Sentences with phrase «by racial minority»

Liberals divided Finally, because alternative certification has been sought by racial minority groups advocating for education reform, the issue has divided political liberals into uncomfortable camps.

If SB 1146 were to pass, it would deny students» ability to participate in state grant programs — programs that exist to help low - income students, and which are overwhelmingly used by racial minorities — at schools that are found in violation of the bill.

The concept of «reverse racism», whereby acts of discrimination and prejudice perpetrated by racial minorities, was a common theme in articles.

Not exact matches

If you are a woman and / or racial minority, chances are you have been interrupted or talked over by a colleague in a meeting (a circumstance often referred to as «mansplaining.»)

That statistic makes a ton of sense when you consider that at present 49 percent of kids under age 15 are minorities, -LSB-[PLEASE LINK DIRECTLY TO THE RESEARCH FOR THIS INFO, INSTEAD OF A NEWS ARTICLE]-RSB- and by 2055 there won't be a single ethnic or racial majority.

According to a 2016 study published by the Harvard Business Review, including more than one woman or member of a racial minority in a finalist pool helps combat unconscious bias among interviewers and increases the likelihood of a diverse hire.

Seek material that is authored and produced by racial and ethnic minorities.

The projects were also marked by rigid racial discrimination, with Boston's relatively small African - American population housed in separate and unequal projects in minority neighborhoods.

The Samaritans were a racial minority despised and hated by the Jews.

That comparison proved prophetic, as Hendershott exposes the racial politics of abortion and the influence eugenics plays in abortion ideology» reinforced by the startling facts that black babies are aborted three times as often as white babies, and 78 percent of Planned Parenthood abortion clinics are in minority neighborhoods.

Although white traditionalists tend to be outnumbered, the electoral scales are balanced somewhat by their greater turnout: ethnic and racial minorities, white modernists, and seculars voted less frequently.

♦ A colleague at Harvard passes on this broadsheet issued by the «Coalition for Civil Rights,» a group made up of «spokespersons» for myriad ethnic and racial minorities, plus gays, lesbians, and assorted lifestyle liberationisms.

This is evidenced by the fact that in industry, schools, and many other aspects of community life, a racial minority will be tolerated as long as it is a very minor minority.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State,» Diaz wrote in his «What You Should Know» email at the time.

It is a weapon wielded by the dominant majority against racial and religious minorities.

A Hicksville manufacturer of power transmission parts and its chief executive are being sued by a former vice president, who alleges he was fired because he complained about abusive behavior by the CEO, including the frequent use of racial epithets against minority employees.

The congressional lines require pre-clearance by the federal Department of Justice to ensure the rights of racial minorities are not abridged.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State.»

Minorities made up 11 percent of the local construction unions in 2012, according to a census conducted by LPCiminelli as part of the Buffalo schools reconstruction project; that census does not provide a more detailed breakdown by racial group.

Also on Sunday, Cuomo reiterated his proposals to award 30 percent of state contracts to firms owned by women or racial minorities and to have the state cover student loan payments for up to two years for SUNY and CUNY graduates who remain in - state.

Heterosexual white women are twice as likely as racial or sexual minority women to obtain medical help to get pregnant, according to a recent study published by the American Psychological Association.

«Historically, type l diabetes has been considered a disease that affects primarily white youth; however, our findings highlight the increasing burden of type l diabetes experienced by youth of minority racial / ethnic groups as well,» the authors write.

Hispanics are the largest racial and ethnic minority group in the U.S. Currently, nearly one in six people living in the U.S. (almost 57 million) is Hispanic, and this is projected to increase to nearly one in four (more than 85 million) by 2035.

Men dominate S&E professorships, regardless of field and race.10 Among the top 50 universities in chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering, at least 69 % (most times this number is much higher) of the professors are men, according to a report recently released by University of Oklahoma chemistry professor Dr. Donna Nelson.9 The lack of female professors was far greater among minority women.9 Although the number of master's degrees and doctorates increased for every racial and gender category, except for white males, 1 white — and, to a lesser extent, Asian — men constituted the clear majority of S&E graduate and faculty positions between 1990 and 1999.9

African - American men earned less than half of the S&E doctorates awarded to African - Americans in 1999.1 However, Hispanic men earned half their share and Native American men slightly more than half of the S&E doctorates awarded to their respective racial groups.1 The dearth of minority males contrasts with the overrepresentation of males among whites and Asians in S&E, especially in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and the natural sciences.1, 3 Overall, nearly twice the total S&E doctorates awarded were earned by men in 1999.1 The lack of minority males goes beyond the S&E community, but does this shortage extend beyond minority populations as some contend?

Colleges make the claim — clearly refuted by the book's ample evidence — that giving racial admissions preferences enhances minority students» opportunities for academic and career success.

Some studies have suggested that the higher odds of breast cancer subtypes with unfavorable prognoses in minority racial / ethnic groups could be explained by differences in socioeconomic status.

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that female students, racial / ethnic minorities, and students of lower socioeconomic status are particularly affected, with teens in these categories less likely to report regularly getting seven or more hours of sleep each night compared with their male counterparts, non-Hispanic white teenagers, and students of higher socioeconomic status, respectively.

The researchers found that while some minority job seekers rejected this practice, roughly one - third of Asian and black job seekers in the study «whitened» their resumes by either altering their first name — sometimes substituting a middle name or initial, or something more «American - sounding» — or removing professional experiences and achievements related to their racial group, or both.

Owens found that neighborhood racial segregation across the country appeared to be driven largely by white families with children who are choosing, consciously or not, to move to neighborhoods and school districts with fewer minorities.

The first, lasting 30 minutes and moderated by Ball and featuring Bishil, Macdissi, and Hussam Ayloush of the Council on American - Islamic Relations (CAIR) brings up a lot of thoughtful points about racial slurs and the role of minorities in the media, but that's a mere warm - up for the main event, an impassioned discussion with Ball, Erian, and Rajdeep Singh Jolly, Legal Director of Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF).

The stereotype can also be used to pit Asian Americans against other racial minorities, leading to verbal and physical harassment by non-Asian American peers or a distorted portrait of other ethnic groups as lazy or disruptive.

New research by Morgan, Farkas, Hillemeier and Maczuga once again finds that when you take other student characteristics — notably family income and achievement — into account, racial and ethnic minority students are less likely to be identified for special education than white students.

This small - scale strategy exposes the need for flexibility and personal attention required by a demographic that is about to descend in huge numbers on universities and colleges — low - income racial and ethnic minorities whose parents don't have college educations.

The report, released by the American Council on Education last week, expresses optimism about the progress made by minority students, but argues that challenges to affirmative action and public skepticism about such policies «make it imperative» that colleges articulate the importance of racial and ethnic diversity...

At some D.C. elementary schools, rather than settling into a healthy racial and socioeconomic balance, student populations are flipping from one extreme to the other, with fourth - grade classes dominated by minorities and preschool classes that are mostly white.

One stated objective was to address the «disparate impact» of policies that might lead to racial minorities taking fewer challenging classes than their peers, totally ignoring the obvious fact that African American and Hispanic students are, on average, much less prepared for AP courses by the time they reach 11th and 12th grade.

He also notes that Trump has heightened the anxiety of U.S racial, religious, and ethnic minority students not only by rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, but also through bigoted rhetoric.

Yet such reporting simply does not allow us to know whether minority over-representation in special education is explained by racial discrimination.

States would now be required to use a standard methodology for comparing racial and ethnic groups and to use quota - like «reasonable thresholds» allowed by the Department for determining when minorities are over-represented.

The report, released Nov. 16 by the New York City - based Public Agenda research group, found that low - income parents and those who are members of racial and ethnic minorities are more interested in an academic focus than are wealthier and white parents.

The students in our study are urban, dominated by racial and ethnic minorities, and largely disadvantaged.

In particular, the results are most useful for understanding the effects of charter schools run by education - management organizations on student populations that comprise largely low - income and racial / ethnic minorities.

The costs are almost always costs borne by poor students or racial minorities.

Seventy percent of all non-graduates were members of minority racial and ethnic groups, indicating that minority students are disproportionately affected by this graduation crisis.

Since minority students tend to come from lower income families, racial integration might be achieved indirectly by giving low - income families their choice of school, whenever that would facilitate integration across socioeconomic lines.

In theory, vouchers should promote racial integration by allowing parents of minority students to apply to more diverse private schools.

Our call for more studies on racial / ethnic subgroup disparities echoes a recommendation published 15 years ago by the AAP Task Force on Minority Children's Access to Pediatric Care that more attention be paid to the heterogeneity of API populations.24

The goal of the policy is to assure that no school deviates by more than 15 percent from the district's overall racial composition, which is 60 percent minority (African American, Asian, and Hispanic).

The Department of Education will pay $ 4 million in damages to minority employees who alleged racial discrimination in the agency's employment practices, under a legal settlement approved by a federal judge last month.