Sentences with phrase «equity in our education»

Sullivan seems to be everywhere in this red - hot area, whether it's backing work on gender equity in education or a push to nurture women entrepreneurs in Africa.

I think we can all agree that equity in education can help effect change that we all want to see in this country.

Senator Kennedy on the Gender Equity in Education Act, New Republic, October 4, 1993.

He returned the favor to Easton, praising him for having the «leadership and the courage... to stand up for fairness and equity in education funding, standing up for fairness and equity in our tax structure because I'm fairly certain that it was not students who made those terrible gambles that caused this economic hardship.»

«We must work collectively to break through barriers that limit the success of our youth, so we can truly achieve equity in education.

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

RICHARD TAPIA Professor, Rice University and Director, Center for Excellence and Equity in Education

January 7, 2016 — When Congress, as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, called upon the U.S. Office of Education to commission a national survey of educational opportunity in the United States, its primary goal was to advance racial equity in education.

It's easy to see equity in education as a matter of fairness, access, and inclusion, but that's only the case if what's being fairly accessed is a system of teaching and learning that's fluid, responsive, dynamic, neutral, alive, and able to meet the needs of an increasingly global population.

Washington — Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, who is noted for his advocacy of conservative causes on Capitol Hill, has surprised his critics and supporters alike by announcing that he will moderate his stance on two key pieces of legislation that deal with sex equity in education.

By contrast, dyads offer us a form of Constructivist Listening, adapted by the National Equity Project from the National Coalition for Equity in Education, which rests on a few assumptions:

The Center for Excellence and Equity in Education (CEEE) seeks to promote greater participation of underrepresented groups in the sciences and to encourage academic excellence for all.

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 redesign.

Washington — The excellence movement is «implicitly» ignoring or rejecting the goal of equity in education, speakers charged last week at a meeting held by an education coalition of 50 organizations representing 7 million women and minorities.

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in education.

It's also worth mentioning that the second part of the PISA report to be released early next year will investigate equity in education, students» science motivation and beliefs, the school learning environment, and collaborative problem solving.

The Declaration is a clear statement in favour of the use of ICT to foster access and equity in education as well as to promote the effective pedagogical use of ICT.

Second, for the past two decades, the United States has been committed to the historically unprecedented mission of simultaneously promoting excellence and equity in education.

In this edition of the EdCast, Levinson speaks about the book and the cases that inspired it, and looks at challenging questions of ethics, justice, and equity in education practice and policy.

Many L&T students are attracted to HGSE for its historic commitment to social justice and greater equity in education.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

In closing, Under Secretary of the U. S. Department of Education Ted Mitchell, who shared that his father was a high school guidance counselor, spoke of the great importance of equity in education and the national movement to expand college readiness, college access, and college completion.

The research pointed at Australia's decentralised education system and said increasing the clarity of policies and finding within it needs attention, and added that the country's high education performance can be complemented with further focus on reducing inequities by tackling system - level policies hindering equity in education.

In September 2005, approximately 18 months after the School Funding Task Force report was released, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, the Minnesota Rural Education Association, and Schools for Equity in Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.»

Embracing these reflective habits of mind will allow me to look at the complex challenges associated with my practice and drive me to continually formulate and reformulate strategies to better teach all students, lead for short - term and long - term change, and more effectively promote democracy and equity in education.

We will bring researchers together to promote ways to collaborate with each other to advance research and practice in education organizing and further equity in the education system.

Senior Lecturer Kay Merseth pushed me to think in her Equity in Education course.

I also invited Mel Ainscow, Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Equity in Education at the University of Manchester, to share his perspectives.

Shaun Harper, the executive director of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied higher education graduate programs around the country — the programs that train students to manage admissions, student life, strategic planning, and even diversity initiatives at colleges.

«If we want to match standards in some of the world - leading nations and secure greater equity in our education system, more must be done to raise the attainment of our lowest, and often most vulnerable, pupils.»

Some parents have elected to opt their children out of the annual tests as a message of protest, signaling that a test score is not enough to ensure excellence and equity in the education of their children.

Equity in education is the means to achieving equality.

Equity in education is often viewed as equivalence or sameness.

If we hope for equity in education, we may have to abandon our efforts toward standardization and recognize the individuality of our students.

«In the Urban Scholars Program, I got to connect with people who are passionate about equity in education and reflect together on our experiences in and out of the classroom.»

Access, adequacy, and equity in education technology: Results of a survey of America's teachers and support professionals on technology in public schools and classrooms.

In this special video edition of the Harvard EdCast, Professor Paul Reville welcomes former U.S. Secretary of Education John King for a discussion about equity in education.

Learn about our mission to advance excellence and equity in education through knowledge - based schooling.

Sharonne Navas, Equity in Education Coalition Kelly Munn, League of Education Voters November 29, 2016 Archived Recording Presentation Slides

After King's talk, King and Lab Director Professor Paul Reville participated in a Harvard EdCast to discuss King's journey after serving as U.S. Secretary of Education, what he hopes to accomplish in his new role, his vision for achieving equity in education, and examples of successful work from around the country.

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This second volume of PISA 2012 results defines and measures equity in education and analyses how equity in education has evolved across countries between PISA 2003 and 2012.

Dedicated to advancing excellence and equity in education for all students, the Core Knowledge Foundation publishes educational books and materials and supports a growing network of Core Knowledge schools.

Sharonne Navas, Executive Director of the Equity in Education Coalition, visited California to see firsthand how their new system is working.

Failing Our Children, How «No Child Left Behind» Undermines Quality and Equity in Education and An Accountability Model that Supports School Improvement by Monty Neill, EdD., Lisa Guisbond and Bob Schaeffer with James Madison and Life Legeros (FairTest, May 2004: 176pp)... $ 30: Summary Report (28pp) $ 10.

Her areas of interest include equity in education, making research accessible to a broader public, education evaluation, and faculty and student diversity in higher education.

Equity in education does not just happen automatically.

Their recent paper, Leading for Equity: Opportunities for State Education Chiefs, sets out 10 commitments to help state education chiefs take action to promote equity in education for all students.

Catalina's participation in two Alternative Spring Break programs - Inequalities in Urban Education (D.C.) and Community Organizing in the Favelas (Rio de Janeiro)- furthered her interest in the connections between built and social infrastructure and compelled her to think deeply about identity and equity in education.

«Equity Matters» was released at the National School Boards Association's 2018 Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX and highlights the importance of equity in education.