Sentences with phrase «education justice issues»

She is currently a Lead Organizer with Students for Education Reform, organizing college students around education justice issues in her home district.

Jason Langberg is an attorney who works on education justice issues.

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El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.

In addition to this general statement, the Party also provides a detailed summary of its policies in key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issues.

«The Church is as keen as ever to encourage wide debate and discussion on the issues which matter - social justice, poverty, education, peace.»

The guidelines specify some of those issues: agricultural workers, capital punishment, criminal justice, housing, parochial schools, pornography, and sex education.

Thus a characterization of theology and of what makes theological education theological that is cast, like Wood's, in terms of «action» already has conceptually built into it resources for addressing the justice issues so central to the sort of position illustrated by the Mud Flower Collective's proposal.

To be successful in addressing issues of justice, land reforms must be accompanied by the development of «infrastructures» such as credit for the poor, agricultural extension services, conservation education, and supportive industrial development.

The heart of the issues is this: Theological education, in Stackhouse's view, incorporates the relevant pluralism in a way that inescapably implies a systematic relativism about all questions of truth and justice regarding God; it implies that the «Christian thing» has no intrinsic unity or identity.

This school is one small thing, one small stone in that massive mountain of complex issues related to economics, social justice, community development, family, debt repayments, international policy, poverty, education, all of it.

Michael Sligh Organization Representative: Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI - USA) Michael Sligh has worked for over 30 years as a Program Director for RAFI - USA where he manages policy, research and education for the promotion of organic, agro-biodiversity, organic seed development, and a wide - range of food justice, fair trade and other value - added food labeling, policy and marketing issues.

Professional training and sexuality education for all ages on LGBTQA, sexuality and social justice issues.

Katrina is passionate about education topics as well as social justice issues.

The justice and education departments said in a joint statement late on Wednesday that they «withdrew guidance for educational institutions, issued in 2015 and 2016, that took the position that the prohibitions in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and implementing regulations against discrimination on the basis of sex require access to sex - segregated facilities on the basis of gender identity rather than biological seeducation departments said in a joint statement late on Wednesday that they «withdrew guidance for educational institutions, issued in 2015 and 2016, that took the position that the prohibitions in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and implementing regulations against discrimination on the basis of sex require access to sex - segregated facilities on the basis of gender identity rather than biological seEducation Amendments of 1972 and implementing regulations against discrimination on the basis of sex require access to sex - segregated facilities on the basis of gender identity rather than biological sex.»

«These candidates have a history of standing up for working people, immigrant rights, good public education, affordable housing, criminal justice, police reform and other issues that are important to our members and their families.

At the Alumni Weekend 2011, Dr Mark Philp, Professor Simon Caney and Dr Adam Swift discussed the issue of intergenerational justice and asked questions about how we should allocate resources inter-generationally across areas such as welfare, pensions, higher education and the environment.

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

Outstanding issues included education spending, charter schools and juvenile justice reform.

Overuse of suspension was the main issue many had with the old code, says Sallie Williams, an education organizer for the group Metro Justice.

We were Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Black, White, Latinx, Asian, straight, gay, citizen, DREAMers, activists in the areas of housing, criminal justice, LGBTQI rights, immigration, education, racial justice, women's rights, and many other issues.

Some say the bill seeks to stifle contributions to issue advocacy groups that campaign for changes to environmental, education, criminal justice, government ethics, and other policies.

However, the process is limping along, as differences remain between the governor over criminal justice and education funding issues.

He told Newsday those issues include «major infrastructure investments to create jobs, affordable higher education, criminal justice reforms and more funding for scientific research,» the paper wrote in its endorsement of him.

Writing in the Telegraph, Chris Grayling said that there can not be a situation where Scottish MPs «come to Westminster and vote on English - only issues», influencing the destiny of health, education, justice, environment and probably taxation in England, «potentially against the wishes of most English representatives».

As the future congressman from this great district, I know Keith stands ready to deliver on the same fundamental issues he has fought for alongside me in the legislature — bringing more affordable housing to our neighborhoods, pushing through meaningful criminal justice reform and ensuring that all of our children have every chance to succeed with the promise of a first - rate education.

«The UNODC, EU and UNICEF have indeed dispensed and are stil dispensing huge financial capital to training and legal research in the justice sector in Nigeria and the idea to establish the Judicial Research Centre is therefore their overall effort to deliver a home based continuous education and research avenue in all legal and justice issues.

In the Assembly Saturday, meanwhile, the house took eight hours to complete two bills, including an omnibus measure that had hundreds of unrelated items stuffed into it, including some of the more controversial measures involving criminal justice and education issues.

At the same time, issues with no expiration date are yet to be sorted out: The education tax credit remains in the talks, while some state lawmakers continue to hold out hope for a compromise on juvenile justice reform.

«Since 1965, the ESRC has played a crucial role in shaping our understanding of important issues including health, justice, education and the economy.

We can not have a situation where more and more decisions about Scotland are being taken in Scotland, and yet Scottish MPs come to Westminster and vote on English - only issues, shaping the destiny of health, education, justice, environment and probably taxation, too, in England, potentially against the wishes of most English representatives.

Conservatives frame privatization as a civil rights issue, but Trump's extreme agenda is energizing racial justice and public education advocates.

There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.

The budget itself includes a number of political trip wires, from criminal justice reform, to transit issues for New York City, education spending and gun control.

«From investing in education and creating good - paying jobs to protecting immigrants» rights and advancing issues of social justice, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Blake will help lead the fight to ensure our nation remains a beacon of hope and opportunity for everyone.

Attendees will discuss a range of social issues including healthcare, education, juvenile justice, and more.

Other outstanding issues for the session include an education tax credit and criminal justice reforms.

Mr. Espaillat said that among the things he was proudest of in his tenure in Albany was helping to bring black and Hispanic legislators together over issues like immigration, criminal justice and funding for education.

Lastly, health and hygiene education taught by local women teaches women and children (the two most vulnerable groups when it comes to any social justice issue!)

It's actually enriching as an artist, no matter what it is, whether environmental issues or social justice issues, equality or education, etc..

Critics see the combination of program accreditation standards, revised by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in 2000; a growing curricular emphasis on «social justice» issues; and a left - leaning education professoriate as yielding a one - sided approach to teacher education and the certification of teachers based on ideology, rather than teaching skills or mastery of content kEducation (NCATE) in 2000; a growing curricular emphasis on «social justice» issues; and a left - leaning education professoriate as yielding a one - sided approach to teacher education and the certification of teachers based on ideology, rather than teaching skills or mastery of content keducation professoriate as yielding a one - sided approach to teacher education and the certification of teachers based on ideology, rather than teaching skills or mastery of content keducation and the certification of teachers based on ideology, rather than teaching skills or mastery of content knowledge.

Time2Act.org Time2Act.org «is intended to encourage discussion among professionals in education, the justice system, parents, students and the community to stimulate new approaches to these issues nationwide and initiate reform.»

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick joined EdNext Editor - in - chief Marty West to discuss how Neil Gorsuch might approach education issues on the EdNext Podcast.

While they disagree with M4BL's education views, they agree with them on other issues such as policing and criminal justice reform.

In this issue's forum, legal scholars Shep Melnick and James Ryan examine this debate through the lens of the education rulings of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.

The fact is that reforming urban schools is an issue of social justice: there are too many children in cities across the U.S. who are denied the opportunity to have a high - quality education, and these inequities run strongly along lines of race and class.

In a «Dear Colleague» letter released last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) issued guidance for schools on avoiding discrimination against students on the basis of race when administering school disciplinary policies, and warned that if minority students are subject to disciplinary actions at a higher rate than other students, schools could be faulted for civil - rights violations.

So far REMIX has presented the film OT: Our Town, which documented a Compton, California high school's production of the American stage classic, Our Town; and has hosted a conversation about hip - hop in education, and the ways it can be used as a tool in classrooms to address issues of literacy, race, and social justice.

In ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES: Educational policy and leadership, Human Resources development; Educational environment; Business, Administration, and Management in Education; Economics in Education; Institutional accreditations and rankings; International Education and Exchange programmes, Equity, social justice and social change, Ethics and values, Organizational learning and change.

• In ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES: Educational policy and leadership; Human Resources development; Educational environment; Business, Administration, and Management in Education; Economics in Education; Institutional accreditations and rankings; International Education and Exchange programmes; Equity, social justice and social change; Ethics and values; Organizational learning and change; Corporate Education.

Features in the winter 2013 issue include a discussion of how math education is changing in the United States in light of the Common Core Standards; a look at the storied career of alumna Margaret H. Marshall, former justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; and a piece about the critical and difficult work that many Ed School alums are engaged in around the world educating children in post-conflict zones.