Sentences with phrase «income families of color»

That's why hundreds of thousands of low - income families of color are on charter school waiting lists across the country right now, desperately hoping for the chance to get their children out of their dismal traditional public schools.

My only hope is that those who benefit the most from charters — low - income families of color — don't buy into these falsehoods and lose an opportunity to get off the waiting lists and find a better school for their children.

For many Rhode Island families, particularly low - income families of color, that is difficult to find in traditional public schools.

Today, millions of low - income families of color are exercising choice and it's no surprise that they overwhelmingly value their educational freedom.

That's why Robert Pondiscio concludes that the opting out is «a thing» primarily among «affluent, white, progressive families» that puts them «on a collision course with the low - income families of color who have been the primary beneficiaries of testing and accountability.»

The priorities and language of reformers — achievement gaps, no - excuses schools, social justice, and the «civil rights issue of our generation «-- betrays a focus on fixing schools attended by urban, low - income families of color.

«Most kids who attend a charter school in New York come from low - income families of color who can't afford to move into a better school district.

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On any given day, families unfortunate enough to live near a pig factory farm — often low - income people of color — might suffer respiratory distress, decreased lung function, or nausea because facilities pump pig waste through sprayers onto fields.

Today, the factory, in its sixth generation of family ownership and with 80 employees, creates highly specialized glass, including lenses and domes that prevent color refraction, which airports around the world use to guide incoming pilots.

According to Richard Rothstein, the author of The Color of Law, this was achieved when zoning ordinances began «to reserve middle - class neighborhoods for single - family homes that lower - income families of all races could not afford.»

«Congressman Ellison recognizes that progressive politics matter at the most local of levels: to families seeking a job that pays the bills, to kids from low - income families hoping to go to college, and to parents worried about whether their kids of color will be treated fairly by the criminal justice system.

Years of research has found high - quality preschool programs to be especially beneficial to children of low - income families, children with disabilities, and children of color, since all often face learning gaps when entering kindergarten.

Income segregation among black and Latino families is now much higher than among white families, which means that low - income communities of color suffer more than ever from a double segregation by race and Income segregation among black and Latino families is now much higher than among white families, which means that low - income communities of color suffer more than ever from a double segregation by race and income communities of color suffer more than ever from a double segregation by race and class.

Children of color accounted for approximately 49 percent of all young people in 2015, but were overrepresented among those living in poor and low - income families.

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A strength of NCLB is that it draws attention to the academic skills of children from low - income families, children of color, children whose first language is not English, and children with disabilities — groups that historically have not been well served by American schools.

«Thirty - four percent of the Louisiana corps identifies as a person of color — 20 percent African American — 35 percent come from a low - income background, and 22 percent were the first in their family to go to college,» Orange Jones says.

Because religious schools violate your personal sensibilities, you are telling low - income families — often single mothers, often people of color — that you want to deny them a choice they want for their kid, because of your values.

Dearing examined a ratio termed the «income - to - needs» of families below the poverty line and showed that when income increased (roughly $ 4,500 per year over three years), very young children performed better on tasks where they were asked to identify colors, shapes, and letters (skills considered important in school readiness).

Schools are often intimidating places for families, especially those who are low - income, immigrants, or people of color.

Too often, he noted, «It's kids from low - income families and kids of color who start out on the wrong side of those word gaps.

At the same time, he argues that high standards and accountability are no longer enough to address the issues some of our students — too often, students of color and children from low - income families — bring with them to the classroom.»

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, families and teachers in school districts that serve low - income students and students of color struggle to understand how to address the highly punitive, push - out climate of overtesting brought on by the No Child Left Behind Act, the ESEA's last reauthorization.

The student plaintiffs argue that Connecticut's actions, which the State knows are causing severe harm to tens of thousands of students of color and those from low - income families, infringe upon the constitutional rights of Connecticut children.

This shortsighted and cruel proposal would make the climb to success much steeper for all our young people, especially students of color and students from low - income families.

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

I watch higher - income parents, mostly white, buy their way into high - performing suburban districts while demanding a «moratorium» on public charters in order to deny the school choice they exercise to low - income families, primarily of color.

But by the late 1990s, Williams had been pushed aside, just as she feared that students of color from low - income families would be pushed aside by the diverging agenda of her White conservative partners.

A high - quality education is still significantly more difficult to find for students from low - income families and students of color.

However, benefits seem to be greater for some groups of students, including English language learners, children from low - income families, and students of color.

Nearly half are from low - income families; more than 1 in 4 is a child of color.

The Massachusetts party insiders are so out of step they won't even listen to those who stand with low - income families and families of color desperate for a better education for their children.

Charter schools were established to offer a new opportunity to children, especially kids of color and kids from low - income families, who didn't have access to a schools that fit their educational needs.

Montgomery County itself is a suburb directly outside Washington, D.C., where the median household income for families with children is $ 115,700.41 Montgomery County serves around 150,000 students, 35 percent of whom qualify for free and reduced - price lunch.42 Around 70 percent of students in Montgomery County are students of color.

Dr. Shakeshaft was also the principal investigator on a three - year National Science Foundation project to promote interest in science careers among seventh and eighth grade girls, particularly girls of color from low - income families.

The NAACP is involved in a lawsuit in Tallahassee, Florida where over 92,000 kids, many of them children of color and from low - income families, are at risk to lose their privately funded scholarships to attend the private schools of their choice.

Levy investments for Community - Based Family Support focus on closing the achievement gap for low - income students, students of color, and English Language Learners.

The families that choose to attend charter schools are predominantly low - income students of color.

While racial achievement gaps in education have remained stubbornly large, segregation has been increasing steadily, creating a growing number of apartheid schools that serve almost exclusively students of color from low - income families.

«In our nation's public schools today, most teachers are white, middle class, and female, while most of their students» families are people of color living in low - income neighborhoods.

Notice of Nondiscrimination: Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an interfamily offense, or place of residence or business.

According to a 2014 report by the Afterschool Alliance, after - school programs serve over 10 million children regularly - especially low - income students of color - and are growing each year; and summer learning programs draw one - third of American families.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

Veronica Palmer, Co-Founder and CEO, RISE Colorado in Aurora, CO, for an innovative family engagement model focused on creating strong partnerships between schools and families, with the goal of improving academic outcomes for low - income students and students of color in Aurora, CO..

RISE Colorado's mission is to educate, engage, and empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

While this expansion of options has benefitted many families, there are still roughly 160,000 students — mostly low - income students and students of color - attending persistently low - performing schools in Los Angeles.

Bellwether Education Partners, Ahead of the Heard, Engaging Low - Income Families and Families of Color to be Architects of Education Policy Bellwether staff member Kaitlin Pennington interviews RISE's Co-CEOs about RISE's work, successes, and challenges October 2015

RISE Colorado works to Educate, Engage, and Empower low - income families and families of color to RISE as change agents for educational equity in our public school system.

The coalition believes the Board took a positive step by approving an increased level of ambition in new long - term goals and interim benchmarks, especially for students who have traditionally had less opportunity to excel — children of color, those whose families have less income, English language learners and students who are challenged by learning differences.

Many children of color and children from low - income families enter kindergarten without the academic skills they need to succeed.