Sentences with phrase «eliminating inequities»

One of the greatest potential benefits of expanding the time and place for learning is the chance to experiment with the kinds of «out - of - the box» approaches to high school education which are sorely needed if we are to reach our goals for raising student achievement and eliminating inequities in achievement and graduation rates.

The problem in eliminating these inequities is some taxpayers will end up paying more and some less down the line — a radioactive equation for most politicians, says Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, a good government group that's been seeking reform for years.

I believe she will provide leadership and integrity that will move the City Council toward eliminating inequities in funding allocations.

We need rather to oppose and to try to change those systems of both kinds which oppress and dehumanize, to recognize the strengths of the best systems of both kinds, and to help find ways to eliminate the inequities and ameliorate the injustices that exist in even the best of socialist and capitalist systems.

The Office's goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that impact New York's immigrant communities.

It mimics the schedule for employees to the extent possible and, most important, eliminates the inequities between fellows and associates.

These results may motivate nurse employers, including physicians, to examine their pay structures and act to eliminate inequities,» the authors write.

Mr. Matejka said the association also will submit a plan to the legislature to eliminate the inequities.

It is our solemn obligation as educators and leaders to eliminate this inequity, and ensure a truly level playing for the children of this nation.

Learning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and civic; uniting the power of place and wisdom of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and communities.

Our goal is not to merely produce structural change in the leaders» work, but rather to transform the culture of the entire organization to eliminate inequities within the education system and to get the best results for all students.

In addition to ensuring that all students are college ready, one of her goals has been to eliminate inequities for minority students, which is now a part of Noble's overall strategic plan.

Its mission is to build a Full Service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.

The Connecticut Supreme Court seemed to agree when it ordered the state to eliminate the inequities caused by Hartford's largely minority population.

Without action in Springfield to eliminate inequities in state funding for Chicago schools, we will be forced to make deeper cuts.

I've never heard someone from TFA claim that it alone will eliminate inequity.

(2) To provide prompt payment to victims of motor vehicle accidents without regard to whose negligence caused the accident in order to eliminate the inequities which fault - determination has created;

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is committed to social and emotional learning (SEL)-- it is central to both its mission and vision as a Community Schools District: «Build a full - service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.

Not exact matches

At the very least, it's an innovative way to think about compensation, and one possible path toward eliminating pay inequity and discrimination.

But on the whole, if we're honest with ourselves, certain groups of Christians haven't focused much effort on eliminating public educational inequity.

If the initiative gathers the requisite number of signatures to be on the ballot, with a single vote this November, California's voters could eliminate one of the most egregious examples of inequity in its educational system — and it won't cost taxpayers any additional funds to do it.

TFA has a concise manifesto that commits it to eliminating educational inequity.

It also means eliminating the spending inequities between schools in richer and poorer parts of town.

Video of A Discussion with Wendy Kopp Teach For America, the creation of which Kopp proposed in 1989 as part of her undergraduate senior thesis, is building the movement to eliminate educational inequity in the United States by enlisting the nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.

Will mask inequity by eliminating the one consistent measure of teacher quality across districts

We have all experienced inequities that we want to see eliminated and aim to see no failed promises for any child.

We are dedicated to eliminating the severe racial inequities that continue to plague our education system.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the findings are a wake - up call for educators at every level and called for a collective response to eliminate education inequities.

As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw - dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

Although there is a need for leader - teachers who share the racial and economic backgrounds of their students, we believe that at - scale reform will take a concerted and sustained effort from an entire community of individuals — representing all ethnicities and background — committed to eliminating educational inequity.

And we can not do it and remain true to the values of equality and justice that have marked our path since Brown v. Board of Education set out to eliminate the deep inequities within our education system.

Given how much educational inequity is linked to factors outside the education system, such as growing income inequality and housing segregation, it may be asking too much of schools to expect them to single - handedly eliminate the effects of these inequities.

Eliminating educational inequities must begin with a recognition that resources do matter and that schools serving students most at risk require a commitment of more intensive resources.

March 9, 2014: Approaches to Eliminate Disproportionality: New Study Reinforces State - wide Student Discipline Inequities

While I have read of accounts by skeptical scientists of how they are selectively funneled out of the funding process, the level of coordination it would take to virtually eliminate any funding for good research scientists who might reach findings that diverge with what we are calling «consensus» here seems far too complicated logistically to be doable — particularly when you consider those very same scientists are frequently characterized by the the folks who make such claims about inequities in research funding as being so incompetent they are unable to see «obvious» flaws in their scientific reasoning.

This article notes that eight small - city school districts are requesting funding to eliminate existing inequities.