverage that federal employees and women serving in the military receive.

Strategies: Influence the allocation of NAHS funding for region based on overcrowding / lack of infrastructure; lobby DoH for greater access to mainstream housing, support for ATSI housing; advocate increased / equitable allocations of community housing; work with Dept Fair Trading to eliminate discriminatory behaviour of Real Estate / Property Managers.

The partnership has some broad goals outlined in its agreement, which include: provide more transportation choices, promote equitable and affordable housing, support existing communities, increase access to economic opportunities and align policies and funding among the three agencies to support the effort.