Sentences with phrase «equitable policies for»

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The Bruce Jenner story, and also the exercise of updating anti-discrimination policies, can provide an easy segue into a discussion about how to build an equitable, livable workplace for all genders.

At Zillow Group we have worked hard toward a more equitable workplace for all, which is why I am extremely proud to say that we have been selected to the inaugural 2018 Bloomberg Gender - Equality Index (GEI), an index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, and external community support and engagement, among -LSB-...]

While NAFTA functions well for manufacturing and resource businesses, it leaves our policy makers believing that opening more international markets is the key to success for all sectors — even as that strategy fails to provide equitable results for Canadian companies competing to scale up their ideas globally.

Even at remote companies, women are fewer than 20 percent of CEOs, but that's almost four times more than in traditional companies, and that is a good sign that remote businesses and flexible work policies can be one key component to creating a more balanced, equitable workplace for all.

do we continue to advocate for more equitable economic policies, while we realize that there ARE those who would refuse to work?

However, the Thai government has hardly implemented any social policy towards rural and hilltribe people for equitable distribution of the wealth accumulated by its quite liberal economic development policy.

For this reason, we have examined the issues of censorship, regulation, and the First Amendment protections from a perspective which asks what is right, just, and equitable, not simply what is currently legal or stablished public policy.

His working knowledge of the plight of Filipino farmers has helped him establish policies and procedures that help protect them and provide for fair and equitable compensation.

Parenting Journey partners with parents to break down transgenerational barriers by advocating for equitable family policy and providing programs that foster more resilient families.

Prior to joining ChangeLab Solutions, she served as policy counsel at the Greenlining Institute, where she worked on equitable community development and investment for communities of color.

During his time in the Assembly, Brian has established himself as a consistent progressive voice for affordable housing, equitable transportation policy, and addressing income inequality.

The implementation of the Free SHS policy, President Akufo - Addo, added would mean that Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, will be within Ghana's reach by the target date of 2030.

We need someone who is willing to reorientate UK foreign policy, peel off from our craven, lapdog role and start to work with others for a stronger UN and a more equitable world order.

The report «The effects of cancer treatment on reproductive functions; guidance on management» recommends that a national policy on sperm, egg and embryo storage is needed and that funding bodies develop equitable funding protocols for patients.

At 1 p.m., NY Renews, a coalition of community organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates fighting for equitable climate policies, holds a telephone press conference to call on Cuomo to step up as a leader for communities hurt most by climate change.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by is Ron Deutsch, the Executive Director of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness and coordinator of Growing Together NY, a statewide coalition of over 100 organizations fighting for fair and equitable tax policy.

«The President officially launched government's Free SHS policy, making good his resolve to ensure accessible, equitable, quality and life - changing education for every Ghanaian child,» he said.

It was this idea — that the world is knowable and that objective, empirical knowledge is the most equitable basis for public policy — that stood as Jefferson's foundational argument for democracy.

Each of the schools has selected an equity adviser, who monitors and assesses policies and progress in «the development and maintenance of an equitable environment for all faculty» at UCI.

For the second time, Lifespan's four hospitals achieved Top Performer status on the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a national benchmark of hospitals» policies and practices related to equitable and...

For the second time, Lifespan's four hospitals achieved Top Performer status on the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a national benchmark of hospitals» policies and practices related to equitable and inclusive treatment of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.

She explored these policy interests at the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, where she disseminated health coverage data to state policymakers and advocated for the development of improved, equitable healthcare systems for women.

A research group GEPS (Globalisation, Education and Social Policies) of Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have initiated a petition draft concerning the future developments of UNESCO's Education for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratic.»

A starting point for building `... more peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies through education» is to wind back policies that entrench inequality in schools.

• Make sure existing policies are equitable for hard - to - staff schools.

Third, I want to use my research to inform policy around early childhood and early intervention programs so that schools become more equitable and accessible for students from their first years of education.

The investigation will also look at collaborating with diverse partners to help identify and develop outcomes for equitable and diverse schools; surveying existing work in the field, current research, and policies tied to promoting desegregated and integrated schools; and cultivating a physical and virtual community to reimagine the outcomes and processes for diverse and equitable schools.

Nevertheless, the basic principles regarding equitable determination of low - income student counts for participating public and private schools remain unchanged, and USED's March 2015 policy guidance offers several illustrative examples.

Whatever the inadequacies of the engagement efforts, shouldn't we focus our criticism first and foremost on those elected officials, union leaders, and activists who were pursuing a strategy of deception and vitriol — who woke up every day seeking to thwart positive change for kids, seeking to prevent the expansion of schools that were getting outsized success for children, seeking to undermine policies designed to increase equitable access to the district's better schools, seeking to gum up efforts to empower parents with choice, and seeking to thwart all efforts aimed at fostering an honest conversation about which educators were truly superlative and which were badly underserving children?

The more I learned about systemic challenges but also opportunities to shape a more equitable education field, the more I wondered whether museum education versus community organizing versus policy work would be the best career pathway for change.

Rather, it is to make sure that all students have equitable access to all public schools in a city, and to create funding policies and support structures that make it possible for charter schools to serve all students effectively.

«It's been so disruptive to the community,» parent advocate Lyn Hoyt, who is founder and president of TREE, Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence, a group dedicated to fighting for strong and equitable public schools, told N.C. Policy Watch.

A framework for equitable assessment policies for English Language Learners.

One school board will be selected for its excellence in establishing and executing policies, practices and strategies that promote and enhance equitable conditions, increased access to quality instruction and improving academic outcomes and career readiness for African American students.

I disagree with the idea that goals have to be the same for all students in order for education to be equitable from a policy standpoint.

In the new issue of Policy Priorities, ASCD explores the significance of early childhood education and details the challenges of expanding access and ensuring equitable services for all children.

Through case studies of five states with varying facilities policies, Dr. Rivera's study examines the factors contributing to expanded state investment in equitable public school facilities and how those factors can be leveraged to encourage states that make minimal investments to expand their support for facilities funding.

LSSC members will meet regularly to craft a policy agenda and develop a shared advocacy agenda that results in the increase in appropriate and equitable supports and resources for Latino students in Knox County.

Do your school policies ensure equitable access and opportunity for every student?

The four «guiding principles» for the march are: equitable funding for all public school communities; an end to high - stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation; curriculum developed for and by local school communities; and teacher, family, and community leadership in forming public education policies.

Ford, as a school board member for 24 years, helped his 24,000 - student district develop innovative educational programming for students, create a landmark Healthy and Nutritious School Environment policy, raise academic standards, and work for a more equitable distribution of district resources to meet student needs.

E4E - Minnesota member James Kindle shares how E4E will empower Minnesota teachers to fight for policies that will facilitate great teaching and more equitable...

Whereas, the Hawkins / Jones platform of a Green New Deal calls for equitable funding for all of our schools, reduced class sizes across the state, support for programs that promote desegregation in our schools, an end to zero - tolerance discipline policies driving the school - to - prison pipeline, and allowing schools to develop methods of assessment organic to the learning process, and

Before teaching, she was the education policy coordinator for a New York state legislator, where she fought for equitable admission policies in high - performing schools on New York City's Lower East Side.

We believe that building solidarity among parents and teachers, supporting social movement teacher unionism and fighting racist school policies is key to building a high quality, equitable, and just public school system for all of Chicago.

This week's newsletter focuses on how states are using data and implementing policies to ensure data is used in smart, safe ways to make education equitable for all students.

Director, Bay Area Facilities 510-344-7263 [email protected] Aron leads CCSA's facilities policy and advocacy work in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing support and assistance to charter schools seeking high quality public and private facilities options, and working to secure equitable facilities funding for Bay Area charter schools.

Here, professional teachers are seen as broadly contributing to the quality of education; they advocate for equitable policies that challenge the status quo, their purview is extended to include debates over the purposes of schooling, and their success is judged on more than students» performance on standardized tests.

The report card gives high grades to states for embracing policies that help make their public schools vibrant and strong — a well - trained, professional teaching force, adequate and equitable funding wisely spent, and social conditions that give all students a better opportunity for educational success.