Sentences with phrase «equitable way of»

Kentucky's overhaul was so sweeping that when the General Assembly created a new educational system, it included a more equitable way of paying for school construction.

«We have to move toward a more fair and equitable way of funding our schools,» Evers said in a video released by DPI Tuesday afternoon.

Shouldn't we finally start using the fairest, most equitable way of paying for that service?

«Reallocating a few pence from existing fuel duty might prove an equitable way of turning the tide, as could previous calls for Vehicle Excise Duty to be redirected to local roads from 2021.»

The solution offered by anti-growth environmentalists was «contraction and convergence»: richer parts of the world would find equitable ways of allowing their economies to shrink until they reached some level of parity with countries coming the other way.

Not exact matches

Along with trying to think of ways to make clothes more durable and more recyclable, one of the projects goals is to also create «innovative business models that are sustainable and equitable» for workers around the world...

The ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainabe use in an equitable way.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

But societal change moves really slowly, and given the caregiving crisis we already have and that will grow once the majority of boomers hit retirement age — which is soon — I can't think of a better way to move the issue along in an equitable way.

Even though I like the idea of «rejiggering» NSLP, I doubt there is a way to do it in a way that fair and equitable to everybody.

Divorced parents provide care to their children in any number of ways, from the traditional custody / visitation arrangement to more equitable shared custody plans.

By doing away with a la carte snacks, which had become the emblem of «I have money», and instead offering a variety of full meals (all of them covered under the free / reduced lunch program), we have achieved the ability to offer older students a wider variety of choices at lunchtime but also a fully equitable program, where literally there is no way to tell anymore who bought their meal and who is eating free.

«I would hope everybody would sit down a moment, take account of where we are and seek to behave in a fair and equitable way,» he says.

If the UK is to emerge intact and as a functioning polity from its current crisis of legitimacy, it must find more equitable and fairer ways of representing the interests of a greater proportion of the electorate, not revert to the majoritarian distortions that are fuelling the current crisis.

I believe strongly that this is the most equitable and transparent use of the oil revenue, instead of it finding its way into the pockets of politicians and bureaucrats.»

I believe strongly that this is the most equitable and transparent use of the oil revenue, instead of it finding its way into...

I believe strongly that this is the most equitable and transparent use of the oil revenue, instead of it finding its way into the pockets of...

Replacing a portion of the technical college property tax levy with state money is the most equitable way to provide property tax relief statewide, Vos said.

I believe strongly that this is the most equitable and transparent use of the oil revenue, instead of it finding its way into the pockets of politicians and bureaucrats,» he said.

Looking for a more equitable way to assign damages, Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee of the University of London reviewed data collected from 10,000 Britons tracked by the British Household Panel Survey, begun in 1991, which records major life events and includes questions designed to gauge overall mental health.

Identity safety is a critical feature of equitable classrooms, so what gets in the way?

As the world gears towards post-2015, proper identification of factors that breed poverty, appropriate ways of targeting poverty, and most importantly, how to ensure equitable distribution and allocation of benefits accrued from feasible economic growth in the developing world might hold the key.

Reinforcing the frustration felt by all, the words of Marina Parvin, from the Indigenous Mundas community in Bangladesh and representing the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) were read by Carmen Capriles of Bolivia to bleary - eyed delegates around 3:00 AM in the closing moments of the extended negotiating session, «I have travelled all the way from Bangladesh, leaving my home and family, hoping to see a commitment to an effective and equitable new agreement that is binding, ambitious and transformative; a commitment to uphold human rights, gender equality, and the rights of future generations.»

Finding ways to reduce teacher stress in these situations is a vital part of ensuring better outcomes for individual children — and more equitable school experiences for all.

Because the current backloaded system provides greater retirement compensation for older teachers by decreasing the retirement compensation of younger teachers, paying a large premium for experience may not be the most equitable way to compensate teachers.

«Principals constantly need to read and respond to the needs of students, parents, and teachers and resolve issues in ways that are effective and equitable,» Gehlbach says.

«Making sure we do it the right way is one of our best hopes for a more just and equitable future,» the elementary school teacher says.

All persons to be ensured conditions for prevention of disease and maintenance of good health, in ways that are ecologically sustainable and equitable (currently partly in MDG 6).

All persons to be ensured equitable access to learning and education in ways that enhance ecological sensitivity and knowledge, as much as cultural, technical, technological, socio - economic, and other aspects (an expansion of MDG 2).

«An equitable system does not treat all students in a standardized way, but differentiates instruction, services and resources to respond effectively to the diverse needs of students.»

Given the requisite information, managers have a chance of allocating resources in ways that promote improved student achievement and a more equitable distribution of teaching talent; without such information, they are driving blind.

The Foundation is a trusted voice promoting school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K — 12 education in America.

Tennessee's supreme court ordered the state last week to find a more equitable way to pay teachers, creating a quandary for lawmakers and the next governor that may cost the cash - strapped state hundreds of millions of dollars.

State leaders must find a way to distribute what education funding we do have based on student need, rather than the type of public school, so that every Connecticut child receives equitable support for their public education.»

Across the country, the number of community schools continues to grow, as local educators, community leaders, and others look for equitable, efficient, and effective ways to provide the broad range of supports and services that allow young people to become truly well - prepared to enter college or a career.

In this sense, becoming an authority requires the constant effort of staying on top of innovative practice in the field, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders to come to a common understanding of the practice, and actually implementing this new practice in equitable ways.

The essay ends with some examples of how teachers leveraged this high - leverage practice in ways that effectively supported equitable and productive student - led mathematical discussions.

In some cities, however, these deeply divided factions are now finding ways to come together to increase equitable access to schools; in a few cities, these partnerships have even helped to improve some of the schools themselves.

According to EdWeek Market Brief's Michele Molnar, a new report from Allovue takes a look at school district spending patterns in the 2016 to 2017 school year, and highlights the challenges of tracking the «equitable use of resources across schools because of the way budgeting...

First established as the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation in 1996, the Foundation promotes school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K — 12 education in America.

I believe that if implemented and enforced the way Congress intended, ESSA will improve access to high - quality, equitable education for all students and will uphold the civil rights legacy of the law.

ENN submits testimony on SB 390, in support of the expansion of the successful ZOOM school program as a way to ensure an equitable education for our most vulnerable students - those in low - income neighborhoods and in one - and two - star schools.

«We have a real opportunity to shape Minnesota's new accountability plan in a way that aligns with our goal of providing all students with an equitable, high - quality education,» said Minnesota State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius.

We believe the only way to give every child the opportunity to pursue a rich and productive life, both individually and as a member of society, is through a system of publicly funded, equitable and democratically controlled public schools.

Knowledge of place and the types of social networks therein, therefore, has the potential to allow teacher candidates to teach their future students in effective, culturally responsive, and equitable ways.

Years of research have shown that private school vouchers are not an effective or equitable way to improve the nation's schools.

We hope that we can continue to partner with the district in innovative ways to turn around low - performing schools — whether it's an equitable Public School Choice process or other reform initiative — and to pursue our common goal of ensuring that every student in Los Angeles receives a high - quality public education.»

In this way, the general assembly established a relatively equitable system of financing school general operating expenses supported by a uniform system of local property taxation.

One way that the district could support future high - quality charter options would be through equitable sharing of bond funds with charter schools.

Outside of work, David has worked toward equitable educational outcomes in a variety of ways: as an adult ESL teacher, co-chair of the Education Pioneers Bay Area Alumni Board, volunteer at numerous after school programs, and founding member of the PTO at his son's elementary school.