Sentences with phrase «disproportionate numbers of minority students»

The studies found that grossly disproportionate numbers of minority students are identified as eligible for services, and too often placed in isolated and restrictive educational settings.

The agreement also calls for districts that have disproportionate numbers of minority students in separate placements to take corrective action.

It is simply unacceptable that a vastly disproportionate number of minority students fail to learn to read.

The goal of the project is to keep more kids in school and reduce the minority achievement gap that results from the disproportionate number of minority students being expelled.

Not exact matches

Relative to statewide averages, charter schools tend to attract a disproportionate number of students eligible for free or reduced - price lunch as well as minority students, especially African Americans.

There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

Then I insert a group of teachers (as Audrey described) who represent 20 % of a population and teach a disproportionate number of students who come from relatively lower socioeconomic, high racial minority, etc. backgrounds, and I assume this group is measured with negative bias on both indicators and this group has a moderate correlation between indicators of r = 0.50.

A Harvard professor of education and economics provided the Vergara plaintiffs powerful testimony today when he told the court that schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have ineffective teachers and a disproportionate number of them are assigned to minority and low income students.

The same student opined that the reputation of the Law Society would suffer «when a disproportionate number of LPP students are found to be minorities, racialized groups, etc.» The LPP will perpetuate the systemic disadvantages that already face students from equity seeking groups.