Sentences with phrase «about racial equity»

THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART in Jackson, Miss., is encouraging constructive conversations about racial equity through contemporary art.

Affirmative action in particular softens any lingering doubts about racial equity in the application process.

Not exact matches

Harvard University research shows that children can begin to harbor negative racial biases as early as 3 years old, thus caregivers should consider being intentional about teaching values like equity and inclusion early in life.

They include Parents as Agents of Change, Getting Serious About Excellence with Equity, Family Engagement as a Shared Responsibility in a Digital Learning Environment, Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity, How Can Evaluation Address Racial Equality?

On Tuesday, March 21, the Askwith Forums will host Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, the oldest historically black women's college in America, for a conversation about leading for racial equity in schools.

I've been long - concerned about The manipulation of Social Emotional Learning and what can often be its lack of connection to racial equity issues.

The decline in equity, with African American students falling behind students from other racial / ethnic groups, is particularly disturbing and has raised questions about the policies around school closings and openings, which disproportionately affected African American students.

These short videos are designed to shift the conversation, to prompt a deeper, more authentic discussion about issues of racial equity in schools.

ALEC has dropped the old gambit about vouchers addressing social and racial equity.

«Most teacher preparation programs do not require prospective teachers to learn about the cultural and community history, racial dynamics, and equity issues that Chicago students experience.»

By engaging in a discussion about research and building and district practices, participants will better understand how students perceive racism within the learning environment and learn how to begin conversations within their own school communities about race and racial equity.

Every element of the Democratic umbrella communicates consistently and publicly about its concerns — whether those concerns involve jobs, the environment, women's rights, racial equity, health care, the Supreme Court or myriad other topics.

From February 20th through April 25, 2014, the PAC reached out to hear from SFUSD families about their experiences with racial equity to learn what is working, name the challenges school communities face and identify solutions to improve outcomes in this regard.

Bradley talks about the role of the nation's 10 equity assistance centers, including the IDRA - directed South Central Collaborative for Equity, in addressing these civil rights issues (gender discrimination, sexual abuse, racial hostility, etc.) and working to make schools work for all leaequity assistance centers, including the IDRA - directed South Central Collaborative for Equity, in addressing these civil rights issues (gender discrimination, sexual abuse, racial hostility, etc.) and working to make schools work for all leaEquity, in addressing these civil rights issues (gender discrimination, sexual abuse, racial hostility, etc.) and working to make schools work for all learners.

Creating awareness about biases, and responding in ways that honor the culture of the student population, hold great promise to improve racial equity.

In order to do so, however, we must push for educators to see the necessity of their own personal growth - coupled with explicit conversations that bring about further awareness of identity and racial equity.

When I served as student body president at AU and began working on the issues I had always cared about — gender equity, racial justice, opportunity regardless of economic background, and, yes, LGBTQ equality — it became clear that making a difference in the world wouldn't diminish or dilute my own pain and incompleteness.

In particular, my work tends to focus on racial equity and racial justice, but we certainly also address gender and class quite a bit and any other equity or social justice issues that organizations has some questions about.

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.

Listen to them speak personally and passionately about their work for social justice, racial equity, and transformative change.

But this needs to be a conversation that encompasses cities of all sizes and takes seriously concerns about racial, gender, socioeconomic, educational and geographic equity.

About a month ago, I talked at the Neighborhood House annual meeting about our strong relationship with the agency and the important link between its programs and Thrive's efforts to build strong statewide home visiting programs and advance racial equity in early learAbout a month ago, I talked at the Neighborhood House annual meeting about our strong relationship with the agency and the important link between its programs and Thrive's efforts to build strong statewide home visiting programs and advance racial equity in early learabout our strong relationship with the agency and the important link between its programs and Thrive's efforts to build strong statewide home visiting programs and advance racial equity in early learning.

Morningside Center has received a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to develop and evaluate our approach for increasing racial equity and improving outcomes of students of color through a novel combination of SEL, restorative practices, and courageous conversations about race.

During this month, much attention is put on «raising public awareness about health and healthcare disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities and efforts to advance health equity.»

Operationalize the state's racial equity theory of change to assure that decisions are being made about the state's early childhood system through a racial equity lens and strengthen linkages with the state's tribal leaders and communities.