Our mission is to achieve equal
educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college.
Not exact matches
PNC is committed to engaging with nonprofits to enhance
educational opportunities, specifically
through Grow Up Great, a $ 350 million initiative created in 2004 to help prepare
children from birth to age 5
for success in school and life.
«The By All Means project is a perfect example of the ways that Harvard University can advance our understanding of the mechanisms that perpetuate the lack of
educational opportunity for too many
children in poverty, and the ways in which we can begin to confront this inequality
through thoughtful policy and collaborative action,» said Harvard University President Drew Faust.
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work
for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre
for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching
through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and
educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing
children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of
children's zones
for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre
for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the
Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of
Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting
opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning
for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre
for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
«The Achievement
for All Education Trust will transform lives
through improved
educational opportunities and outcomes
for all
children and young people.
Foundations, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, is committed to building the quality of
educational opportunities for children, youth, and families
through work with the afterschool field, district and charter schools, and education and community - based organizations.
These objectives are designed to be interlocking efforts that connect
opportunities for students, families, and members of the community to create a robust
educational experience
for children in kindergarten
through twelfth grade in Milwaukee Public Schools.
Finally, he encourages Congress to adopt an «equal education» clause, that states no
child in the US will be «denied equal
educational opportunity in elementary and secondary education
through the lack of a challenging curriculum, well - prepared and effective teachers, and the funding to pay
for that education.»
Through our independent, bipartisan Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC), we work to elect leaders who are deeply committed to improving
educational opportunities for children and who put students at the forefront of education policies.
Only about 46 percent of
children aged three
through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of
children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor
children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready
for school at age five than
children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these
children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low
opportunity:
children in poverty are less likely to achieve high
educational attainment, and low
educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.
- is a community - based non-profit in Washington, DC that empowers at - risk
children in grades K
through 12 and prepares them
for college, career, and life
through educational opportunities and comprehensive programs tailored to their needs.
Headquartered in Gardena, Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance
for those in need, including
children,
educational opportunities for young people
through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Shelby Automotive Museum.
Achievement
for All is an Award winning high profile Charity focused on transforming lives
through improved
educational opportunities and outcomes
for children.
The Fred Rogers Center enriches the development of current and emerging leaders in the fields of early learning and
children's media by supporting the professional advancement and mentoring of the next generations of Fred Rogers
through the Early Career Fellows program;
educational opportunities for undergraduate Fred Rogers Scholars; research and special collaborations by Rogers Center Senior Fellows; and resources and information on the developmentally appropriate use of media.