Sentences with phrase «equity focused school»

Berkeley Principals Leadership Institute — The mission of the Principal Leadership Institute at Berkeley is to prepare, induct, and support a diverse community of equity focused school leaders who will improve education for vulnerable and historically underserved students in California's public schools in support of social justice.

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After receiving her MBA in Finance with High Distinction from The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Gail joined Boston Ventures Management Inc., a private equity firm focused on the communications, media, and entertainment industries.

With that in mind, state postseason bracketing now discards enrollment entirely, and focuses exclusively on competitive equity, on matching teams at similar levels, regardless of school size.

«That means that we can now focus our efforts in the coming years on getting New York City schools the Campaign for Fiscal Equity money they are still owed and building equity into the state aid formula so that poor school districts get more state aid than wealthier ones,» MulgrewEquity money they are still owed and building equity into the state aid formula so that poor school districts get more state aid than wealthier ones,» Mulgrewequity into the state aid formula so that poor school districts get more state aid than wealthier ones,» Mulgrew said.

Cuomo's campaign spokesperson, Abbey Fashouer, counters that he «has made education equity a central focus of his tenure, investing a record $ 27 billion with a focus on our neediest schools, while demanding accountability measures so that the door to opportunity is open for every child — regardless of income, zip code or ethnicity.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins pointed to a $ 9 - billion shortfall owed to schools from a court - mandated Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement and asked why the Governor focused just on Teachers.

K - 8 Science Supervisor for Jersey City Public Schools, the district opted to run a contest to underwrite the focus on equity and the current interest in the formation and support of school Maker Spaces.

To that end, our keynote address, presented by Caroline Hill, who leads school creation and transformation at CityBridge Education and is founder of the DC Equity Lab, and Michelle Molitor, founder and CEO of Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redEquity Lab, and Michelle Molitor, founder and CEO of Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redEquity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redequity to the forefront of school and classroom redesign.

Jon Schnur, chairman of the board of New Leaders for New Schools, and Joshua Wyner, of the Aspen Institute, see no tension, and argue that equity - focused efforts to improve teaching and learning benefit students across the board.

«I think everybody who's focused on at - risk kids believes you have to restructure schools, because it's just not working,» says Cynthia G. Brown, director of the resource center on educational equity at the Council of Chief State School Officers.

The course supports the school - wide focus on equity and diversity.

Finland has a very strong emphasis on whole child development as part of its equity - focused school system.

Learning to develop and sustain standards of excellence with genuinely inclusive, equity - focused schools and systems requires leaders to understand the intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in society and, as a result, in schools.

At the Ed School's Alumni of Color Conference last spring, focused on equity and activism in education, Kirsten Olson, Ed.M.»

In a parallel fashion, I can imagine Summit's teacher residency, or something like it, becoming for personalized learning schools what Relay is for equity - focused schools.

The second issue is that a narrow focus on racial equity inside schools and districts generates very little enthusiasm from families on the topside of the gap.

Leading Change will focus on three essentials for school improvement: adaptive leadership, culture, and equity.

The focus on equity is greater now because school populations are becoming more diverse and school systems are struggling to cater for the wider range of student backgrounds and learning needs.

Areas of Focus: philanthropy in schools, school resources, equity, parent engagement, community involvement, historically marginalized communities, data journalism, Texas, Southwest

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

Jen Walmer, state director of DFER Colorado, added, «The Republicans» focus on the charter school model, coupled with the Democrats» focus on equity for students ultimately moved the legislation.»

Reframing how the legislation was written to capture that focus on «students» and «equity,» rather than «choice» or school type, enabled the coalition to attract more Democratic colleagues in the House.

Dr. Jeff Duncan - Andrade, an associate professor and school teacher and leader in Oakland, says a focus on equity could lead to a Renaissance in education.

The numbers of young people graduating has shot up thanks to a host of «equity» focused reforms, such as re-engagement programs, the turnaround of chronically struggling districts, and strong regulation of traditional public and charter schools, wrought under a landmark Massachusetts Education Act.

Rogers studies the role of civic engagement in equity - focused school reform and civic renewal and the relationship between education and different forms of inequality.

Making the Most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)-- Helping States Focus on School Equity, Quality and Climate

With a focus on equity, innovation, and quality, Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. serves as Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, the largest public school system in the Commonwealth of PennsylSchool District of Philadelphia, the largest public school system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylschool system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

True educational equity comes from comprehensive school reform, which incorporates academic improvements along with health care, housing policy, funding changes, family support and other policies that allow students to go to class safely and actually focus on their work, and that provides teachers with a work environment and enough support to operate creatively, not like infantilized robots.

As the national organization representing public school superintendents, we have long focused on the importance of equity as a driver of and goal for educational opportunity and achievement.

Standards focus on equity and achievement gap, teacher retention and leadership, academic standards, coaching, and school climate.

Ed Trust changed all that with a single - minded focus on equity, hitched to the relatively new notion of school - level accountability.

Attendees will focus on case studies from the new book Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality by HGSE Professor Deborah Jewell Sherman and Professor Emeritus Robert Peterkin.

• Laura Wilson Phelan (Ward 1) highlighted the tremendous work of our #DCGradReqs Task Force as a panelist on a National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) webinar focused on equity in high school graduation requirements.

Transformational leaders engender equity - focused practices using all available assets to turn around low performing schools ensuring all students become college ready.

Come see how their intense focus on relevant curriculum, positive school culture, meaningful interpersonal communication, community partnerships, and a focus on social justice and equity provide their students with the tools to lead and thrive.

«A bipartisan bill will not have everything that everyone wants, but it must build on our common interests: high standards; flexibility for states, school districts and schools; and a more focused federal role that promotes equity, accountability and reform,» U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement about Harkin's bill Tuesday.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) supports urban school boards and fosters effective leadership for excellence and equity in public education, with a specific focus on underrepresented students.

This study describes the characteristics of high school students who enroll in dual credit at Oregon community colleges, focusing on equity gaps in participation and the relationship between students» participation in dual credit and high school graduation, postsecondary enrollment and postsecondary persistence.

The passage of this landmark legislation, adopted in 2013, shifts California from a complex school finance system to one focused on equity, transparency, and performance through the LCFF and related Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Her work broadly focuses on urban school reform, data - informed leadership for equity, and how educators make sense of policy implementation.

School districts are critical for a variety of oversight and equity reasons, as we are now seeing in New Orleans, yet most districts seem unable to focus on what is most important.

Other common elements include a focus on the total child, a commitment to equity and access, family and community engagement, and a relationship - oriented school climate — all of which require demonstrable guidance and support from principals as well.

Guided by criteria developed with the input of hundreds of students across the city, the youth panelists provided formal feedback to the Boston School Committee on each candidate, evaluating them on their willingness to allow students to be involved in the decision - making process, their focus on equity in Boston schools, and their willingness to embrace and implement restorative justice practices to limit harsh school disciSchool Committee on each candidate, evaluating them on their willingness to allow students to be involved in the decision - making process, their focus on equity in Boston schools, and their willingness to embrace and implement restorative justice practices to limit harsh school discischool discipline.

As the home of The Video Journal of Education, PD 360, Observation 360, the Learning 360 Framework, Equity 360, and Common Core 360, School Improvement Network resources focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts, and show educators how to put theory into practice.

In collaboration with Overcoming Racism, Kickboard is focused on supporting equity in schools.

Last month, faculty from Ohio University's Patton College of Education joined with teachers from a partner school to participate in an equity - focused leadership summit in Chicago.

Those questions are all part of the challenge of equity, which was the focus of Saturday's school board retreat.

After graduating, I taught high school in Baltimore because I wanted to focus on improving educational equity here in the U.S.

Brad is Co-Founder of Future Public School, a public charter school in Garden City with a future - focused view of learning and a deep commitment to community, equity, and diveSchool, a public charter school in Garden City with a future - focused view of learning and a deep commitment to community, equity, and diveschool in Garden City with a future - focused view of learning and a deep commitment to community, equity, and diversity.

His honors thesis in the education department focused on public school reform for equity in Cambridge, MA.