Sentences with phrase «advancing equity and social»

[With ImpactED, she] created opportunities for students in the program to deepen and sustain their work as leaders advancing equity and social justice at a time when this work has become more contested and the courage necessary to do it greater.»

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Shortly after 11 am CST when the initial announcement was made, the power of the crowd and social media spread the news quickly through the tweeter - sphere signaling that equity crowdfunding was indeed advancing in Canada and that Saskatchewan was the country's first instance to approve a set of intra-provincial equity crowdfunding regulations.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

«Jill Carlson embodies the many qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: the commitment to international development through the expansion of educational opportunities, a deep and abiding interest in advancing social equity and development through education, a rich combination of deep knowledge about the field of international development, strong analytic skills, outstanding leadership qualities, and a strong moral compass,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

Perhaps leaders of the NAEA push an activist agenda not because they want arts teachers to become activists themselves, but because they believe that high - sounding epithets such as «social justice» and noble visions of «equity» will advance the cause of arts education.

David Berliner (2007, as cited in Rodriguez & Fabionar, 2010) argues, «Without careful attention to the social conditions beyond schools, we will continue to encounter limitations in advancing educational equity and high achievement among diverse student populations within schools» (pp. 58 — 59).

If these initiatives fail to advance student achievement, social equity, and education productivity, and if they lose the support of a state's electorate, they will be abandoned, and the state will return to the federal fold.

NAME's mission is to advance and advocate for equity and social justice through multicultural education.

She also worked at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California where she concentrated on a range of social and racial justice issues including advancing education equity, LGBTQ issues, immigrant rights, and advocacy for the homeless.

They are a family that came together through immigration, adoption, and New York City and are deeply committed to social justice and racial equity — both women have devoted their careers to advancing education and human rights.»

UNCSD: About the Rio +20 Conference At the Rio +20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get to the future we want.

Changing black women's lives through advocacy and public policy, health education, research and leadership development, the Black Women's Imperative works to advance health equity and social justice for Black women across the lifespan.

NoVo Foundation supports initiatives that focus on ending violence against girls and women and promoting gender equity worldwide, empowering adolescent girls in the developing world, and advancing social and emotional learning in the U.S. Established in 2006, NoVo Foundation is led by Jennifer and Peter Buffett.