Sentences with phrase «access to educational opportunities»

And federal government leadership matters in identifying national priorities and promoting equal access to educational opportunities for all students.

The report also overlooks what matters most: These scholarships are awarded to students who need greater access to educational opportunity.

They have less access to educational opportunities in their homes and communities.

«The best thing my office can do is increase access to educational opportunities and increase equity,» he said.

In many cases, the benefit provided is far less than the cost of tuition raising additional concerns about fair access to educational opportunity.

It can enable personalized instruction, real - time assessments, collaborative relationships between learners and instructors, and improved access to educational opportunities.

Across the country, students have more access to educational opportunities than ever before.

Our goal is to provide students with access to educational opportunities that lead to college success.

A private, non-profit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity, and assure continued citizen support for public education.

This partnership between The Manchester Grammar Junior School and St James» CofE Primary School, Birch - in - Rusholme, allows Year 6 pupils greater access to educational opportunities across a range of s...

JFK knew the federal government had an important role to play in ensuring access to educational opportunities.

[/ quote] Despite historic and far - reaching legal victories that proclaimed «language minority students may not be denied access to educational opportunities based on language or national origin,» language of instruction continues to be a significant educational roadblock for ELL and immigrant students (Loes & Saavedra 2010, 4 - 5).

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has called on the Conservative Party to help poverty proof the school day and ensure that no child is denied access to educational opportunities on the basis of their parents» ability to pay.

«There is no ZIP code to brilliance,» Forte - Brown says, but neighborhoods and communities do affect access to educational opportunities.

To me, it's completely unrelated to the agenda from Brown, which was about getting equal access to educational opportunities for students — you know, initially through desegregation, but the heritage of Brown is also a large number of school finance reform lawsuits that have been trying to advocate for equitable resource distribution between districts and schools.

I came to define Equity Literacy as the skills and understandings that enable us to recognize, respond to, and redress conditions that deny some students access to the educational opportunities enjoyed by their peers and, in doing so, sustain equitable learning environments for all students and families.

Three or four years ago we decided to shift the focus of our equity efforts in Massachusetts: instead of emphasizing access to educational opportunities we emphasize the effectiveness of the education provided to minority students.

Through the efforts of our faculty, staff, parent body, and Board of Directors, we ensure the families, and interested individuals, of the Mid-Willamette Valley access to educational opportunities based on the indications of Rudolf Steiner.

However, access to educational opportunities remains a significant contributor to gaps in equality and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as observed in last year's State of Reconciliation in Australia report.

The governor is in full control of whether the DCED can issue these approval letters and issue them in time for this tax credit year and not jeopardize so many organizations that are really in the field to help low - income children to gain access to educational opportunities across the board.»

Industry specialist, Jeanne Allen, has worked tirelessly to expand access to educational opportunity since founding the Center for Education Reform in 1993.

Nearly 4,000 more children from working - class and economically disadvantaged households will soon have further access to educational opportunities across the state, and we look forward to further expansions in the years to come.»

Therefore, it is unconstitutional to develop and fund education programs that intentionally or unintentionally limit access to educational opportunities based on racial or ethnic backgrounds, or disabilities.»

The Assistant Secretary for civil rights is responsible for ensuring that schools and districts across the country provide all students equal access to educational opportunity regardless of their backgrounds.

Instead, the proposal continues the decades - old bad habit of funding education through a maze of unconnected, arbitrary formulas and does not ensure that all of Connecticut's schools and districts have the resources they need to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all of our state's more than 500,000 students.

In the 1960's, the country saw the value in improving the quality of education and believed all children in America deserved access to educational opportunities, equally.

Vouchers reduce fair access to educational opportunity, weaken rights for students with disabilities, and expose taxpayers to fraud.

«My experience, and the many others like mine, is the perfect example as to why America should not focus on systems of education, but rather ensuring access to educational opportunities that children need and parents want,» Begay testified.

This partnership between The Manchester Grammar Junior School and St James» CofE Primary School, Birch - in - Rusholme, allows Year 6 pupils greater access to educational opportunities across a range of subjects - academic, sporting and co-curricular.

Access to educational opportunities in New Hampshire is primarily determined by zip code and accident of birth.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity and ensure continued citizen support for public education.

«Educators must make their voices heard at all levels — at the local, district, state, and federal levels — to promote equal access to educational opportunities for all students,» said Deb Delisle, ASCD Executive Director and CEO.

The goal of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is to ensure that every child, regardless of socioeconomic status, has access to educational opportunities to teach them reading and writing.

Too many children are already finding their access to educational opportunities is limited by parents» ability to pay.»

«I am deeply committed to improving schools to ensure that all of our students have access to educational opportunities that can help them actualize their potential so that they can fulfill their dreams.

«You start with housing — the foundation of stability and permanence — quality housing, first class accommodations... you must have access to educational opportunities and focusing on the youngest the children to be the center of that community growth and of course, art is the vehicle that binds it together.

In most states, access to educational opportunities is primarily determined by zip code and accident of birth.

«We must make sure all our children... have access to the educational opportunities of the present and future,» the president said.

I plan on changing the quality of research on Latino children's cognitive development and concept formation, as well as expanding the narrative on immigrant and multigenerational families within the U.S. I want to change how society understands these groups and creates policies that affect their access to educational opportunities and economic advancement.

The majority of charters outperform their host districts in both English and math — parents, especially those living in typically underserved communities, see that success and want their kids to have access to those educational opportunities.

The result has been a system of school choice that has «cannibalized» Detroit's schools and proves that charters and school choice are not the solution for ensuring every student has access to the educational opportunities they deserve.

Legislation designed to ensure homeless children have equal access to educational opportunities and to eliminate enrollment or attendance barriers appears poised to move forward, ahead of pending legislative deadlines this month.

This guidebook for administrators, instructional leaders and teachers in the District of Columbia unpacks the eight affirmative steps that LEAs and schools must take to ensure English Learners are provided equal access to educational opportunities.

«Her background, experience, and interest align perfectly with our urban focus of providing access to educational opportunities, assisting local industry and agencies in