Sentences with phrase «equal access to a quality education»

Choice is a powerful tool for parents seeking educational equity and equal access to quality education for their children.

Provide standardized education for the masses with individualized instruction for the lucky few and those that can afford it, or provide equal access to quality education?

And choice is a powerful tool for families seeking educational equity and equal access to quality education for their children.

As part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Title I Part A grants were created to ensure equal access to quality education for disadvantaged children and to establish achievement standards and accountability.

The Vergara decision, striking down tenure and dismissal laws in California as depriving the state's most vulnerable students equal access to a quality education, was widely seen as a blow to the teachers union and has moved public opinion toward agreeing with change.

A guiding principle in all of Dr. Moody's work is to create effective instructional programs capable of providing each and every student with equal access to a quality education.

In essence, he ruled that the state's constitution guaranteed not just equal access to education but also equal access to quality education, which at its heart, he said, is about great teaching.

The California Constitution guarantees every student in California equal access to a quality education, including equal access to effective teachers.

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.

Originally seen as a challenge to teacher seniority, Reed vs. California was filed in 2009 by the ACLU on behalf of students at three low - income schools against the state and the LA Unified school district, alleging that widespread seniority - based layoffs enacted during the budget crisis of 2008 — 2009 disproportionately affected low income and minority students, depriving them of equal access to a quality education.

The bill, introduced by Congressman Chris Van Hollen from Maryland, seeks to fully fund on a mandatory basis, Title I and Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) state grants which support equal access to quality education and programs for students with special needs.

Her interests include policies that reduce health disparities and equal access to quality education as an important social determinant of health.

Ostensibly, government schooling was intended to provide equal access to a quality education for all students, regardless of their parents» ability to pay.

A speaker from the group Mi Familia Vota charged that the plan would divert $ 200 million of taxpayer money to untested corporate school entities, and fails to ensure equal access to quality education.

Then there is Maya, the woman with a fiery passion for faith, justice, civil rights and equal access to quality education.

Among them: pay equity, ending sexual harassment in the workplace, equal access to quality education, health care for incarcerated women, adult literacy.

Since 1968, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an office of the Department of Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics to ensure all students have equal access to a quality education.

Supporters of school choice and advocates for students with disabilities must work together to provide accurate information, correct misperceptions, and ensure that all children are provided equal access to a quality education.

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.

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

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.

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 original 1965 federal education law was pitched by Lyndon B. Johnson's administration as an effort to ensure all children had equal access to quality education.

«At its core, this case is about ensuring that every child, regardless of income, color or zip code, has equal access to the quality education they deserve.

Joining forces with Students Matter to help families from Bridgeport and Hartford file a groundbreaking federal lawsuit, Martinez v Malloy, on behalf of their children to ensure that all kids have equal access to a quality education.

In a perfect world, public schools would be state of the art learning centers, teachers would have six - figure salaries and all students would have equal access to a quality education.

Here, a principal and a district director of technology share their solutions for making sure that every student in every type of classroom has equal access to quality education.

EQUAL access to a quality education is the right of each and every young person in a democracy.

And yet, here we are; a new Commissioner of Education and two of his top confidants are part of a new policy that will stand as a testament to how far we can move away from the principles and ideals of full and equal access to a quality education.

Under laws providing for equal access to quality education, most American students with disabilities are taught largely in general education classrooms.

On Mike Quigley's education page, he says that «education is one of the most important issues facing our country» and he wants to «equal access to quality education» including higher education.