Sentences with phrase «equal opportunity for all students»

Yet crucial work remains to ensure equal opportunity for all students.

Raising the bar in education with a commitment to support equal opportunities for all students.

Moreover, maintaining a significant role for government will help ensure that we meet crucial public ends that markets alone are unlikely to support — especially equal opportunity for all students.

It is designed as equal opportunity for all students regardless of income, race, language, etc..

Mississippi's Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program (12) ESA 80 % of average per - pupil spending in Mississippi public schools $ 6,637

Social Justice Activism is Forming a More Perfect (And Enduring) Union Teachers and education support professionals are standing together in the fight for equal opportunity for all students.

Experts say the justifications offered by many charter leaders are troubling and undermine the promise of equal opportunity for every student.

Washington — A former chief of civil rights for the Education Department last week told state education officials that states must take more responsibility for providing equal opportunities for students in light of a diminishing federal role and more sharply defined state interests in civil rights.

Just Equations is re-conceptualizing the role of math in ensuring equal opportunities for students in our education system.

«Eliminating barriers and creating equal opportunities for students has been a life - long passion of mine.

It is figures like these that have informed the urgency with which the government has pursued its Free SHS policy to address inequality and ensure equal opportunities for all students through the removal of cost barriers.

In addition, Walker's budget eliminates Chapter 220 — the only educational program in Milwaukee designed to reduce racial segregation in public schools and improve equal opportunity for students of color.

This will provide a more equal opportunity for students to reap the benefits of AP classes even if they are not placed in a magnet school with a flourishing AP program and will provide an incentive for more suburban families to apply to New Haven schools if there is a wealth of excellent options to choose from.

Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act would provide up to $ 7,000 to parents who withdraw their children from public schools for state - approved educational purchases like tutoring, online courses and private school tuition.

The senator supports equal opportunities for students with disabilities, a spokeswoman said, and he does not believe that his amendment would diminish efforts to hold private schools accountable for meeting those students» needs.

Through my work as a classroom teacher in inner - city Miami, ensuring equal opportunities for all students has become my passion.

Attend our webinar to hear how Baltimore County Public School district is raising the bar in education with a commitment to support equal opportunities for all students.

This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50 - year - old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation's national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

Senate Bill 2695, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

With the passage of the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act in 2015, Mississippi became the 3rd state to approve ESAs.

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[1] ESSA's website claims that the law «Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high - need students» and that it is committed «to equal opportunity for all students.»

Press Release: Equal Opportunity For All Students Act Clears House Committee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 18, 2016 RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI — The Equal Opportunity For All Students Act, HB 943, has passed the House Education Committee today and will now head to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration.

HB 33: This will expand the eligibility for the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act to any student who has received an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in the past five years.

In 2015, with the strong leadership and backing of Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn, the state Legislature passed the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act.

Enter the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act.

Update On Special Needs Bill March 19, 2015 by Grant Callen Last week, Senate Bill 2695, the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, passed the House of Representatives with a strong bi-partisan majority.

This includes the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, the Charter School Act, the Literacy - Based Promotion Act and A-F grading for all schools and school districts.

Special Needs ESA Bill Headed To Governor March 26, 2015 by Grant Callen Today, by a vote of 30 - 18, the Mississippi Senate voted to concur (agree) with the House of Representatives on Senate Bill 2695, the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act.

The measure, called the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, is before the Legislature again this year.

Press Release: Special Needs ESA Bill Signed Into Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 16, 2015 RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI — Today, Governor Phil Bryant signed into law Senate Bill 2695, the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act.

This will expand the eligibility for the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act to any student who has received an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in the past five years.

During his first term, Gov. Bryant was a strong proponent of school choice measures including the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act and the Charter Schools Act of 2013, as well as education reform legislation including A-F grading for schools and school districts and the Literacy Based Promotion Act of 2013.

2015: A Great Year For Children In Mississippi December 21, 2015 by Brett Kittredge As we prepare to close the book on 2015, we can look back on a great year for children in Mississippi that included passage of the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, the opening of the first two charter schools in the state, and the election of stronger education reform majorities in the state legislature.

Education Scholarship Account: The legislature voted to expand eligibility for the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs program to any student who has received an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in the past five years.

Because of the Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship and the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs program, Mississippi schools are already looking to expand to parts of the state where special needs options are currently limited.

Special Needs ESA Enters Second Year June 28, 2016 by Brett Kittredge The Equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs program enters its second year this fall as we look back on a successful first year of a program that is changing lives for students across the state.

House Bill 33 will expand the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs program to any student who has received an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in the past five years.

This includes the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs program, which is an education scholarship account for students with special needs, and vouchers for students with dyslexia and speech language therapy needs.

In response, the legislature passed the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act this past spring.

Senate Passes Special Needs ESA Bill February 11, 2015 by Grant Callen Today, by a bipartisan vote of 27 - 21, the Mississippi Senate passed The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act (SB 2695).

This is why we are excited about legislation, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, which recently took big steps in the Mississippi House and Senate.

The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act passed during the 2015 session and will provide parents who have a child with special needs with an ESA of $ 6,500 to help pay for expenses outside the traditional public schools.

Press Release: Special Needs Bill Introduced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 19, 2015 RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI — Empower Mississippi President, Grant Callen, issued the following statement on the filing of the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act by Mississippi Representative Carolyn Crawford and Senator Nancy Collins.

26 Accountability Measures In The Special Needs Bill March 3, 2015 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge Senate Bill 2695, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

House Education Committee Passes Special Needs ESA Bill February 26, 2015 by Grant Callen Today, the Education Committee in the House of Representatives passed The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act (SB 2695) on a voice vote.

This includes authorization of the state's first charter schools, passage of the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, 3rdGrade Reading Gate, and an A-F grading system for all schools and school districts.