Sentences with phrase «increase educational equity»

Her mission to increase educational equity for students began when she became a single mother in college.

WestEd Policy Forum on Increasing Equity Through High - Quality Charter Schools (Elsa Duré) National and state leaders discussed how high - quality charter schools can increase educational equity, including policy strategies such as unified enrollment systems, weighted lotteries, comprehensive transportation access, district - charter collaborations and school segregation.

The goal, in part, is to increase educational equity — providing guidance so students in rural districts and districts lacking resources can get more exposure to blended learning.

It will also help to address the persistent achievement gap between Latinos and their white counterparts a gap that threatens our state's future social and economic stability by encouraging policies and programs that lead to increased educational equity.

Financial literacy is a subject that I have a deep passion for and strongly believe that educating students and their families about the importance of managing money, how loans and interest rates work, and available options to pay for post-secondary education will lead to increased educational equity and opportunities for our students.

A: ANet is an organization dedicated to increasing educational equity in America.

Our efforts have led to the narrowing of the opportunity gap and increased educational equity for students living in high - poverty communities.

Among the goals of the guidelines are increased educational equity and a narrowing of the achievement gap between students at well - funded and poorly funded schools; enhanced parental and family influence on and engagement with homework practices; and a rebalancing of students» academic lives with their extra-curricular, family and community commitments and their developmental needs as children and adolescents.

Not exact matches

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.»

Two conclusions from recent PISA studies are that increased national performance is associated with greater equity in the distribution of educational resources and that equity can be undermined when school choice segregates students into schools based on socioeconomic background.

Today, the challenge is to embrace increasing diversity with different [shades of] pedagogical practice, and that's really at the heart of the equity agenda... it's about personalising educational experiences, it's about realising that ordinary students have extraordinary talents.»

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.

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).

CAP's hope is that this report will provide clear data and next steps that support an increase in school diversity and, ultimately, educational equity.

Fund (LDF) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), highlights the continued need for greater educational equity, and warns that race and gender disparities in opportunity and academic achievement lead to high dropout rates, limited job opportunities, and increased risk of poverty for African American females.

It is our intent to promote bilingualism for all, whereby English speaking students also learn a language other than English, to increase literacy in two languages, promote cultural awareness, and provide educational equity and excellence for students in New York State.

We are actively seeking support from organizations and individuals who share Reach's commitment to achieving equity and social justice through increased educational opportunities for all students, regardless of socio - economic background.

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.

Earlier this year, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Foundation published a list of principles for school finance which includes the fundamental point that the basis of the equity argument for increased education funding should be challenged, because educational equity is not the same as school funding 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.

Thus, the adoption of the CCSS is aimed at increasing national educational equity and quality with the goal of preparing all students for long - term success.

Jason brought an understanding of — and passion for — what it takes both to increase the opportunity for educational equity in the Bay Area, and to build Teach For America - Bay Area into a strong, self - sustaining organization.

During this briefing, speakers shared information on how performance assessments can inform teaching and learning, advance educational equity, and be used to inform the postsecondary admission, placement, and advisement process in ways that increase access.

With an increasing call to address disparities of outcomes among student groups and to eliminate predictable achievement and success gaps, educational leaders will benefit by using the LEAD Tool to reflect on their practice, assess their skills, and develop their strategies for equity.

The yearlong process involved more than 175 education, government and business leaders from across the state focused on three key topics related to expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina: addressing the impact of childhood trauma on learning; increasing racial equity; and supporting low - performing schools.

At Carney, Sandoe & Associates, we are committed to the importance of increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion — both within our own organization and among the educational communities with whom we partner.

Our programming, resources, and strategies are designed to increase the engagement and effectiveness of our members working at all levels to pursue educational equity.

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

«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.

Identifying successful practices in developmental coursework and bringing them to scale will be essential to increase educational opportunity and equity in the state.

You see educational equity as a zero - sum game, to wit: if charter students get something, district schools lose something; Until districts get every penny you think they deserve, charter students should get no increase.

«The best thing my office can do is increase access to educational opportunities and increase equity,» he said.