Sentences with phrase «equal access to»

The report was part of a U.S. Department of Education study that examined the reasons poor and minority students fail to get equal access to the best and most qualified teachers ---- the lack of which remains a persistent problem in the state.

The Department of Education, along with the U.S. Department of Justice, enforces students» civil rights, which are fundamental to ensuring that every child has equal access to educational opportunities and feels safe and secure in school.

The case, brought forward two years ago by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and education activist Dave Welsh, challenged the court to weigh teacher job protections against a student's constitutional right to equal access to a quality education.

The goal and purpose of having an adopted core math curriculum is to ensure that all students have equal access to effective mathematics instruction.

The bifurcation of test scores, like the loss of students between October and May, may signal that the most vulnerable students do not have equal access to the benefits of school reform, or even that whatever «reforms» the school is undertaking may be putting the most vulnerable students at a disadvantage.

StudentsFirstNY stands with our allies in the charter school sector in asking for equality for charter schools: equal funding, equal access to facilities and equal treatment under the law.

This Giving Season, please support DCSRN's efforts to level the playing field so that all students in DC have equal access to quality public schools.

That policy is meant to offer equal access to all children but has led to outcry from District residents clamoring for stronger neighborhood schools that can help define communities.

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.

Increasing College Access through School - Based Models of Postsecondary Preparation, Planning, and Support grows out of Engaging Schools» commitment to reducing educational disparities and facilitating equal access to quality instruction, supports, and opportunities for all secondary students.

More than 23 cities have signed District - Charter Collaboration Compacts — formal agreements between school districts and charter schools that aim to share resources and responsibility and build trust and collegiality to ensure equal access to high - quality schools for all students.

The NDF is a global organization with a dream for every child to have equal access to a quality preschool education.

With your investment, BES is working harder and aiming higher, ensuring that all children have equal access to a quality education and a future filled with opportunity.

Here's a quick explanation from the Education Trust: «Yes, making sure all students have equal access to resources is an important goal.

In MPS, the teachers and leaders are committed to the vision of high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools.

Many of you have told me that you are ready for a renewed and deeper commitment to ensuring every student in every public school has equal access to great educators who set and maintain high expectations for every student.

But the hope for our children to one day be judged not «by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character» relied heavily on their ability to receive equal access to a quality education.

The South Carolina Public Charter School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

District and charter partners in Camden, NJ, have implemented a new enrollment process designed to give families equal access to schools across the city through a neutral, unified system, while also guaranteeing a spot at their neighborhood school.

Equity requires equal access to rigorous learning, so we prepare teachers to identify areas of bias and provide pedagocial approaches that maintain high expectations.

And federal government leadership matters in identifying national priorities and promoting equal access to educational opportunities for all students.

At a time when the nation is divided over so many things, we remain determined to build coalitions of Republicans, Democrats, Independents, faith - based organizations, businesses, communities, and school leaders to ensure that every child receives equal access to a high - quality education.»

The case is being lead by the organization Students Matter, a non-profit founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch, which is dedicated to promoting equal access to quality public education.

«Equal access to quality education is the biggest civil rights battle going on, and it's more important than the suffragette movement or integration or abolition, and the movement will look to parents to lead the way.»

A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

The current U.S. Department of Education should reaffirm this guidance to ensure that immigrant students have equal access to public schooling.

It is now time to properly fund our schools so that every child has equal access to a quality education.

Whenever possible, teachers and families are trained together to promote partnering through equal access to information and to build a sense that everyone is working as a team to support students.

Digital Equity: The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time Students deserve equal access to digital resources — anywhere, anytime.

The very foundation of democracy is undermined by the potential of replacing equal access to knowledge and learning and the pathway to college with a system that siphons public funds to pay for schools that are not available to all.

Denver and other Colorado school districts should be capitalizing on the benefits of socio - economic integration for all students by supporting similar policies that ensure equal access to quality schools for all students regardless of their family income or value of their home.

Every person is able to fulfill their potential through equal access to and equity in educational options that lead to the entire spectrum of career choices.

The mission of the Dept. of Education is «to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.»

This means we are committed to providing equal access to all categories of employment, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, creed or religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or expression, disability or any other legally protected category under federal, state or local law.

Success is founded on equity, but equity involves more than simply ensuring students have equal access to education; equity also entails a focus on outcomes and results.

It will be up to the districts to examine their placement of teachers and use the plan to make sure that all students have equal access to effective teachers.

(Calif.) In a significant departure from how school performance has been judged in the past, legislation introduced late last week would add to the matrix an assessment of how well a school ensures that boys and girls have equal access to all programs and services.

The plan, required by the United States Department of Education (USED), will suggest district's use evidence - based strategies ensure students have equal access to effective teachers instead of just moving teachers around

To ensure that all pupils identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

To ensure that all students identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

In addition to data on sports participation and program funding, schools could also provide information on how they provide equal access to various course offerings — particularly science, math, engineering and technology, or STEM — as well as how they prevent or respond to instances of sexual harassment or other forms of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender in any program or activity.

«Previously, the civil rights battle in education was for equal access to the school buildings.

Ensure that all students identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

Today's op - ed by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and Stand for Children President Jonah Edelman is a disservice to millions of parents and children across the nation who want nothing more than equal access to a quality education.

Ensuring they are knowledgeable about requirements for educating students with disabilities — and poised to take action should charter schools fall short — is essential to ensuring all students are provided equal access to the sector.

«Educators must make their voices heard at all levels — at the local, district, state, and federal levels — to promote equal access to educational opportunities for all students,» said Deb Delisle, ASCD Executive Director and CEO.

The most recent exercise of mission creep and nanny - statism by the Office for Civil Rights involves what the enforcers call «equal access to educational resources.»

The centerpiece of this initiative was a 37 - page «Dear Colleague» letter (DCL) detailing what public schools must do to ensure that all children have «equal access to educational resources without regard to race, color, or national origin.»

The most recent exercise of mission creep and nanny - statism by OCR, and not yet adequately exposed, involves what the enforcers call «equal access to educational resources.»

The letter stated that OCR was writing to «call your attention to disparities that persist in access to educational resources, and to help you address those disparities and comply with the legal obligation to provide students with equal access to these resources without regard to race, color, or national origin.»