Sentences with phrase «disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups»

This map includes state - by - state graduation rate data, as well as state graduation rates for historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups.

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The programs make special effort to recruit individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and those from economically, socially, culturally, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.

The program is open to individuals from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences at the career stages targeted by this program, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The goal of the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is to recruit and retain individuals who are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, early in their careers.

The report gives only passing attention to the positive impact of NCLB on the education of the most disadvantaged students, a consequence of the requirement to report performance by specific subgroups (e.g., racial and ethnic groups and the economically disadvantaged).

Accountability groups shall mean, for each public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.

In addition to factoring in the traditional ethnic / racial sub-groups, the SPF includes scores for historically underserved and oppressed groups like students with disabilities, English Learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

The hope was that by identifying historically disadvantaged students — which includes economically disadvantaged students, racial / ethnic groups, students with disabilities, and students with limited English proficiency — greater attention and resources leading to academic achievement would be given to these marginalized students.

Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps emphasizes the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest - performing racial / ethnic student groups.

But ESSA also creates a pilot program allowing up to seven states to experiment with local assessments that could eventually be used statewide.73 As under NCLB, test results must be disaggregated and reported at the school level and by student subgroups, such as racial and ethnic groups, students designated as economically disadvantaged, and students with disabilities.

Authorizers must also place increases in student achievement for all subgroups as the most important factor when determining whether to renew or revoke a school's charter - including the progress of economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, and students with limited English proficiency.

i3 funds are competitive grants (Development, Validation and Scale - up) given to LEAs and nonprofit organizations that have significantly closed the achievement gaps between economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency, students with disabilities; or have demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement for all groups of students; or have made significant improvements in other areas such as graduate rates or increased recruitment and placement of high - quality teachers and principals.

N claimed that they were being discriminated against and suffering a disadvantage due to being associated with the ethnic or racial group.