Sentences with phrase «about equity of access»

Most of our concerns about equity of access are likely to be addressed if we simply empower disadvantaged families with higher resource amounts.

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«It's all about access to capital and access to liquidity,» says Kevan Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group.

Deeply passionate about issues of race, equity, and college access, Jessica aims to gain knowledge and tools to promote a deeper understanding of multicultural issues and to help students of color strive towards academic success in college and beyond.

Our new GreatSchools Summary Rating offers expanded information about important aspects of school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their local schools.

However, there is much more work that can be done, and many states have the necessary data to answer important research questions about CTE (including questions about equity and access, effect of participation on high school graduation rates, college enrollment and attainment, and civic and employment outcomes).

Policymakers and the public must immediately engage in an open and transparent community decision - making process about the best ways to use test scores and to develop accountability systems that fully support a broader, more accurate definition of college, career, and citizenship readiness that ensures equity and access for all students.

Find out more about how we're shining a light on accountability, access, and equity in our portfolio of schools.

Equity is about fairness in schools, equality of access in learning, recognizing inequalities throughout education and taking steps to address them.

This raises continuing equity issues for those students without ready access (currently estimated to be about 15 % of the teenage population).

,» NASBE Director of School Discipline and Equity Kimberly D. Charis urges state, district, and local leaders to «get serious about upholding America's core value of equal opportunity» by ensuring the all students have equal access to qualified and experienced teachers.

Together with colleagues, we'll access, engage, and be challenged through sustained conversation about what matters most — improving teaching and learning experiences, through a lens of equity, to make schools better places for every learner.

CLICK HERE to find out more about the Afterschool Access & Equity Survey that OregonASK has undertaken as part of our Opportunity Grant.

Under an administration that touts the catch phrase «Equity and Excellence for All», it's dispiriting that access to facts about the tests and their impacts is very much a tale of two cities.

Magnet Schools of Assistance Program is seeking candidates who are truly passionate about equity, access, diversity, curriculum, cultural competence, and systemic reform.

The two issues cited most often were equity concerns about lack of Internet access at home and the fear of teachers not wanting to go digital, including teachers not comfortable or effective with digital learning.

Reverse mortgages, which allow boomers to access the equity in their home without having to pay a monthly mortgage payment, are a more strategic approach than relying solely upon social security, which averages to a monthly income of only about $ 1230.

A home equity line of credit gives you access to a sizable pool of cash, usually up to about 85 % of your home's value, less the balance remaining on your mortgage and adjusted based on your creditwortthiness and ability to pay.

Institutional equity finance is also difficult to access: most venture capitalists and many business angels will not invest in games because of high risk levels, low knowledge levels about the industry and high, largely fixed costs of due diligence relative to the amount of equity sought.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

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Chicago, IL About Blog The Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative began in 2011 as a community - based effort in which stakeholders from across Chicago's youth development and funder communities wrestled with critical questions about access and equity in STEM out - of - school time (OST) programAbout Blog The Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative began in 2011 as a community - based effort in which stakeholders from across Chicago's youth development and funder communities wrestled with critical questions about access and equity in STEM out - of - school time (OST) programabout access and equity in STEM out - of - school time (OST) programming.

Cambridge, England About Blog SyndicateRoom is the only platform where investors can access equally all stages of equity, from EIS / SEIS to IPO.

Our new GreatSchools Summary Rating offers expanded information about important aspects of school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their local schools.

We've gone from worrying about if we should allow technology in early childhood classrooms to deeper conversations about: appropriate and intentional use; tech integration; addressing issues of access, equity and diversity; connections between formal and informal learning; new tools for family engagement; and the role of educators as media mentors.

«I think that is indicative of an appetite from foreign investors generally who want to invest in U.S. real estate,» says Scott Onufrey, a senior vice president at Kimco, which is based in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Kimco also has access to equity through its partnerships with about two dozen different institutional investors.

Homeowners, on the other hand, may only think about their housing market when they see «for sale» signs hit front yards in the spring or when they think about accessing their equity,» says Bill Banfield, executive vice president of Capital Markets at Quicken Loans.