Sentences with phrase «discriminating against students in»

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That was meant to address black lawmakers» concerns that teachers with guns might discriminate against black students in deciding when to use them.

The undemocratic class bias in education extends even farther than the tests that automatically discriminate against students from the lower social and economic strata of society.

The idea, in short, is that the same principle that suggests Christian students should be allowed to form groups with particular identities also means that Vanderbilt has a right to corporately discriminate against student groups at odds with its values

Public schools are prohibited from membership in any organization or entity which regulates or governs interscholastic extracurricular activities and discriminates against eligible students in public, private, or home education.

Eva S. Moskowitz says her network of charter schools has room to improve in how it serves students with disabilities but does not discriminate against them.

New York's Utica City School District has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that says it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.

THE BRONX — The New York Botanical Garden discriminated against minority students and made a «lowball» offer to avoid hiring an observant Jew, according a civil rights lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday.

«The seven Orthodox members of that board, Jewish members of that board, discriminate against the black and Latino students in that district.

Paterson's proposed legislation would also codify in state law that schools fall under the state's Human Rights Law, which would give students who feel discriminated against «an available forum.»

The Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), has accused the Ministry of Education of discriminating against it members in a recent recruitment exercise.

New York's Utica City School District is facing two lawsuits in federal court that say it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.

Charter Schools Do Not Appear to Discriminate Against Special Education Students Students with disabilities more likely to remain in charters than in district schools

In January 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) jointly released a «Dear Colleague Letter» containing guidance on how schools should avoid discriminating against students on the basis of race when administering disciplinary action.

The suit, filed in 1989, alleged that district officials intentionally discriminated against black students by building several new schools in predominantly white sections of the Las Vegas Valley while building none on the city's heavily black west side.

The package included a «Dear Colleague» letter, issued jointly by DOE and DOJ, warning against intentional racial discrimination but also stating that schools unlawfully discriminate even «if a policy is neutral on its face — meaning that the policy itself does not mention race — and is administered in an evenhanded manner but has a disparate impact, i.e., a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.»

Wyoming, for instance, expressly prohibits charter schools from discriminating against students with special needs in enrollment decisions.

Jeffries argued that, in theory, religious schools could find various justifications to discriminate inappropriately against various students.

That statement provoked a lawsuit by disability rights groups against DPI, which administers MPCP, based on the charge that the program discriminates in admissions against students with disabilities.

Pathways In Education does not charge students tuition and does not discriminate against any pupil on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender or disability.

In February, DeVos referred to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as «real pioneers when it comes to school choice,» failing to mention that these institutions emerged to serve black students who were being shut out of institutions of higher education that were discriminating against them.70 And President Trump has also shown a lack of appreciation for the history of racism in the country.In February, DeVos referred to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as «real pioneers when it comes to school choice,» failing to mention that these institutions emerged to serve black students who were being shut out of institutions of higher education that were discriminating against them.70 And President Trump has also shown a lack of appreciation for the history of racism in the country.in the country.71

whether she could think of any circumstance in which the federal government should step in to stop federal dollars from going to private schools that discriminate against certain groups of students, DeVos did not directly answer.

Like the Common Core test itself, the entire testing effort discriminates against poorer children, children who aren't fluent in the English Language and students who are not getting the special education services they need.

Ball also reported that officials with the N.C. School Boards Association have identified private schools across the state that openly discriminate against students and families despite receiving public funding, putting gay parents in the position of having their tax dollars paying for schools that have a policy of refusing admission to their children.

Last week, the House and Senate decided to remove a provision in a charter school bill that banned the schools from discriminating against gay students.

In a recent House Committee on Appropriations hearing where she defended the Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, DeVos refused to say whether K - 12 private schools receiving federal dollars through her voucher scheme would be permitted to discriminate against students.

To provide charter schools these funds while still allowing them to, in effect, discriminate against these students is unconscionable.

Ignoring Connecticut's collapsing fiscal situation, the Governor and legislature actually handed the charter schools even more scarce public funds, even though those schools discriminate against Connecticut children by refusing to accept and educate their fair share of students who require special education services and those who aren't proficient in the English language and therefore need additional English language services.

Matt, enough... You of all people know that AF schools discriminate against non-English speaking families, they refuse to take their fair share of students who need special education services, they out - migrate any students with behavioral issues, they engage in discipline policies that most would consider child abuse, they refuse to hire or certify their teachers in appropriate numbers...

Achievement First — Hartford should not be able to use taxpayer dollars, and certainly shouldn't be able to expand, as long as they appear to have policies in place that serve to discriminate against students and families who speak Spanish or face language barriers or discriminate against students who have special education needs.

Unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory because the Common Core SBAC test fails to measure what has actually been taught in the classroom, that the SBAC test is based on materials that is more than two to three levels above grade level, that the SBAC test pass / fail score is calibrated to fail the majority of public schools students and that the SBAC test is particularly unfair because it discriminates against those who face English Language barriers or need special education services.

Washington's justification for discriminating against students like Michael, Rachael and Skyler is a pair of state constitutional provisions with dubious origins: «All schools maintained or supported wholly or in part by the public funds shall be forever free from sectarian control or influence.»

But some experts worry that this shift will discriminate against students from low - performing high schools in poor areas, pushing more students away from universities and into already - overburdened community colleges.

We're asking parents, students, and other community advocates to join us in the fight to maintain the federal school discipline guidance, which is a critical tool that can help schools and districts reduce the use of practices that push students out of school (e.g. suspensions and expulsions) and prevent them from disciplining in ways that discriminate against students of color.

The truth is that Malloy has not announced a moratorium on additional charter schools until mechanisms are developed and put in place that will ensure that taxpayer funds are not being misused, wasted or stolen and that charter schools must not discriminate against Latinos, non-English speaking students and students with special educational needs.

In 2011, opponents of parental choice asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Milwaukee voucher program for allegedly discriminating against students with disabilities.

To acknowledge concerns related to marginalization and institutional bias associated with transgender students; state the association's opposition to legislation and policies that discriminate against transgender students; and to provide recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers and school leaders on how to better support transgender students in the K - 12 education system.

In addition, Connecticut's charter schools are notorious for discriminating against Latino students, students who require additional help learning the English language, children who need special education services and those who display disciplinary problems.

As with Connecticut's privately owned, but publicly funded, charter schools in Bridgeport, (See Bridgeport Charter Schools Discriminate Against Connecticut Children), the charter schools in Hartford also refuse to accept and educate students who require help learning the English language and those who need special education services.

Oppose any attempt to introduce or pass legislation aimed at discriminating against transgender students, including bills aimed at restricting the use of restrooms or locker rooms and participation in sports and other school activities that correspond with a student's gender identity.

As more and more parents understand, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Testing program unfairly discriminates against poor students, students who aren't fluent in the English language and students who require special education services.

Like all standardized tests, the Common Core SBAC discriminates against students who come from poor households, students who are not fluent in the English language and students who have special education needs.

A mastery exam is supposed to measure knowledge in a uniform and fair manner, and not discriminate against students on the basis of income or whether they have desktops, laptops and computer tablets at home.

Malloy, like newly sworn - in Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, has been a consistent supporter of efforts to privatize public education by turning over scarce public resources to charter schools despite the fact that these schools discriminate against Latino students, students who need help learning the English language and students who require special education services.

Mystic Valley Charter School is in the news again for discriminating against Black students who...

[23] Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states may not discriminate against students enrolling in K - 12 public schools on the basis of their legal status, clear guidelines do not exist for higher education.

In September 2010, the ACLU filed suit on behalf of students alleging the fees violated the California constitution's free public education guarantee and discriminated against lower - income students by creating a «pay - to - learn» system that threatened the integrity of the free public education system.

At a meeting held at the Department of Education (ED) in Washington today, conservative groups, parents and some teachers asked the Department to rescind federal guidance issued under the Obama administration, ensuring that school districts aren't discriminating against students through their discipline policies and practice.

In this guidance, OCR reiterated that Section 504 prohibits public charter schools and other recipients of Federal financial assistance from discriminating against persons with disabilities in recruiting and enrolling studentIn this guidance, OCR reiterated that Section 504 prohibits public charter schools and other recipients of Federal financial assistance from discriminating against persons with disabilities in recruiting and enrolling studentin recruiting and enrolling students.

Considering that the home district is responsible for paying all of the costs associated with providing needed services to special education students in charter schools, the schools aren't discriminating against students with disabilities because of financial reasons, they simply refuse to provide educational opportunities to any students that don't fit the «profile» they wish to serve.

In addition, despite state and federal laws making it illegal to discriminate against students who require special education services, only 2 percent of Jumoke Academy's students have special education needs.