Sentences with phrase «in equal education»

Horne v. Flores AFC, along with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, filed a «friend of the court» brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Horne v. Flores urging that the requirements in the Equal Education Opportunity Act (EEOA) continue to protect students who do not speak English and are not diminished by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

«The basic postulate of our strategy and theory in Brown,» said Robert Carter, the general counsel for the NAACP who played a major role in organizing the social - science testimony that was vital in the case, «was that the elimination of enforced segregated education would necessarily result in equal education.»

Later Saturday, de Blasio spoke to a luncheon hosted by the City University of New York and said the school, with its belief in an equal education for all, «epitomizes the things we are fighting for» in the battle against the Trump administration's policies.

Not exact matches

The curriculum will be developed in consultation with a number of prominent African American organizations and figures including Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director - counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Applicants can point to several kinds of experiences to demonstrate the above, including denial of equal access to institutions of higher education; exclusion from social and professional associations; denial of educational honors; social pressures that discouraged the individual from pursuing education; and discrimination in efforts to secure employment or secure professional advancement.

If women, seniors and immigrants, collectively, were employed at their level of education, earning equal pay to men born in Canada, personal incomes would increase by $ 174 billion, or an equivalent of 1.6 million more workers.

We found that if all new Canadians were fully employed, at their level of education and experience, earning equal pay to someone born in Canada, personal income would increase by $ 13 billion a year.

The VentureStart program works on an «equal contribution» basis, where entrepreneurs contribute toward the total cost of the education phase of the program (matched by FedDev through VentureStart) and 50 per cent of the seed financing for the product development phase, up to a maximum of $ 30,000 in matching funds.

They have no access to education or health care or, in many cases, equal rights for women.»

If all foreign - born Canadians were fully employed, at their level of education and experience, earning equal pay to someone born in Canada, personal income would increase by $ 13 billion a year.

The entire approach of sex education is technocratic and, at best, morally neutral; in many cases, it explicitly opposes traditional morals while moralistically insisting on the equal acceptability of any and all forms of sexual expression provided only that they are not coerced.

Since equal access to education for all is both morally right and in the long - term interest of everyone, we dare not privatize the funding of education.

Since public education is controlled through agencies of government, racial justice in education depends upon equal political rights and responsibilities for all citizens regardless of color, religion, or national origin.

In 1878 Emerson stated the cultural assumption well when he said, «Opportunity of civil rights, of education, of personal power, and not less of wealth; doors wide open invitation to every nation, to every race and skin, hospitality of fair field and equal laws to all.

But just as equal opportunities within a society are unlikely to become reality without general access to high quality education, so free trade will not in practice be generally accepted, especially among the poorer countries, until the huge discrepancies between nations in technical and commercial skills are diminished.

One could go on enumerating undemocratic elements in our society — the vast disparity in incomes and living conditions, the myth of equal opportunity for education and employment, the regimentation and militarization of the public mind, the threat to democracy which would ensue if a system of compulsory peacetime military training should be adopted.

Are there no Madrassa in New York where kids can get an education equal to the public school and yet observer the religious holidays?

[10] As mentioned above, shortly to be published Australian research of mine found that: «84 \ % of parents believe that parents should play at least an equal role with schools in sex education.»

While there is agreement in principle among Christians that all persons are equal before God, the reality of racial prejudice, whether based on biology, geography, education, economics, color, nationality or any other discriminating factor, must be addressed by the church in proclaiming its gospel and putting its own house in order.

My 26 year old daughter struggles with committing to church because as someone working towards her PHD in education, she will be given equal opportunity to teach on a college and university level, but not be allowed to teach in the church... How surreal is that?!

In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled, in a historical decision, that separate but equal facilities in education was not constitutionaIn 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled, in a historical decision, that separate but equal facilities in education was not constitutionain a historical decision, that separate but equal facilities in education was not constitutionain education was not constitutional.

He also faulted churches for coalescing around distinctions of class, race, education, and economic status rather than welcoming outcasts — represented in the biblical passage by «foreigners» and «eunuchs» — on equal terms with ourselves as children of God.

They lived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and shared a life with their neighbors, many of whom were by no measure equal to them in education, income, or social status.

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.

May 17, 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, declaring segregated — «separate but equal» — public schools unconstitutional.

He criticized the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. the Board of Education, and in 1956, at the invitation of the governor, he addressed a joint session of South Carolina's legislature to support the concept of separate but equal for churches as well as for the public schools of the land.

An «involved» father, as defined in this research, is a father who reads to his child, takes outings with his child, is interested in his child's education and takes a role equal to mother's in managing his child.

Paul will discuss How Children Succeed in a speech at the Education Equals Partnership 2014 Convening, to be held at Le Meridien Delfina.

James is a husband and father of three; he has a master's degree in education, and for ten years he held a position equal to a school superintendent in his country.

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Her career in child nutrition began in 1950, with the Georgia Department of Education, and she has created an enduring legacy for her fellow school foodservice professionals; her commitment to child nutrition is equaled only by her passion for public policy.

We met recently at the Education Equals Partnership meeting in Santa Monica, where he spoke about some of the lessons from his most recent book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character.

In addition to championing equal rights and education for those with developmental disabilities, he was also ahead of his time in advocating for a universal childcare systeIn addition to championing equal rights and education for those with developmental disabilities, he was also ahead of his time in advocating for a universal childcare systein advocating for a universal childcare system.

The minister said that plans have been put in place to implement the policy with the aim of ensuring that the less privileged in society have equal access to Senior High School (SHS) education.

Right now, basic human rights are threatened in Washington, D.C.: health care, education, jobs, the environment, and equal citizenship,» she said in a press release Monday.

It went on to hold that in the field of public education, separate but equal had no place.

What must be recognized in this conversation is that while society's commitment to the pursuit of higher education has always been a funding priority, our Rabbinical colleges were not given equal recognition when it came to scholarship opportunities like TAP.

He's been on the front lines in Nevada fighting for equal pay for women, championing college affordability, investing in K - 12 education, and expanding rights for the LGBTQ community,» Reid said in a statement.

The Education Trust — New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity in all facets of the organization's work.

«The public education service is haemorrhaging teachers, not just to go abroad; equal numbers are leaving teaching to go to other more financially competitive jobs in this country.

@Philipp While you're probably right in conventional (western dictated) terms, an extreme income gap might indicate that the equal distirbution of resources - not income, but resources, including governmental resources like tax cuts, education etc., is not democratically controlled by the public.

Former president, Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that there would have been no Boko Haram if the level of education in the North - East equalled what is...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, has stated that donor support to the budgets of the Ministries of Education, Health and Gender, Children and Social Protection, in 2016, is the equal to the revenue allegedly diverted by some 19 customs officials who were arrested recently.

The Green Party manifesto has the stated aim of creating a «national health society» and presents a picture in which employment, education, transport, housing, food and the environment all contribute towards the creation of a healthier and more equal society.

In a decision released Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that competitive cheerleading does not yet meet the standards of a varsity sport under Title IX, the 1972 federal law that mandates equal opportunities for men and women in education and athleticIn a decision released Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that competitive cheerleading does not yet meet the standards of a varsity sport under Title IX, the 1972 federal law that mandates equal opportunities for men and women in education and athleticin education and athletics.

Finally, Defendants have discriminated against this class of young immigrants in violation of the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment by depriving them of their interests in pursuing a livelihood and furthering their education.

In a speech outlining how the government intends to improve the lives of the poorest people in society the prime minister focused on four key areas: family life, mental health and addiction, education and equal opportunitieIn a speech outlining how the government intends to improve the lives of the poorest people in society the prime minister focused on four key areas: family life, mental health and addiction, education and equal opportunitiein society the prime minister focused on four key areas: family life, mental health and addiction, education and equal opportunities.

I want a Ghana that has equal opportunities for all its citizens and provides quality education to ensure a skilled workforce that can compete in the globalized economy.

«Even before this wrong - headed tax proposal, New York and local communities across the state have long faced constrained budgets and growing cost obligations that have equaled reductions in education spending,» the groups wrote.

Hill, now a professor of legal history and public policy at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, alleged at the time that Thomas had sexually harassed her when she was in her mid-20s and worked for him at the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.