Sentences with phrase «between leaders of color»

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The campaign is a collaboration between DPS, Denver - based charter management organizations (CMOs), the Denver Mayor's Office, and local foundations to accelerate efforts to substantially increase the number of teachers and leaders of color hired and retained in Denver's schools.

Philanthropist Eli Broad and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came together at the Library of Congress in Washington this morning to commend Houston's leaders and those of other large urban school district that have made strides in recent years in boosting student achievement and reducing achievement gaps between low - income students and students of color and their more advantaged peers.

The leaders he alludes to, including NYC Opt Out activist and mother Johanna Garcia (featured in the video above), have spoken and written powerfully about how a test - focused education system is particularly harmful for children of color and children living in poverty and have drawn explicit connections between high - stakes testing and the school - to - prison pipeline.

Surge is a movement, working to coach, enlighten and empower emerging leaders of color to fill the gap between communities and education leadership.

In her new book, Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools (Princeton University Press, 2008), Pollock addresses the complex interrelationships between teachers, school leaders, students of color, and their parents.