In the original Brown decision, as well as a more recent case involving race and admissions to universities, a majority of the Court argued that
considering race in school assignment constitutional partly because racial integration is an important part of the learning environment.
Not exact matches
Small campaigns
in lower - visibility
races (like those for
school board or city council) should seriously
consider dropping some last - minute cash on geotargeted Facebook ads, BTW.
Although DeFrancisco is hurt by widespread GOP support of Marc Malorino — his chief rival
in the May nominating convention — voters should
consider DeFrancisco's vow to cut taxes, his previous positions on the Syracuse City
School District Board of Education and city council and his 40 - year undefeated record
in political
races.
To avert a situation where New York is forced to return hundreds of millions of sorely - needed federal dollars, we urge you to
consider introducing «shot clock» style measures to ensure that all
school districts will fully implement the state's new teacher evaluation framework
in accordance with the
Race to the Top timeline.
The Park District
race pitted a high
school senior against one of the city's most influential businessmen, and ultimately Harig gave Paladino a somewhat unexpected run for his money
in what many
consider «Carl Country.»
In June of 2003, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the University of Michigan Law School could consider an applicant's race in making admission decisions (1, 2
In June of 2003, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the University of Michigan Law
School could
consider an applicant's
race in making admission decisions (1, 2
in making admission decisions (1, 2).
«Instead of engaging
in a technological rat
race with extremists, we should
consider incorporating critical literacies — including digital media, anti-racism and social justice — into
school curricula as an alternative strategy.»
Liliana Garces, assistant professor of higher education at Pennsylvania State University, said racial diversity has fallen significantly at
schools that are barred from
considering race as a factor
in admissions.
Justice Kennedy offered what he regarded as acceptable methods of
considering race such as «strategic site selection of new
schools; drawing attendance zones with general recognition of the demographics of neighborhoods; allocating resources for special programs; recruiting students and faculty
in a targeted fashion; and tracking enrollments, performance, and other statistics by
race.»
In a 5 - 4 decision, the United States Supreme Court today ruled against Seattle and Kentucky school - choice programs that considered race in the assignment of children to public school
In a 5 - 4 decision, the United States Supreme Court today ruled against Seattle and Kentucky
school - choice programs that
considered race in the assignment of children to public school
in the assignment of children to public
schools.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision limiting the use of
race in school assignments will likely result
in a period of upheaval as
school districts drop
race - conscious policies and
consider whether to try alternative means to keep
schools integrated, experts say.
The third case is Parents Involved v. Seattle
School District (2007), in which the court limited the ability of school districts to explicitly consider race when attempting to integrate sc
School District (2007),
in which the court limited the ability of
school districts to explicitly consider race when attempting to integrate sc
school districts to explicitly
consider race when attempting to integrate
schools.
The undergraduate plan used a numerical formula for
considering race in admissions decisions, while the law
school policy
considered race as an undefined factor among many criteria.
One sees a similar approach
in Parents Involved, which presented the question of whether K — 12
schools could take voluntary steps toward integration, that is, whether and when
schools could
consider race in student assignments.
School districts, he said, could not engage in «systematic, individual typing by race,» but they could consider race when selecting school sites and drawing attendance
School districts, he said, could not engage
in «systematic, individual typing by
race,» but they could
consider race when selecting
school sites and drawing attendance
school sites and drawing attendance zones.
Districts throughout the country are responding
in one of two ways: either adopting a
race - blind system of admissions, thus converting the magnet to a themed
school of choice; or constructing a system whereby
race is only one of several factors
considered in admission.
With this data
in mind, McIntyre says adults should be more intentional
in exposing kids, especially boys, to books with female central characters, and
school libraries should actively
consider gender and
race in selecting books.
, Paul Hill
considers the question of whether or not charter
schools are major factors
in the national trend of greater separation of the
races in schools, which is driven by racial isolation by neighborhood, population change (fewer white students), the cost of housing, and a transportation system that makes cross-town movement difficult.
Mississippi legislators are
considering a charter
school proposal that proponents say could better position the state for the federal
Race to the Top competition and provide an option for parents with children
in struggling
schools.
Moreover, the study also
considers the LSP's impact on student attendance at racially homogenous
schools, defined
in the study as
schools «having 90 percent of students belonging to the same
race or ethnicity.»
This Spotlight
considers the digital divide
in how teachers learn to use technology, how teachers are trained to address
race and equity
in the classroom, and the links between
school climate and achievement gaps.
Once at HGSE, Mundy - Shephard credits two courses — Associate Professor John Diamond's
Race, Class, and Educational Inequality and Assistant Professor Natasha Warikoo's Cultural Explanations for Ethnic and Racial Inequality
in Education — with prompting her to
consider how the intersection of racial and sexual minority identity impacts
school experiences and educational outcomes, particularly
in the context of bullying, harassment, and microaggressions and participation
in Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs).
An admittedly indirect way to evaluate the effects of these unobserved differences
in teacher quality is to
consider how the performance gain associated with having a teacher of the same
race varies across different types of
schools.
Considering that
school district salaries are typically determined by a single districtwide salary schedule,
in theory education should be a field without gender - or
race - based pay gaps.
Race to the Top (RTTT) grants had been awarded after
considering whether states would adopt high academic standards, implement prescribed strategies
in low ‐ performing
schools, and use student test scores to determine the effectiveness of teachers.
This design — and the relatively small number of private
schools in rural communities — has greatly contributed to this socio - economic segregation.64 Such policies, if adopted nationally
in the United States, could have similar consequences for economic and racial segregation
considering the strong correlation between
race and income
in many places.
«
In actuality,» writes historian Robert A. Pratt, «race was the only criterion considered; the Pupil Placement Board assigned very few black students to white schools in Virginia while it remained in operation.&raqu
In actuality,» writes historian Robert A. Pratt, «
race was the only criterion
considered; the Pupil Placement Board assigned very few black students to white
schools in Virginia while it remained in operation.&raqu
in Virginia while it remained
in operation.&raqu
in operation.»
If you're surveying
in your own
school or classroom,
consider: How do student experiences compare across demographic subgroups, such as students of different genders or
races?
The federal
Race to the Top initiative, for instance,
considered whether states had a plan for linking student growth to teachers (and principals) and to link this information to the
schools in that state that trained them.
Given the difficulty of classifying this group of students, we acknowledge and hope to explore further the ways
in which «first - generation» is defined, as well as other sub-categorizations that must be
considered in addressing the needs of this population, such as a student's
race, country of birth, language proficiency,
school quality, and geographic location.
Examining schoolwide performance and demographic data for each year prior to the kindergarten choices
in our dataset, we found evidence that families of all
race / ethnicity groups
in NYC appear to
consider the academic performance of
schools in the choice process.
Much like disaggregating test score data by
race and income
in the early 2000s revealed inequities
in what were generally
considered to be good
school systems, breaking apart graduation rates by
school district shows that even high - performing states have pockets of failure.
«This report should be
considered in evaluating new federal incentives to states that encourage the expansion of charter
schools, such as the
Race to the Top initiative.»
Federal
Race to the Top dollars that support regional leadership academies that train
school administrators are running out, so lawmakers propose spending $ 4 million
in 2015 to keep RLAs running as new funding options are
considered.
In the District, the selective public School Without Walls also does not consider race in admission
In the District, the selective public
School Without Walls also does not
consider race in admission
in admissions.