Sentences with phrase «equal parenting by»

«The idea that there should be equal parenting by default is one that I completely disagree with,» she says.
The Fatherhood Institute's research clearly shows that UK dads and mums are held back from equal parenting by the gender pay gap and a deeply uneven parental leave system.

Not exact matches

She says everyone should encourage men to «lean in» at home by being equal partners in parenting and housework.
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Parent PLUS loans require a strong credit history, and the maximum amount allowed is equal to the cost of attendance determined by the school, less other financial assistance received.
Liberal MLA Mary Polak (Langley) was instrumental as a Surrey School Board trustee in banning gay - positive books from Surrey Schools: The book ban was later struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada which said «instead of proceeding on the basis of respect for all types of families, the Board proceeded on an exclusionary philosophy, acting on the concern of certain parents about the morality of same - sex relationships, without considering the interest of same - sex parented families and the children who belong to them in receiving equal recognition and respect in the school system.»
To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.
Differentiation between the sexes according to Luther is a result of the fall of our first parents: «If the woman had not been deceived by the serpent and had not sinned, she would have been the equal of Adam in all respects.
This new family ideal takes an entire book to elaborate (with important questions still left unanswered), but can be briefly summarized as follows: it is the voluntary lifetime union of a woman and a man who parent their own children in a relationship characterized by love, justice and equal regard.
The UK ranks in the bottom 4 in a groundbreaking new «Fairness in Families» index showing countries» ability to support equal parenting, launched by the Fatherhood Institute today.
Because we know that equality for women requires fathers to play an equal part in childrearing — indeed one of the key policy outcomes desired by many governments including in the UK (and central to the government's current proposals) is increased take - up of parenting leave and pay by fathers.
In addition, statistics prove that holiday shopping is consistently shared by both parents who want to have equal input on gift buying.
Some researchers estimate that as much as one third of the parenting gap we find between poor - quality and high - quality parenting could be closed by better support to families, 27 which is at least equal to the fraction of the gap that could be closed by changes in preschools, as we saw earlier.
Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.
«I am very honored and truly humbled by this day,» she said, promising to push for «a more equal and just New York where everyone, no matter what borough you are from, what neighborhood you were raised in, or who your parents were, has equal opportunities.»
Geneticist - provocateur J. Craig Venter proposes that we are not all created equal; the unorthodox psychology writer Judith Rich Harris undermines parenting by claiming that parents don't have much influence over the ultimate character of their children.
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It's rich material for satire, initially poking equal fun at the smugness of new parents, the ostentatious liberalism of reigning hipsters, principally represented by a brilliant Adam Driver, and the desperation of their predecessors as they rage against the dying of the light.
Driver's brooding performance, equal parts justifiable resentment and melancholy, is wonderfully nuanced, and a perfect counterpoint to Ridley's explosive idealism, though it is an idealism fighting its own battle to dominate her own deep - seated angst over having been abandoned by her parents when she was a child.
Throughout the film's run, there are expected ups and downs, driven in equal parts by Royal's desire to feel and act like - and be - a parent to his children and his children's desires to mend the messes in their lives.
The report, funded by the Commercial Education Trust, revealed that the negative perceptions around apprenticeships among students, teachers and parents hampers take - up and highlights how more needs to be done to ensure equal guidance for both academic and vocational pathways and challenge views about the suitability of different apprenticeships across genders.
They describe a period in the past century when individual and parental autonomy was usually upheld, followed (beginning with Brown v. Board of Education) by a period in which the courts, in the name of equal opportunity, considerably limited the ability of parents to control where and with whom their children would be educated.
He maintained that «plaintiffs alleging equal protection violations must prove intent and causation and not merely the existence of racial disparity,» and that «public schooling, even in the South, should be controlled by locally elected authorities acting in conjunction with parents, and that it is desirable to permit pupils to attend schools nearest their homes.»
The government now offers two kinds of benefits: a dependent - care tax credit — equal to 20 to 30 percent of expenses, depending on parents» income level — that limits expenses to $ 2,400 for one child or $ 4,800 for two or more children; and so - called «salary reduction plans» that permit parents to have day - care costs withheld from their salary and reimbursed by employers without being taxed.
The school can achieve this by ensuring that both parents have equal access to reports and newsletters and that school photographs are emailed to both parents.
Furthermore, many parents feel less than empowered to participate on IEP teams as equals alongside specialists employed by the school district.
All else being equal, endorsing voting as a mark of good citizenship boosted anticipated engagement by about one - eighth of a standard deviation - a slightly larger impact than resulted from an increase in parents» education of one standard deviation.
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.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien issued the order in response to a class - action lawsuit filed against the Compton Unified School District by parents at McKinley Elementary School alleging that the verification process violated their constitutional rights to free speech and equal opportunity.
Expand true parent choice and opportunity by considering a proposal for racially and economically diverse, district - operated charter schools that aim to ensure high quality, equal educational opportunities in a diverse learning environment.
As a charter school founder, leader and parent I implore our lawmakers to show our children that they are not worth less by providing equal funding to public charter schools.
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.
The parents of Admissions, like the parents and politicians currently arguing about a proposal to diversify Upper West Side middle schools by setting aside 25 percent of seats for low - performing students (because low - performing equals low income and minority, natch) are both under the assumption that education is a zero - sum game.
The Equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs program, first passed in 2015, allows students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to receive a scholarship that can be used by parents on a variety of education expenses, including tuition and fees, textbooks, therapy, etc..
However, the campaign driven by a small group urging parents to opt their children out of statewide tests threatens to do great damage to our mission of ensuring an equal education for every child no matter where he or she is growing up.
While many charter supporters spoke at those hearings, equal numbers of parents came forward and presented testimony that reinforced the four concerns raised by the organization.
Lau v. Nichols «Lau vs. Nichols» is a lawsuit filed by Chinese parents in San Francisco in 1974, which led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling that identical education does not constitute equal education under the Civil Rights Act.
In 2007 in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, the United States Supreme Court invalidated race - conscious plans in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, finding that explicitly pursuing racial balance in K - 12 schools by using race as a criterion for admission and placement was impermissible under the Constitution's equal protection clause.
National Center for Learning Disabilities: NCLD is an organization committed to improving the lives of children and adults with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools, and advocating for equal rights and opportunities.
Clark parents are right to stand by their convictions: they need to let the King know that they are his equals and not his serfs...
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
Examples of such programs are Family Math and Family Computers, both developed by Project EQUALS to help parents teach their children mathematics.
Executive Order 13152 (Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government, dated May 2, 2000, amended by E.O. 12106 (Equal Pay), amended by 13087 (Sexual Orientation), and amended by Executive Order 13152 (Status of a Parent);
(1) signed by a parent or group of parents to the effect that his or their minor children, as members of a class of persons similarly situated, are being deprived by a school board of the equal protection of the laws, or
You know you're on the right track first and foremost if in your own head you know that your job as a parent is to put yourself out of a job by raising your kid to independent adulthood (where independence equals not turning to you to handle / fix / resolve everything) and when you appreciate that every day offers a chance to build that independence, no matter what age and stage your kid's at.
Wealthy almost beyond equal by the time she was twenty, due to the early death of both her parents, she began to collect books just after World War I.
Parent PLUS loans require a strong credit history, and the maximum amount allowed is equal to the cost of attendance determined by the school, less other financial assistance received.
A newly commissioned portrait of the Queen by Ralph Heimans was defaced in a similar way in Westminster Abbey earlier this year, by someone campaigning for equal parenting rights for fathers.
Dr. Stahl indicated the transition to a presumption of equal parenting time in some states was, in part, to benefit children by potentially decreasing parental conflict.
Our custody and parenting arrangement lawyers led by Lorne N. MacLean, QC, have noticed how custody and parenting arrangements have progressed over time moving from the one primary parent theory in the 1970's to joint custody in the 1980's and 1990's but not necessarily equal time to the now more common 50/50 shared parenting time regimes.
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