Not exact matches
Funds are disbursed to organizations and initiatives that are
driving critical work on the frontlines to meet immediate relief needs and organizing for the building of an
equitable Puerto Rico.
Many of the individuals who are
driving education policy in this country... sent their own children to abundantly financed private schools where class sizes were 16 or less, and yet continue to insist that resources,
equitable funding, and class size don't matter — when all the evidence points to the contrary (Haimson, 2009).
It is also important to note that even in states and districts where high - need schools are equitably
funded, equal
funding will not necessarily
drive equitable opportunities.
Many school systems have gotten the message that they need to be more data
driven, and they are now awash in data - not just yearly student test scores, but figures on how different groups of students are doing in particular subjects or grade levels, how successful a school is at attracting and retaining teachers or closing the achievement gap among disadvantaged students, or how
equitable funding is from school to school.
Whereas, the Hawkins / Jones platform of a Green New Deal calls for
equitable funding for all of our schools, reduced class sizes across the state, support for programs that promote desegregation in our schools, an end to zero - tolerance discipline policies
driving the school - to - prison pipeline, and allowing schools to develop methods of assessment organic to the learning process, and
Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho made the case for
equitable funding for public charter school students and TCSA General Counsel Denise Pierce
drove the point home at the school finance trial before the Supreme Court of -LSB-...]
Supported by a dedicated group of regional
funders including Baptist Community Ministries and the Kellogg Foundation, the Fellowship program currently partners with 13 schools to empower teams of educators to
drive toward school - wide impact for all students by participating in a year - round program that expands their content knowledge, leadership skills, and
equitable teaching and leadership practices.
School Improvement Grants 1003g and 1003a; school turnaround and transformation; effective leadership; effective instruction; using data to
drive interventions;
equitable and high quality programs for all learners; working in convergence at the SEA and the LEAs; sustainable practices; effective use of federal and state
funds
Many of the individuals who are
driving education policy in this country, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jeb Bush and Bill Gates, sent their own children to abundantly financed private schools where class sizes were 16 or less, and yet continue to insist that resources,
equitable funding, and class size don't matter — when all the evidence points to the contrary.
After a year - and - a-half of work, «most board members said they were satisfied that the document meshes with and advances the state's larger comprehensive effort for school improvement combining new academic standards, more
equitable funding and a locally
driven accountability system.»