Sentences with phrase «greater focus on equity»

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«Get through the shorter - term period that's focusing on Europe, and the next five years looks great for equities.»

Local IT company Synergy Equities Group has reached a settlement to dispose of the last of its mining assets in a deal it says will allow for a greater focus on its core technology business.

Rather than its results, most investors focused on KKR's decision to pull the trigger on a long - considered move to convert from partnership to corporation status, trading double taxation for greater simplicity and willingness among investors to put their money into the private equity company's shares.

Rather than size, we believe investors are better served focusing on equity style factors with potentially greater staying power in a sustained above - trend expansion, particularly momentum and value, as detailed in our Q4 Global Investment Outlook.

«The Regents and I are focused on providing greater equity for students throughout the entire education system,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

«A greater national focus on the criticality of educational equity is needed in order to mobilize the masses and invite everyone to be a part of the...

«Mitchell was a rock - solid, centered leader with a great gyroscope that kept him balanced, yet relentlessly focused on equity, evidence of what's best for children and the pursuit of a path with integrity.

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.

«I respect and admire his unequivocal and unapologetic focus on quality and equity for kids, and the reality is that change is hard and imperfect and messy,» said Ash Solar, executive director of Great Oakland Public Schools.

Some solutions include ever - increasing support of equity, investment in collaborative leadership development, continue to strengthen our work with schools and workforce systems, and focusing on communities where opportunity gaps are the greatest.

This report describes how states can focus their ESSA plans on enhancing equity in their education systems to leverage greater success for historically underserved youth and disrupt the school - to - prison pipeline.

He conducts highly motivational professional development leadership seminars worldwide with a focus on turning school vision into realized action that creates greater equity for students through the effective delivery of the PLC process by faculty and administrators.

Michigan's ESSA plan calls for greater pay equity for birth - to - five educators and encourages districts to combine state and federal resources to address pay parity issues; Oregon plans to invest in induction and mentoring programs for preK - 12 teachers; and Louisiana has proposed a range of programs focused on professional development and preparation of teachers.

The district's talented teachers and staff have remained focused on providing the best education possible, and district leaders have worked to find a path through these challenges while laying the foundation for improved student performance and greater educational equity.

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.

This webinar is part of a series, Achieving Equity Through Deeper Learning, that focuses on why deeper learning is crucial for students in today's innovation economy and how we can achieve greater equity in access to deeper leaEquity Through Deeper Learning, that focuses on why deeper learning is crucial for students in today's innovation economy and how we can achieve greater equity in access to deeper leaequity in access to deeper learning.

Also a retreat leader focused on mindfulness for leaders, self - compassion and permissioning in leadership and social action, Kirsten was a founding board member of the Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA), a national not - for - profit organizing educational leaders, teachers, students, and parents around a vision for education founded in greater equity, social justice, compassion and passionate learning.

The MSAP Center is a technical assistance resource for MSAP grantees and the greater magnet school community, and our resources and support services focus on diversity, academic excellence, and equity.

Rather than size, we believe investors are better served focusing on equity style factors with potentially greater staying power in a sustained above - trend expansion, particularly momentum and value, as detailed in our Q4 Global Investment Outlook.

You might start fairly aggressively when your child is very young, going as high as 100 % in equity and [focus only on Canada][insert Bruce post on the CDZ as one great ETF for RESP] because the amount you have to invest is quite small.

The Group focuses its business activities on commercial & residential construction loans and value - added capital requirements and services (mezzanine & equity structures) in the Greater Toronto (GTA); Alberta (principally the Calgary / Edmonton corridor) and southwest BC (primarily Vancouver / Lower Mainland).

Or, rather, should you instead focus solely on what would be likely to delivery the greatest possible return by the end of the period (equities)?

Going forward I suspect that there will be greater focus on public policy issues impacting youths such as intergenerational equity, institutional dynamics, and how our political system is a gerontocracy...

In addition to her focus on complex commercial litigation and corporate investigations, she represents global private equity / venture capital funds and portfolio companies in their investments and acquisitions across the Greater China region.

A health system that is based on a solid foundation of primary health care delivers better health outcomes and greater equity than those focussed more on hospital and specialist services.