Sentences with phrase «discriminating against students who»

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.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

BI: Harvard has agreed to hand over years of confidential applicant records to the DOJ, who will then decide whether they've been discriminating against Asian - American students.

Said the president of the student senate: «Of course, there's a strong Catholic tradition here, but I don't think the way to uphold it is to discriminate essentially against non-Catholics who may be qualified.»

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.»

And there is a reason why students learning about the plight of the homeless, the refugee, the hungry, the member of a minority group who is discriminated against, and the like are not moved to action with greater frequency.

Discrimination Cashless catering systems also ensure that those students who receive free school meals are not discriminated against.

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.71

However, like traditional public schools, charter schools must admit all students who wish to attend and may not discriminate against students, including those who are low income, English learners, or struggling academically.

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.

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...

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.

Yet, as long as we use government force to discriminate against people based on their bank accounts and ZIP codes, I will continue to have students who, on the first day of class, have no idea how far behind they are — all while sitting next to other students who enjoyed educational liberty that every child deserves.

This is the office that takes complaints from parents who say their children are being discriminated against for their disability, and from students who claim that their university's process for investigating campus sexual assault fails to meet Title IX requirements.

One can only assume that Polis doesn't like the fact that Ravitch (and many other pro-education advocates) have revealed the fact that charter schools traditionally «increase» their standardized test scores by «creaming» off the best students, discriminating against non-English speaking students and refusing to take their fair share of students who need special education services.

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.

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.

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...

The following charts highlight how Connecticut's charter schools discriminate against Latinos, students who face language barriers and students who require special education services.

The claim is just plain wrong when one considers that these privately - owned, but publicly - funded schools are consistently «creaming off» selected students from their communities and openly discriminating against Latinos, student who face English language barriers and students who require special education services.

The change drew an outcry from some parents, who said the policy discriminated against qualified white students.

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TWU discriminates against a large number of potential students, and threatens discrimination against a (presumably) small number of actual students who compound their sins against the TWU covenant by lying.

The Covenant discriminates against those persons, in that students who are married to opposite sex spouses are not at risk but students who are married to same sex spouses (assuming they are having sex!)

Acted for a BC school board in a human rights matter brought by parents of a dyslexic child who alleged that the school district had discriminated against the student by failing to provide adequate accommodations

It discriminates against students with print disability, who should be granted a reasonable quota of AF for any book in the library.

Legal Feeds Blog Appeal court upholds racial discrimination ruling against Peel law librarian Two black lawyers and an articling student who were asked to show their IDs in a Brampton, Ont., court several years ago were discriminated against based on their race, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.

Amy Price Garrison (BA» 79) and Frank M. Garrison Jr.,»79 (BA» 76) generously established the Amy and Frank Garrison Social Justice Law Fund to support Vanderbilt Law students providing services to or for the general benefit of individuals who may have been disenfranchised, dispossessed, discriminated against, or economically disadvantaged.

Sometimes, employers or principals discriminate against college students who lack participation to the school.