Sentences with phrase «improve educational equity»

Moreover, because the LCFF allocates additional funds to school districts based on their number of disadvantaged students — English learners, foster youth, and students from low - income families — increasing funding for the LCFF means more dollars are being provided to improve educational equity.

Data collection and analyses can be enormously useful to districts that are seeking to improve educational equity.

Previously, she worked on improving educational equity at organizations such as NewSchools Venture Fund, where she raised funds to support early - stage education entrepreneurs.

After graduating, I taught high school in Baltimore because I wanted to focus on improving educational equity here in the U.S.

This April 2013 article in Principal Leadership, written by Rob Larson and Rhonda Barton, looks at lessons for school leaders on improving educational equity.

For all the reasons outlined above, increasing teacher diversity is an important aspect of improving educational equity for all students — especially for students of color.

PowerMyLearning in Greater Atlanta improves educational equity in underserved schools by leveraging technology and STEM learning.

In this role, he led the district's implementation of a core instructional curriculum, redesign of the central office, and development of its strategic plan, all with a focus on improving educational equity.

U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan's leadership has led to programs that focus on improving educational equity, writes E4E Co-Founder and Co-CEO Evan Stone -LRB-...

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Collaboration with parents is vital to improving struggling schools, promoting educational equity, addressing the over emphasis on high - stakes testing, and increasing charter school accountability.»

Even though I've been out of the biomedical research lab for 7 years, I still regularly use many of these skills in my work running educational programs geared toward improving equity and inclusion in the sciences, as well as connecting scientific research with the public.

However, real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges.

Real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

It is up to states to lead the improvement of teacher evaluation systems in order to improve schools and support educational equity for historically underserved students.

Under this plan, state education agencies would be granted flexibility in meeting certain NCLB requirements in exchange for «rigorous State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction» (Department of Education, October 2011).

Growing numbers of parents recognize that standardized exam overkill does not improve educational quality or equity.

Join other like - minded leaders in educational equity from across the country from April 11 - 14, 2016, to build capacity, knowledge, and skills to transform education and improve success.

During the tour, federal, state and local visitors will bring attention to how school facilities, health and wellness, and environmental education affect equity and achievement and highlight best practices that states, districts and schools are using to improve the overall wellness, productivity, and achievement of occupants through health, safety, and educational improvements.

About Partnership for Educational Justice (PEJ) An affiliate of the national education nonprofit 50CAN, PEJ pursues educational equity through legal action that empowers families and communities to improve the quality of public schools.

PEJ pursues educational equity through legal action to improve the quality of public schools.

«Dr. José A. Cárdenas dedicated his life to improving educational opportunities for all children, leading decades - long efforts to achieve school finance equity,» said Dr. María «Cuca» Robledo Montecel, IDRA president.

She is a passionate advocate for educational equity, and is fiercely committed to inspiring and equipping school leadership teams to craft and execute ambitious visions and goals to improve outcomes in K - 12 education.

No single method, reform, or system is the» silver bullet» that can solve all educational challenges, but improved formative assessing strategies does proffer a potent means for meeting goals for high - performance, high - equity student outcomes.

The Fellowship is a two - year, cohort - based program that identifies innovative leaders in the educational equity movement, facilitates their dynamic growth, and strengthens their collective efforts to dramatically improve public schools for low - income children and communities.

The Urban League, Project GRAD, Centro Hispano and Knox County Schools worked to promote advocacy and engagement efforts generating deeper support for educational equity, opportunity and excellence to improve educational outcomes for underserved students of color in Knox County.

A modernized teacher workforce is critical when it comes to improving academic achievement, moving toward educational equity, and ensuring the health of the national economy.

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.

My research explores how equity - focused school leadership can be used as a lever to improve Black children and youth's academic achievement and socio - emotional well - being across a range of K - 12 educational settings.

• Explore this new paper on school climate, from Educators4Excellence, which focuses on school climate as part of the movement toward educational equity and makes specific recommendations around ways to leverage LCFF to improve school climate.

Carol Campbell, the principal researcher for the study, added, «While Canada is internationally recognized as valuing education and committing to both excellence and equity, there is a gap in shared knowledge about the professional learning practices that contribute to improved educational outcomes within and across Canada and in the unique and diverse contexts of each province and territory.»

The Community Schools model has been implemented across the country, showing that authentic engagement and shared leadership, combined with coordinated community partnerships focused on equity, can improve educational outcomes, school climate, and investment in local neighborhoods.

Meanwhile, interest is growing in gleaning educational lessons from overseas to bring back to the United States, whether to improve teacher quality, educational equity, or career and technical education.

Rose has been committed to improving educational opportunities for underrepresented and underserved students throughout her career, and the Equity Center allows her to focus more intensely on this career - long passion.

The UF Lastinger Center's Equity Coaching program provides a cadre of school - based administrators, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders with the will and skill to support teachers to adapt teaching and learning in ways that improve the educational experiences and performance of students of color.

Ultimately, the success and sustainability of efforts to improve educational excellence and equity, particularly with regard to our most vulnerable students and communities, requires robust and thoughtful partnership between and among federal and state and local governmental agencies and a broad variety of community members.

This means that as a condition of OLN membership, we collectively and urgently seek improved outcomes for educational equity.

I am passionate about improving our education system and bringing educational equity to all schools no matter what n...

In this role, Holly directed a wide range of state and local policy initiatives focused on improving educational outcomes for children through promoting autonomy, accountability, and equity in New Orleans charter schools.

Increasing racial equity doesn't just improve the educational experiences of minority students.

His research examines the use of educational technology in special education and the ways in which it can be used to improve access, adequacy, and equity in special education.

«With this renewal, the CORE districts will be able to continue implementing their plans to promote innovative, locally tailored strategies to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction,» Ann Whalen, a federal administrator for elementary and secondary education, wrote in the approval letter.

In our country's first public school system, teachers are collaborating on student - centered ideas to improve student outcomes and educational equity.

Finally, the Task Force's reluctance to consider adequacy or equity indicates that the body isn't seriously looking for alternatives that will improve educational outcomes for students.