Sentences with phrase «improving educational opportunities»

From that «ah - ha moment» nearly 8 years ago have grown both a thriving home visiting effort in schools throughout the district (teachers conducted 1600 home visits in the 2016 — 17 school year) and a broader effort to partner with parents in improving educational opportunities.

We promote the goals and vision of the NSBA and provides leadership, in conjunction with other key stakeholders, for improving the educational opportunities for African American students.

In contrast the privately funded non-profit HCZ, promise zones are high poverty urban, rural and tribal communities designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D) to connect and partner with local leaders and receive federal funding aimed at «improving educational opportunities, leveraging private investment, increasing economic activity, reducing violent crimes, enhancing public health and addressing other communal priorities.»

AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities across AmeriCorps, including improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth.

A better understanding of why teachers enter and leave the profession, and what might encourage them to stay or return, is critical to improving the educational opportunities for all students, especially those attending the most disadvantaged schools.

It is difficult to meet Malika Anderson and not clearly hear her passionate commitment to improving educational opportunities for students.

ESCORT, formerly the Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training, is a national resource center dedicated to improving educational opportunities for ALL children.

The CCRR Remedies is dedicated to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for children from subgroups who have been discriminated against historically due to their race / ethnicity, and who are frequently subjected to exclusionary practices such as disciplinary removal, over-representation in special education, and reduced access to a college - bound curriculum.

In February 2007, he participated with other students in IDRA's Brown and Mendez Blueprints for Action Community Dialogues in Little Rock in which educators and community members held roundtables on improving educational opportunities for underrepresented communities, specifically African American and Latino students.

First and most generally, the idea of progress — moving forward, improving educational opportunities and governance — seemed to be lost in the efforts to maintain and preserve.

It is critical that PA lawmakers who are committed to improving educational opportunities for minority students in low - income districts SUPPORT increased state funding for our public school and OPPOSE school privatization schemes that would drain resources away from the students who need them the most.

This is a significant effort on behalf of the students of Los Angeles, with generous donations from a variety of foundations and individuals committed to improving educational opportunities for those who need it most.

She has spent nine years working in the area of education reform with a goal of improving educational opportunities for low - income children.

A lot of that has to do with improving educational opportunities and trying to make a difference with an often times neglected population.

In addition to challenging Pryor's leadership style, actions and policies, the superintendents use their statement to lay out numerous suggestions about what could and should be done to develop a unified approach to improving educational opportunities in the state.

In districts across the country — in partnership with their unions — educators are active agents of change, elevating the profession and improving educational opportunities for students.

In The New York Times, New Leaders» CEO Jean Desravines shares his personal story and describes how it inspired him to dedicate his career to improving educational opportunities for students growing up in poverty.

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 Center is dedicated to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for children from subgroups who have been discriminated against historically due to their race / ethnicity, and who are frequently subjected to exclusionary practices such as disciplinary removal, over-representation in special education, and reduced access to a college - bound curriculum.

The Civil Rights Project's Center for Civil Rights Remedies (CCRR) is dedicated to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for children from subgroups who have been discriminated against historically due to their race / ethnicity, and who are frequently subjected to exclusionary practices such as disciplinary removal, over-representation in special education, and reduced access to a college - bound curriculum

As such, discussions surrounding their role in education must shift from emphasizing their potential to evaluating their effectiveness at improving educational opportunities and outcomes for our nation's students.

Through our independent, bipartisan Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC), we work to elect leaders who are deeply committed to improving educational opportunities for children and who put students at the forefront of education policies.

At the same time, the board vowed to intensify efforts toward improving educational opportunities within traditional district schools as a way to discourage more students from moving into charters.

KCNA is committed to improving educational opportunities in the urban core of Kansas City.

At the same time, the law provides guardrails to ensure our work is appropriately targeted toward improving educational opportunities and outcomes for all students and all schools,» Wright said in prepared remarks.

The recommendations provide a pathway for strengthening and using CDM as a more effective vehicle for improving educational opportunities for children.

«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.

Their commitment to increasing educational access and improving educational opportunities for underserved students often drives their dedication to working with Steppingstone Scholars.

Since its inception in 1998, CSDC has provided or procured roughly $ 680 million in capital financing and facilities for over 235 charter schools in 24 states and the District of Columbia, improving the educational opportunities for over 33,800 children.

Over its decade - plus history, CSDC has provided or procured roughly $ 590 million in capital financing and facilities for over 225 charter schools in 24 states and the District of Columbia, improving the educational opportunities for over 30,000 children.

Ms. Glawe is being recognized for her continued dedication to improving the educational opportunities in Arizona and working to improve the Arizona economy.

Substantial policy effort has focused on improving the educational opportunities for students in these schools, including the Obama administration's School Improvement Grants (SIG).

Improving educational opportunities for all will mean moving forward with the School's ambitious agenda to change the methods by which practitioners are trained, while simultaneously deepening understanding of the conditions necessary for learning.

Inside and outside the school they initiate and lead activities that focus on improving educational opportunities for all students.

Jessica is a consultant interested in improving educational opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.

Buffett, who has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in expanding and improving educational opportunities in the United States, will be joined by his wife Suzie and Melinda Gates on Sept. 26 to discuss education.

Speaking at the annual conference of the National Indian Education Association, officials of both departments argued that the Bush Administration has successfully focused attention and resources on improving educational opportunities for Indian children.

By using standard notice - and - comment rule making, by bringing the agency's policy in line with the Supreme Court's interpretation of Title IX, by getting a better handle on the extent of sexual assault in educational institutions and effective prevention measures, and above all, by focusing regulations on improving the educational opportunities that we provide students rather than upending the sexual mores of society at large, they can demonstrate that not everyone appointed by President Trump need sink to his level.

HGSE doctoral programs draw emerging leaders in research, policy, and practice committed to improving educational opportunities in America and around the world.

Our doctoral programs draw emerging leaders in research, policy, and practice committed to improving educational opportunities in America and around the world.

Largely as a result of my teaching experience at St. Jude, I arrived at law school with a deep desire to combine the new set of skills I would develop in law school with my passion for improving educational opportunities for under - served students.

He also won the most applause for some of his answers, including the suggestion that the government should cut its military budget to pay for improving educational opportunities for students with disabilities.

«With valuable guidance and support by Governor Cuomo, we have advanced our shared goal of improving educational opportunities.»

A former Community School Board president, Jackson said that improving educational opportunities for district residents was essential to helping them raise their economic standing.

If we advocate for improved educational opportunities, does that equate to shaming everyone who didn't graduate from high school?

We take a holistic approach that goes beyond Fair Trade to include improved educational opportunities and increased access to basic health care.

«It's hard to stomach but it's true: a self - styled educator pulling kids out of school and using them to stand in the way of a plan to improve educational opportunities for every child.»

«Stephanie's high - profile research, which is influencing both practice and policy, is a great example of what we are trying to accomplish across HGSE — producing scholarship that directly translates into expanded and improved educational opportunities for all.

Over the course of the semester, participants will develop a viable education venture, preparing them to launch their own social enterprise to improve educational opportunity.

My goal is to work in urban education to help improve the educational opportunities available to students and families, and I am currently exploring different venues to do so.