Sentences with phrase «equity gap between»

A culturally safe healthcare system not only encourages Indigenous doctors, but is positive also for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and an extremely important step in closing the health equity gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

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«The already challenged restaurant industry has been hit with slowing overall economic growth and the gap between the cost of dining at home compared to dining out,» Dine Equity CEO Julia Stewart said in a call with investors in November.

The gap between these two is also a concern, because if equity fundamental sentiment starts to «catch - down'to bonds it would mark a turning point and a shift to a more bearish outlook.

The state government will hold a series of pay equity hearings beginning Monday in New York City, which will examine the causes and scope of the pay gap between men and women.

Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.

To focus more directly on the gap between rich and poor, the Education Trust began issuing its own equity rankings several years ago, with «The Funding Gap.&raqgap between rich and poor, the Education Trust began issuing its own equity rankings several years ago, with «The Funding Gap.&raqGap.»

The term digital divide was coined in the mid-1990s as a way to describe the gap in equity between those who have access to computers and the Internet and those who do not.

«The Gap Between Influence and Efficacy: College Readiness Training, Urban School Counselors, and the Promotion of Equity» in Counselor Education & Supervision, 2012.

Taking a new tack toward resolving Michigan's long - running dispute over school - finance equity, Gov. John M. Engler has announced a plan to help close the gap between rich and poor districts by making better - off systems bear more of the burden of school - employee retirement costs.

In addition, we should stop framing the equity goal as closing gaps between groups inside particular schools and districts.

This Spotlight considers the digital divide in how teachers learn to use technology, how teachers are trained to address race and equity in the classroom, and the links between school climate and achievement gaps.

Michael D. Casserly: They are achievement levels, achievement gaps, developing better professional development models, [improving] financial equity [between districts], leadership, and governance.

It will also help to address the persistent achievement gap between Latinos and their white counterparts a gap that threatens our state's future social and economic stability by encouraging policies and programs that lead to increased educational equity.

Many of these revisions will help close the equity gap of over $ 1,000 per student between the wealthiest and poorest school districts that is inherent in Texas's continuing over-reliance on disparate property tax values across the state, as noted in the chart below.

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.

We believe this could be an opportunity for positive change as long as adequacy and equity are central tenets to address the chronic and growing divide between urban / rural, wealthy and poorer school systems and their related student achievement gaps.

Making sure observations included attention to equity, woven throughout evaluation criteria, and incorporating that core value into professional development contributed to efforts to help close the achievement gap between white and minority students.

Recent developments have galvanized people anew to address the racial achievement gap, from a jarring 2013 report called» Race to Equity» that showed the gulf in quality of life between whites and blacks is wider here than nationally, to the current «Black Lives Matter» movement, which has called out racial inequities in numerous public institutions, including schools.

Given the gap in fiscal and technical expertise between traditional districts and independent LEAs, public charter school networks that multiply each school's capacity and access to resources offer a promising strategy to scale equity and access for students with disabilities.

Though his ruling was about Connecticut, he spoke to a larger nationwide truth: After the decades of lawsuits about equity and adequacy in education financing, after federal efforts like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, after fights over the Common Core standards and high - stakes testing and the tug of war between charter schools and community schools, the stubborn achievement gaps between rich and poor, minority and white students persist.

* Assure a stronger focus on equity by (a) asking states not just about the amount of funding in education, but also about the fairness of its distribution to high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority districts and schools, and (b) asking states to document their efforts (required under federal law) to address gaps in teacher quality between high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority schools.

When James Coleman, the great sociologist of education, analyzed the school characteristics that had the greatest impact on educational achievement and equity, he found that schools with greater academic intensity — a persistent, goal - directed focus on academics — produced not only greater learning, but also narrowed the achievement gap between ethnic groups.30 That such academically focused schools would raise general achievement is obvious since an intense focus on academics is self - evidently the most likely means to raise academic achievement.

The Equity Rating measures how well a school serves the academic development of all students, looking specifically at: 1) the performance level of disadvantaged students on state tests in comparison to the state average for all students, and 2) in - school performance gaps between disadvantaged students and other students.

Economic Equity: The United States and China demonstrate the greatest gaps between rich and poor.

Within Black America, there is a lot of disagreement between old - school civil rights players — who continue to see integration, busing and equity lawsuits as the cure for achievement gaps between blacks and whites — and the younger generation of African - Americans, who understand that more - systemic reforms (including breaking ranks with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers) is critical to black economic and social advancement.

The study of equity was to address the growing gap between high - and low - spending districts and the implications for the quality of education received by students and for local taxpayers.

PASF bridges the gaps between experience, theory and practice by connecting fellows with organizations leading efforts toward educational equity.

Edward is further committed to bridging the gaps between Project Zero frameworks and issues of access, equity, and inclusion throughout the broader educational sphere.

Among the goals of the guidelines are increased educational equity and a narrowing of the achievement gap between students at well - funded and poorly funded schools; enhanced parental and family influence on and engagement with homework practices; and a rebalancing of students» academic lives with their extra-curricular, family and community commitments and their developmental needs as children and adolescents.

It's a general term that refers to any financing vehicle (debt or equity but typically issued by private sector participants) that bridges the gap between senior debt and sponsor equity.

While the gap between financial need and annual income can be overwhelming, there are a number of resources that are becoming more popular for retiring baby boomers, including using home equity.

Not only has it undercut its major ETF rivals in the key asset class of Canadian equities but it's widened the already egregious gap between the Management Expense Ratios (MERs) of ETFs vis - à - vis Canadian mutual funds.

Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) coverage is designed to close the «gap» between the negative equity and the insurance payout for car buyers whose vehicles are stolen or damaged beyond repair.

We see a wider gap between the prospective returns for safe - haven and risk assets, reflected in higher expected returns for equities versus bonds and for non-U.S. equities versus U.S. equities.

Firstly, regarding energy equity — or the startling gap between per capita energy consumption in the developed and developing world.

e compensation gender gap between male and female equity partners is still vast.

Among women who do successfully attain equity partnership, the compensation gender gap between male and female equity partners is still vast.

It also posted a healthy increase in profits per equity partner (PEP) of 7.6 % to # 1.398 m, widening the gap between arch-rival Linklaters, which managed a 5.9 % increase in PEP to # 1.313 m.

Negative equity is another term for the gap between what you owe on your auto loan and the car's actual value.

A gap between what loan - to - values mortgage lenders will offer developers and how much equity developers need is driving the mezz mania.

There is already a big gap in the private equity market between the «haves» and «have - nots.»

The gap between first mortgage lending and the equity that investors have to re-finance deals continues to drive the market for mezzanine debt.

Bridging the gap between existing loan balances and today's lower LTV's though new debt and preferred equity investments

Since 2007 we've seen the disparity gap between home equity appraisals and standard appraisals diminish dramatically.

Mezzanine or bridge debt, which is used to bridge the gap between a primary mortgage's loan to value and buyer equity, is also getting a little more affordable.

Additionally, the pace of property sales transactions has not gained momentum in 2002 due to a bid - ask gap between buyers and sellers, though Twardock anticipates the abundance of equity capital to spark more deals in the latter half of the year.