Sentences with phrase «education of people of color»

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Hence there are Church members today who continue to summon and teach at every level of Church education the racial discourse that black people are descendants of Cain, that they merited lesser earthly privilege because they were «fence - sitters» in the War in Heaven, and that, science and climatic factors aside, there is a link between skin color and righteousness» Mormon scripture specifically referencing race includes (from the Book of Mormon): 1 Nephi 11:8 1 Nephi 11:13 1 Nephi 12:23 1 Nephi 13:15 2 Nephi 5:21 2 Nephi 30:6 (1830 edition) Jacob 3:8 Alma 3:6 3 Nephi 2:15 Mormon 5:15

It is not the will of God that children suffer from hunger and malnutrition and grow up in unsanitary slums with lack of proper education, that persons because of the color of their skin are debarred from schools, hospitals, employment, or housing projects; that persons are denied other basic human rights; that personalities and homes are broken through drink and that great numbers die on highways through drunken driving; that marriage vows are often taken lightly and that easy divorces shatter home after home and leave children the pawns of the parents» selfishness.

While reading «Including People of Color in the Promise of Entrepreneurship» from the Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation, I noticed the connection between entrepreneurship and education:

Hence there are Church members today who continue to summon and teach at every level of Church education the racial discourse that black people are descendants of Cain, that they merited lesser earthly privilege because they were «fence - sitters» in the War in Heaven, and that, science and climatic factors aside, there is a link between skin color and righteousness»

While there is agreement in principle among Christians that all persons are equal before God, the reality of racial prejudice, whether based on biology, geography, education, economics, color, nationality or any other discriminating factor, must be addressed by the church in proclaiming its gospel and putting its own house in order.

Without a doubt, people of color in our society regularly experience loss — whether it's loss of good education or of economic and emotional stability.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

Not that I am now a stranger, but that I was reared a stranger, because now I feel my «own people» are black and brown and all the people of color, and all those Christian gays and lesbians who struggle for acceptance — all those who know what it means to be discriminated against because of who they are, where they were born, or how much money or education they have.

He's driving away Latinos and other people of color, young people, women, the disabled, the majority of Americans with a college education... not exactly a strategy to grow the party's base of support.

She spoke at a press conference Monday organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group that pushes for more state funding for schools and has said that the current funding distribution favors wealthy, white districts over poor areas with people of color.

New York Needs to Desegregate Housing in Order to Improve Schools Astorino Clearly Not A Supporter of Fair Housing for People of Color (White Plains, NY) Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that improving access to affordable housing was critical to improving education in New York State.

National political strategist L. Joy Williams, who was recently appointed as a senior adviser for education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon's gubernatorial campaign, weighed in on what made her join the Nixon campaign and her thoughts on Nixon's advocacy toward people of color and other marginalized groups, on Tuesday night.

A former college drop - out, Baskin is conscious of the systemic challenges many women, people of color, and impoverished communities experience in attaining the education credentials needed for economic advancement.

Mr. Loeb urged that people «take up the fight against the teachers union, the single biggest force standing in the way of quality education and an organization that has done more to perpetuate poverty and discrimination against people of color than the K.K.K.»

His passion still involves education, but it has shifted to K - 12, where many people of color are turned away from science.

I am proud to be affiliated with organizations that offer continuing education workshops and trainings that are rooted in the latest neurobiological research and how yoga and mindfulness practices that support stress management and wellbeing can be integrated into work with vulnerable populations that include children, adolescents and adults, survivors or domestic violence, and people of color.

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When I published my now - infamous piece earlier this year, it prompted, in addition to Rhames» piece and others, an «open letter» signed by 170 «white education leaders» (including, not incidentally, much of the staff of Education Post) who took serious exception to my critique and lamented reform's failure to put people of color in leadership peducation leaders» (including, not incidentally, much of the staff of Education Post) who took serious exception to my critique and lamented reform's failure to put people of color in leadership pEducation Post) who took serious exception to my critique and lamented reform's failure to put people of color in leadership positions.

Sessions will focus on new ways to talk about race, what it's like being a professor of color working in a higher education institution, and challenging the various labels placed on people and communities of color.

James Meredith to Accept Harvard's «Medal of Education Impact» WJTV.com, 4/7/13 «James Meredith, the man who broke the color barrier at the University of Mississippi... will not only speak at the convocation for the Harvard Graduate School of Education - he will also accept «The Medal for Education Impact» which honors people who have made a lasting difference in educatioEducation Impact» WJTV.com, 4/7/13 «James Meredith, the man who broke the color barrier at the University of Mississippi... will not only speak at the convocation for the Harvard Graduate School of Education - he will also accept «The Medal for Education Impact» which honors people who have made a lasting difference in educatioEducation - he will also accept «The Medal for Education Impact» which honors people who have made a lasting difference in educatioEducation Impact» which honors people who have made a lasting difference in educationeducation.»

We say we need more people of color in leadership and education reform.

This view holds that true school reform must be part of a broader social justice campaign led by people of color, which calls for progressive changes to health care, housing, immigration, and economic policies, as well as education.

The White Journey to Racial Awareness: A Stage Theory (Education Week) Jal Mehta presents five stages for how white people approach race, and how those stages in turn engender different reactions from people of color.

«It's a growing issue in the pipeline particularly for people of color in education....

Yet we must also address out - of - school issues, and we have to undertake meaningful efforts to ensure that people of color are both leading and supporting education reform.

The AOCC seeks to inspire and impact the improvement of the education sector by annually convening Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni, students, and friends concerned with issues of race, class and education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities education sector by annually convening Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni, students, and friends concerned with issues of race, class and education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities Education alumni, students, and friends concerned with issues of race, class and education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities of color.

Dandy, Hess, Flores, and other experts suggest the implementation of several other promising initiatives that might entice more people of color into education and help keep them in the profession:

Over 42 percent of college students — including many students of color, older students, and people seeking continuing education — attend community colleges in the United States, says Long, and many of that number experience challenges in paying their tuition.

WASHINGTON — In advance of a House vote to roll back the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 35 groups representing people of color, people with disabilities, children, and teachers are coming together to oppose the changes.

If you see education reform as a social justice or civil rights crusade, you will care mightily about whether every charter is educating its share of kids with disabilities and whether enough «people of color» are running these schools.

Such conduct shall include, but is not limited to, threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex; provided that nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a denial of admission into, or exclusion from, a course of instruction based on a person's gender that would be permissible under Education Law sections 3201 - a or 2854 (2)(a) and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. section 1681, et seq.), or to prohibit, as discrimination based on disability, actions that would be permissible under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Being a person of color in education reform too often means listening to culturally insulated people with an overweening sense of self explain their superior logic for saving a people they never met.

While we work towards a more just system that gives all children equal access to an excellent education, we simultaneously seek a more just sector that enables all women and people of color to reach their full potential.

While some incredible women are breaking through barriers and leading notable public school districts, charter management organizations and non-profits currently, our education sector still has a long way to go to ensure that ALL talented individuals (especially women and people of color) have access to positions and people of influence.

Just as he changed the narrative of the labor movement that too often «forgot» to advocate for Latinos, immigrants, the poorest of the poor and people of color, he saw that in education, educational outcomes for kids were not always part of the debate nor were they a priority.

Our teacher members work in districts where people of color represent the majority and the children they teach are too often forgotten about in the creation of public policy, particularly in education decisions.

As the Chicago Teachers Union has shown, social justice unionism is the only way to counter the attacks on public education and working people, which affect all communities but disproportionately affect people living in poverty and communities of color.

Summary: The goal of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tColor Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tcolor to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tcolor involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tools.

A new report finds that the education field is a rewarding place for America's top talent, including young people and professionals of color.

In fall 2014, 46 percent of LMU's School of Education full - time faculty members and 40 percent of part - time faculty members were people of color.138 Additionally, students at LMU benefit from a variety of community partnerships between LMU and diverse local organizations and schools.

While many factors contribute to this problem, it is a reality in American public education that students who have fallen behind are disproportionately in families with low incomes and disproportionately members of communities that have been on the wrong side of inequities and injustice in our society, including people of color, recent immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.

She says «the public in keeping the public in public education must include people of color, and the poor and must acknowledge the power, the privileges and the prejudices that come with racism in this country.»

Education Leaders of Color, Hilary Beard, Abigail Henry, Vivett Dukes, Oakland Unified School District, National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY), and many others have used recent incidents, including Charlottesville, to provide people with access to tools that can be instrumental to moving towards action.

Dr. King spoke of the importance education in the advanced of not only colored people, but all people.

«It's a tough balancing act,» said Douglas Harris, the Alliance's director of Education Research in a text - message discussion about this column, adding, «Any effort to turn around low - performing schools (closure, takeover, or anything else) is going to create disproportionate upheaval for people of color.

When the trials for crimes against the poor, against people of color, and against public education are held, the current administration will have to be judged for its harsh policies.

School choice and the proliferation of charter schools prevent people of color from holding state governments to the obligation required of them as per Brown v. Board of Education.

While, to be sure, there are legitimate concerns that some reformers seek, missionarylike, to impose an externally hatched education - reform agenda that dispossesses local communities, particularly people of color, that has never been the way we at DFER pursue our work.

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Yet the education system did not prepare young people of color to qualify.