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Recently, several prominent national education organizations (including the NEA, AERA, AFT, and NCTE) have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that we need to highlight the «systemic patterns of inequity — racism and educational injustice — that impacts our students,» and that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

If we aspire to educational equity for our students, we need to start with the decisions made in central offices, and by site leaders, that impact the learning of all educators in our schools.

Today more than 9,000 Teach For America corps members are in the midst of two - year teaching commitments in 43 regions across the country, reaching over 600,000 students, and nearly 24,000 alumni are working inside and outside the field of education to continue the effort to ensure educational excellence and equity.

And in so doing, it could do more than just solve the problem of equity to high - quality educational opportunities in the state, it also creates a mechanism for competency - based learning, establishes a strong grounding for what online learning and blended learning are, and eliminates the outmoded geographic barriers that prevent students from being able to access high - quality learning opportunities no matter where they originate in the state.

A winner of an ALTC award for outstanding contribution to student learning in 2008, and recipient of the ATEA Early Career Researcher Award in the same year, her research and teaching interests focus on access and equity, language and literacy and educational policy implementation.

Much has changed since the fledgling Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), 14 New York City community school boards, and 23 individual parents and their children lodged the initial complaint charging the State of New York with denying «thousands of public school students in the City of New York their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunities.»

This adverse effect is especially pronounced in five areas: oversight of federal education law; enforcement of federal guarantees of educational equity; budget and tax policy; the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy; and Trump's embrace of bigoted rhetoric and action that challenges the identities of students who are racial, ethnic, or religious minorities.

Dr. Molina has served over 20 years in the public education system and she is passionate about extending educational equity and access for all students.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

Dedicated to advancing excellence and equity in education for all students, the Core Knowledge Foundation publishes educational books and materials and supports a growing network of Core Knowledge schools.

It is up to states to lead the improvement of teacher evaluation systems in order to improve schools and support educational equity for historically underserved students.

Under this plan, state education agencies would be granted flexibility in meeting certain NCLB requirements in exchange for «rigorous State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction» (Department of Education, October 2011).

I came to define Equity Literacy as the skills and understandings that enable us to recognize, respond to, and redress conditions that deny some students access to the educational opportunities enjoyed by their peers and, in doing so, sustain equitable learning environments for all students and families.

Strong candidates for this position will demonstrate the following characteristics: • Interest in educational equity and middle school students • Effective organization and project management skills combined with flexibility, attention to detail, and multi-tasking

One proposed regulation in the Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) is for states to analyze the performance of student subgroups separately in order to show how states are leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational Student Succeed Act (ESSA) is for states to analyze the performance of student subgroups separately in order to show how states are leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational student subgroups separately in order to show how states are leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational equity.

We believe that stakeholder engagement requires collaboration and should be meaningful: it should be inclusive, clear, effective, and ongoing in order to support educational equity and excellence, especially for our most vulnerable students and schools.

It is our intent to promote bilingualism for all, whereby English speaking students also learn a language other than English, to increase literacy in two languages, promote cultural awareness, and provide educational equity and excellence for students in New York State.

In pursuit of advancing educational equity for all students under ESSA, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King has recently called for supporting «innovative, voluntary locally - driven efforts to promote socioeconomic diversity in schools.&raquIn pursuit of advancing educational equity for all students under ESSA, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King has recently called for supporting «innovative, voluntary locally - driven efforts to promote socioeconomic diversity in schools.&raquin schools.»

In an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFIn an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFin the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

This marks an important step along the path to implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in a way that allows the law to live up to its potential as a tool for enhancing educational excellence and equity.

We believe that when a diverse group of leaders, grounded in their classroom experience, are in leadership roles, they will serve as a transformative force for and with students, communities and the broader movement for educational equity.

ESSA has provisions in place to hold states accountable for monitoring educational equity, and the act requires schools to disclose the number of low income students and students of color that are placed into classrooms with «ineffective, out - of - field, and inexperienced teachers.»

The Council of Chief State School Officers, the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program and America's Promise Alliance released a new report «showing promising practices in states to ensure educational equity for all students.»

Teach For America One Day Magazine, Next Frontier in Education: The Future of the Movement is Families Co-founder, Veronica Palmer, shares the importance of putting families and students most impacted at the forefront of the movement for educational equiFor America One Day Magazine, Next Frontier in Education: The Future of the Movement is Families Co-founder, Veronica Palmer, shares the importance of putting families and students most impacted at the forefront of the movement for educational equifor educational equity.

OVNV works to build the capacity of Latino parents in the greater New Orleans area as advocates to ensure educational equity for all students.

Brownsville ISD, Cypress - Fairbanks ISD, and Judson ISD were each named first - place winners in the Over 20,000 Students category of this year's Magna Awards, which recognizes school districts and their leaders for efforts to bring educational equity to their sStudents category of this year's Magna Awards, which recognizes school districts and their leaders for efforts to bring educational equity to their studentsstudents.

Therefore, during the contextual analysis, IDRA assesses teachers» science self - efficacy for diverse students using the equity lens to ensure that all teachers are prepared in attitudes, knowledge and practice so that «no learner is denied the fair and equitable benefit of a quality, sound educational experience afforded to all other students regardless of race, gender, national origin, economic level and handicap» (Scott, 2009).

Though not perfect, the current school funding structure still has the potential to provide the greatest level of educational equity available for all students, schools and taxpayers in Texas» modern era.

The Urban League, Project GRAD, Centro Hispano and Knox County Schools worked to promote advocacy and engagement efforts generating deeper support for educational equity, opportunity and excellence to improve educational outcomes for underserved students of color in Knox County.

DL2 supports school district central offices to develop the leadership of all staff in service of educational equity for each and every student.

Every student deserves a high - quality education, and states are uniquely positioned to lead the way in ensuring educational equity for all students.

Leading for Equity: A Practical Framework for Board Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteEquity: A Practical Framework for Board Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteequity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potential.

Sacramento, CA - In an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFIn an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFFin the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

For instance, Sweden's catastrophic decline in educational performance on PISA since its introduction of for - profit free schools has taken it away from the high performance of other Nordic countries and towards England and the United States, with declining equity and stagnated student achievemeFor instance, Sweden's catastrophic decline in educational performance on PISA since its introduction of for - profit free schools has taken it away from the high performance of other Nordic countries and towards England and the United States, with declining equity and stagnated student achievemefor - profit free schools has taken it away from the high performance of other Nordic countries and towards England and the United States, with declining equity and stagnated student achievement.

While we appreciate CDE's proposal to disaggregate student subgroup data in achievement (not just growth, as was the case in previous frameworks), as well as the Department's commitment to ensuring transparency of subgroup performance data in reporting, we strongly encourage CDE to reconsider the adoption of a combined subgroup for accountability purposes, which would have significant implications for educational equity.

Each and every day The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and organizations of like ours, including the National Urban League and the National Council of La Raza, remember and hold dear the words of Dr. King as we work toward providing the knowledge and tools parents of marginalized students can use in the battle for educational equity.

Federal policies play a particularly important role in protecting the rights of and advancing educational equity for historically disadvantaged students, including students of color, students with disabilities, low - income students, and dual - language learners.

Our Board plays a vital role in ensuring that we meet ambitious goals and make steady progress toward our mission of achieving educational excellence and equity for all students.

On February 25th, we heard from voices around Mississippi on the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its implications for issues of educational equity in the state.

Strengthen your commitment to educational equity Become an educational advocate Promote learning and growth for students of color Help guide research in Neuroscience Create an inclusive learning environment

SA RISE (San Antonio Rising in Solidarity for Equity) seeks to foster collaboration among students, parents, educators, and other community members to build a base of power that will affect educational change through political and social action.

In testimony before the Texas School Finance Commission, IDRA called on the commission to ensure equity and meaningful educational opportunity for all students in all communities of the statIn testimony before the Texas School Finance Commission, IDRA called on the commission to ensure equity and meaningful educational opportunity for all students in all communities of the statin all communities of the state.

Guiding Principles The Professional Standards for Educational Leaders adopted in October 2015 state that effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student's academic success and well - being.

Her mission to increase educational equity for students began when she became a single mother in college.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

Quality schools that support high student achievement, school graduation, college attendance, and life success for all diverse learners can only occur in a context of educational equity, such as where the Goals of Educational Equity and School Reform (Scott, 1999; Scott, 2000) create a high equity context for action, transformation and school requity, such as where the Goals of Educational Equity and School Reform (Scott, 1999; Scott, 2000) create a high equity context for action, transformation and school rEquity and School Reform (Scott, 1999; Scott, 2000) create a high equity context for action, transformation and school requity context for action, transformation and school reform.

Also a retreat leader focused on mindfulness for leaders, self - compassion and permissioning in leadership and social action, Kirsten was a founding board member of the Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA), a national not - for - profit organizing educational leaders, teachers, students, and parents around a vision for education founded in greater equity, social justice, compassion and passionate learning.

«With this renewal, the CORE districts will be able to continue implementing their plans to promote innovative, locally tailored strategies to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction,» Ann Whalen, a federal administrator for elementary and secondary education, wrote in the approval letter.

The National Hispanic Council of School Board Members (NHC) promotes the goals and vision of NSBA and provides leadership and a foundation to school board members for student educational opportunities through collaboration with key stakeholders to foster excellence and equity in public education.

Our efforts have led to the narrowing of the opportunity gap and increased educational equity for students living in high - poverty communities.