Sentences with phrase «impact on students of color»

Mr. Marcus has written about limiting the use of disparate impact claims, even though this is a critical method for identifying and addressing discipline policies that may seem neutral but have a discriminatory impact on students of color.
The impact on students of color was significant, since more than half of black and Latino undergraduates at public universities rely on those grants from the state's Monetary Award Program.
Rescinding federal guidance leaves suspensions and expulsions up to local discretion, regardless of the disproportionate impact on students of color.
Growing up in a racialized society has an emotional impact on students of color and leads to unconscious biases that affect how all of us perceive ourselves and others.
The group of five plans to speak in support of Obama - era guidance that aimed to reduce disparate discipline impacts on students of color.

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On Thursday, the board voted 6 - 2 to demand Paladino's resignation, with members calling him «unambiguously racist,» «morally repugnant,» and a person with «a pattern of racist and negative behaviors» whose words would have an «incalculable» impact on the children of color who constitute the majority of Buffalo's public - school studentOn Thursday, the board voted 6 - 2 to demand Paladino's resignation, with members calling him «unambiguously racist,» «morally repugnant,» and a person with «a pattern of racist and negative behaviors» whose words would have an «incalculable» impact on the children of color who constitute the majority of Buffalo's public - school studenton the children of color who constitute the majority of Buffalo's public - school students.
Some board members cited the large number of students of color in the city school district and the impact the comments will have on them, as well as the poor example they set.
Late one winter afternoon, my upper - class students were sprawled across the floor designing and coloring political party posters for a lesson on the impact of 1930s German propaganda.
So, she left her position as chief executive officer and lead tutor to become a long - term substitute teacher in the New York City Public Schools, hoping to have a greater impact on the academic performance of students of color.
After little more than a year, President Donald J. Trump's policies, values, and rhetoric have had a negative impact on our nation's most vulnerable schoolchildren, particularly low - income students and students of color.
NEWARK In a victory for grassroots organizers in Newark, the Newark Public School district has reached a landmark agreement with the U.S. Department of Education following a federal civil rights investigation into the discriminatory impact of school closures on students of color.
Armed law enforcement officers are not educators, social workers, or counselors, and overwhelming evidence shows that when schools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school coustudents of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school couStudents, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counselors.
Additionally, as 90 % of students attending charter schools are students of color, and the New York Charter Schools Act directly targets populations that tend to be overwhelmingly comprised of minorities, the Plaintiffs also allege that the funding scheme has a disproportionate and discriminatory impact on minority students.
We did the same thing at the school level, to be certain that we ruled out school - level factors that might have impacted instruction and hence, achievement, such as proportion students of color, school size, poverty level, and how well students had done on the assessments the prior year.
For students of color, improving on existing curricula and pedagogies can have an enormous impact.
On one side, disciplinary data may negatively impact poor students of color and on the other side, colleges and universities have a responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment on campuOn one side, disciplinary data may negatively impact poor students of color and on the other side, colleges and universities have a responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment on campuon the other side, colleges and universities have a responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment on campuon campus.
Students of color and low - income students benefit, while white students don't see negative impacts on their perfStudents of color and low - income students benefit, while white students don't see negative impacts on their perfstudents benefit, while white students don't see negative impacts on their perfstudents don't see negative impacts on their performance.
Ary Spatig - Amerikaner builds upon the well - documented correlation between people of color and people living in poverty to assess the ongoing impact of the comparability loophole on students of color.
The paper highlights research on the positive impact that a diverse teaching force has on all students, but particularly students of color.
Students of National Board Certified Teachers learn up to two months more than their peers, with an even greater impact for students of color and low - income children.54 A career continuum supported by a system of meaningful professional learning would put teaching more on par with other modernized professions such as medicine, engineering, and architecture.55 Such a continuum should support every teacher to aim for accomplished practice from the start of their career, to work in school - based teams to demonstrate and improve their knowledge and skills, and to expand their impact as accomplished teachers through a variety of leadership roles, which would allow them to continue teaching sStudents of National Board Certified Teachers learn up to two months more than their peers, with an even greater impact for students of color and low - income children.54 A career continuum supported by a system of meaningful professional learning would put teaching more on par with other modernized professions such as medicine, engineering, and architecture.55 Such a continuum should support every teacher to aim for accomplished practice from the start of their career, to work in school - based teams to demonstrate and improve their knowledge and skills, and to expand their impact as accomplished teachers through a variety of leadership roles, which would allow them to continue teaching sstudents of color and low - income children.54 A career continuum supported by a system of meaningful professional learning would put teaching more on par with other modernized professions such as medicine, engineering, and architecture.55 Such a continuum should support every teacher to aim for accomplished practice from the start of their career, to work in school - based teams to demonstrate and improve their knowledge and skills, and to expand their impact as accomplished teachers through a variety of leadership roles, which would allow them to continue teaching studentsstudents.
His work at the civil rights project kernels the impact of federal, state and local education law and policies on students of color.
Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24
This expansion is driven by an understanding of the impact we can have on other districts to better serve students, particularly as many low - income DPS students and DPS students of color are moving from the gentrifying city center.
Student Safety Coalition works to end the New York City school to prison pipeline and its disproportionate impact on youth of color and youth with special needs.
Research shows that the opportunity to learn from educators of color can have additional positive impacts on academic achievement for children of color — who make up over 90 % of New Orleans public school students.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently issued a sweeping 158 - page report demonstrating how K - 12 funding structures negatively impact opportunities for low - income students and students of color.
What does your organization's research tell us about a NBCT's impact on low - income students and students of color?
The literature suggests choice schools might not have impacts on student achievement as a whole, but they have shown to be beneficial to students of color and students coming from more disadvantaged families (Gleason et.
The ill effects of high - stakes testing - like narrowing learning environments to focus solely on reading, writing, and math, as well as the test - induced increase of high school dropouts — have had a disproportionately negative impact on low - income students and students of color.
For example, one key indicator of success will be reducing the number of suspensions and expulsions that are handed down each year, and lowering the disparate impact those suspensions and expulsions have on students of color.
Supporters of the guidance welcome US ED taking a closer look at the potentially discriminatory impact of school discipline policies on students of color and / or on students with disabilities.
Additionally, as 90 % of students attending charter schools are students of color, and the New York Charter Schools Act directly targets populations that tend to be overwhelmingly comprised of minorities, the Plaintiffs also alleged that the funding scheme has a disproportionate and discriminatory impact on minority students.
Redirecting funding currently spent on corrections to the public education system would not only improve the educational experiences of students of color but could also positively impact their families, communities, and potentially life outcomes — ending, or at least disrupting, the vicious «school - to - prison pipeline.»
«The current educational accountability system has become overly focused on narrow measures of success and, in some cases, has discouraged schools from providing a rich curriculum for all students focused on 21st century skills they need to acquire.This particularly impacts under - resourced schools that disproportionally serve low - income and students of color
Yesterday, NCLC and 39 others sent a letter to Secretary John King demanding that the Department of Education look at its loan data to determine the impact that student loan defaults have on student loan borrowers of color.
High school students and parents of color began to document the increasing use of a get - tough approach to discipline in schools and coined the phrase «school - to - prison pipeline» to describe the cycle of harsh discipline and justice system involvement that they saw.8 These activists were soon joined by a small group of academics and civil rights advocates, who produced and disseminated research on the racially discriminatory impact of zero - tolerance school disciplinary policies on children.9
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