Sentences with phrase «evidence of the racial disparity»

Faced with fresh evidence of the racial disparity in marijuana enforcement across New York City, Manhattan's district attorney said he will largely stop prosecuting people for possessing or smoking marijuana.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Faced with fresh evidence of the racial disparity in marijuana enforcement across New York City, Manhattan's district attorney said Tuesday he will largely stop prosecuting people for possessing or smoking marijuana.

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«Whilst we welcome the intention behind the audit of public services to address racial disparities, the fact is that in education, the Department for Education is already in possession of a wealth of evidence, much of it provided by NASUWT, on racial and other inequalities faced by young people, teachers and the education workforce in general.

NIH research project grants from 2000 to 2006 show evidence of racial / ethnic disparities in the probability of receiving an award.

There was some evidence of racial / ethnic disparities — among four - year - olds, rates of early evaluation were lower in black children than in white children.

By contrast, researchers have devoted considerable attention to studying racial disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes — and there is compelling evidence that when students have a teacher of the same race, they tend to learn more at school (see «The Race Connection,» research, Spring 2004).

In that same spirit, we urge you now to consider the voices of thousands of educators from across the country who are committed to ending racial and gender discipline disparities in our schools through evidence - based strategies aimed at addressing the root causes of student misbehavior.

Rescinding this guidance would be a major setback for students, and for teachers who are committed to implementing evidence - based strategies that address the root causes of student misbehavior and end racial discipline disparities in our schools.

On this week's podcast, Paul Morgan, Professor of Education and Demography at Penn State University, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the evidence on racial disparities in special education identification and services.

There is growing evidence of deficiencies in the quality of health care for children, including low rates of preventive services, 1 persistent disparities in health status, 2 and lack of a usual source of care among ethnic and racial minorities and children in low - income families.3