Not exact matches
There he says, one, that the shift
from the concept of «the State's role as providers of
equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing
education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.
«In short, these are people who feel they do not have an
equal opportunity in everything
from education to the justice system, and they don't feel they have any power to change the status quo,» Hope says.
Higher
education has already opened the door to
equal opportunities for women and minorities in the U.S. — so is it possible that elementary school, as a new Tel Aviv University study suggests, is the critical juncture at which girls are discouraged
from pursuing science and mathematics?
This set him apart
from his more - liberal colleagues, who viewed Brown v. Board of
Education (1954) not as a prohibition on the use of racial classifications in education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «equal educational opportunit
Education (1954) not as a prohibition on the use of racial classifications in
education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «equal educational opportunit
education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «
equal educational
opportunity.»
From Eliot's perspective, high schools fulfilled the promise of
equal opportunity for
education by insisting that all students take the same types of rigorous academic courses.
The plan's five main objectives, to be delivered by 2021, are: to develop a new Welsh language; to increase
opportunities for children and young people to use their Welsh in various contexts and embed their language use patterns
from an early age; to support leaders and practitioners in Wales to continue to develop their Welsh language skills and have the knowledge and expertise to deliver the curriculum through the medium of Welsh and Welsh as a subject; to increase the number of learners in Welsh - medium settings; and to ensure that all learners can have
equal access to Welsh - medium
education and experience the best
opportunities to develop their language skills.
President - elect Bush's selection of Linda Chavez, the president of the Washington - based Center for
Equal Opportunity, to head the Department of Labor drew kudos and criticism last week
from those familiar with her extensive career in
education and government service.
A wide array of civil rights and minority groups appreciate the help they receive
from the NEA, including the NAACP ($ 25,000), Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ($ 170,000), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ($ 10,000), the Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network ($ 7,500), the National Women's Law Center ($ 10,000), Rainbow PUSH Coalition ($ 5,000), People for the American Way ($ 128,000), National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
Education Fund ($ 12,500), National Black Caucus of State Legislators ($ 5,500), National Association for Multicultural
Education ($ 5,000), National Association for
Equal Opportunity in Higher
Education ($ 17,500), and something called the Hip Hop Caucus
Education Fund ($ 10,000).
But in the years since A Nation at Risk, the rhetoric of high expectations, accountability, and ensuring that all students - especially those
from disadvantaged backgrounds - have an
equal opportunity to receive quality
education has been accompanied by a series of federal initiatives including Clinton's 1994 re-authorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary School Act, subsequent
education «policy summits,» and George H. W. Bush's Goals 2000.
The Rodriguez plaintiffs considered their lawsuit a natural extension of Brown: that disparities in school funding prevent America's students
from getting that
opportunity of an
education on «
equal terms.»
26 Accountability Measures In The Special Needs Bill March 3, 2015 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge Senate Bill 2695, The
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child
from a public school and receiving an
Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.
SUMMARY The
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child
from a public school and receiving an
Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.
15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen
education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed —
from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have
equal educational
opportunities.»
The district must first demonstrate a willingness and desire to address an educational concern that is denying students an
opportunity to receive quality instruction, receive
equal education opportunity, or benefit
from access to schools and all programs within those schools.
Federal law requires all public schools to provide students, regardless of disability, with an
equal opportunity to participate in and benefit
from the school's
education program.
Inequality in
education prevents the nation
from fulfilling its potential, and ensuring
equal educational
opportunity remains one of the civil rights movement's top priorities.
Our commitment to equity and
equal opportunity runs like a ribbon through all of our initiatives at the U.S. Department of
Education —
from ensuring that low - income minority students aren't stuck in chronically under - performing schools, to working with districts to get great teachers in the schools and subjects where they are needed most, to targeting billions of dollars to students and schools in need of support.
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ
from the district or districts
from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts
from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the
education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of
equal educational
opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of
equal educational
opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools
from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
The Obama administration established the federal Responsible Fatherhood Working Group to coordinate federal efforts to support responsible fatherhood programs and father engagement.15 Led by the Office of Faith - based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Office of Public Engagement, and the Domestic Policy Council, the group consists of members
from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce,
Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justices, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Corporation for National and Community Service and the
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.