Sentences with phrase «inequities by»

Youth Together's Kids Count campaign met with the education advisor to California Governor Brown and the state board of education executive director about school funding inequities by race — a key factor linked to low - income students of color being pushed out of schools.

It includes plans to address the inequities by promoting teaching as a profession in high school clubs and vocational programs, while calling for better college teacher education programs to help prepare educators for low - income and high - minority schools.

State and district school finance systems perpetuate and compound these inequities by providing less money to students with the greatest need.

The research pointed at Australia's decentralised education system and said increasing the clarity of policies and finding within it needs attention, and added that the country's high education performance can be complemented with further focus on reducing inequities by tackling system - level policies hindering equity in education.

Further, districts often compound these inequities by distributing a smaller share of unrestricted funds to the same schools that are shortchanged in salary dollars.What we don't yet know about school funding inequalities is whether and how these discrepancies have changed in recent years.

It doesn't imply that any particular CEO isn't worth the money, and it doesn't imply that any particular board is obligated to do the impossible, namely to «fix» the big problem of social inequity by paying its own CEO less.

See, many of us have spent years believing that we combat gender inequity by raising awareness and calling it out, we combat human trafficking by raising awareness and calling it out, we combat corruption by raising awareness and calling it out, and we combat racism by not breathing a word.

Since its founding in 1990, TFA — a nonprofit organization aimed at reducing education inequity by placing young graduates into low - income communities in the U.S. to teach for at least two years — has had its fair share of criticism in the media and education field, mostly for not providing proper training and turning people off from education careers.

School choice programs seek to address this inequity by providing low - income students with access to educational options that best meet their individual needs, giving them the best chance to succeed in life.

Legislators and reformers have addressed this inequity by focusing on standards rather than on requirements.

Will mask inequity by eliminating the one consistent measure of teacher quality across districts

Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, leadership development organization working to end the injustice of educational inequity by inspiring and supporting a diverse set of leaders with classroom experience to engage civically and politically in their communities.

Leadership for Educational Equity is a nonprofit, nonpartisan leadership development organization working to end the injustice of educational inequity by inspiring and supporting a diverse set of leaders with classroom experience to engage civically and politically.

Not exact matches

One was an essay written by actor Jennifer Lawrence, about the inequities suffered by female actors when it comes to salary negotiations, and another was an exclusive interview with senator and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton.

While some startups, such as Taskrabbit, have attempted to address some of the inequity invovled in being a contract worker, for example by setting a wage floor of $ 11.20 an hour — higher than the proposed national minimum wage of $ 10.10 — and providing some discounts for health care and transportation, contractors clearly need a lot more.

Rather, the current inequity in mortgage premiums should be seen as evidence of how Ottawa has retarded competition in the mortgage insurance business by allowing itself to be the biggest player.

By not entering these lucrative fields, women are «setting themselves up for a lifetime of inequity before they even crack open a text book,» argues Berger.

Perhaps aware of the inequities presented by an ever - increasing surplus at CMHC, the Department of Finance has begun a review of the industry.

Therefore, whether current households suffer from inter-generational inequity depends on whether one believes that the average size of houses is a free individual choice or, at least to some extent, is being imposed by the construction industry and society more generally.

But the optimism around supposedly objective algorithms has been challenged in recent years by evidence that some automated systems amplify bias because they're trained on data reflecting historical inequities.

A final consideration is that the imbalances and inequities which are a characteristic of the global economy can not be corrected by unilateral actions but requires a concerted effort.

The discussion explored how women are challenged by pay inequity, the perception of being too ambitious and by company policies and culture that leave many women who are mothers averse to taking risks.

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Business as a force for good, capitalism as the roots of inequity in our society stemming from slavery, the wealth gap and intentionally helping underserved communities.

This movement has meant a turning toward political stasis and a certain ruthless acceptance of social inequities as eternally ordained by the Deity.

Segregation sustains racial stereotypes, facilitates identification by race, preserves traditional arbitrary racial taboos, and aids the suppression of those who would challenge the inequities of the existing system.

As in race relations, though, apartheid systems usually involve systemic inequities and loss of opportunities for many people, In short, the complementarians believe that God is defined by and constrained by what was written in the bible.

Problems like these, the CENTURY concluded, would not be solved «by standing pat on the traditions under which the present absurd inequities have grown up» (August 27, 1930).

Population resettlement is one way of compensation for the plundering of the resources of poor peoples by colonization and by the MNCs and for inequities in international trade.

No Christian writer of the New Testament, so far as our records reveal, ever faced the responsibility of applying high moral principles to preserving the institutions of society, administering governments, handling international relationships, prosecuting social reforms, or even mitigating by public measures the inequities of an economic system.1

Finally the assembly agreed on a number of guidelines for a new information order, including: the elimination of the imbalances and inequities brought on by media monopolies; a «better balanced dissemination of information and ideas»; freedom of the press and of information; and respect for each people's cultural identity and its right to inform the world about its «interests, aspirations and social and cultural values.

One hopes that they will serve as well to make us — religious and nonreligious people alike — increasingly aware of the inequities and oppression created and perpetuated for nations of the «underdeveloped» Third World by the «overdeveloped» nations East and West.

She was also committed to resolve the inequity coconut farmers were paid for their raw coconut products by paying them well above market average.

It has been a matter of great concern among public health activists who work on child health and nutrition that the issue of malnutrition was being converted into a marketing opportunity to be addressed through products that big corporations could sell as the answer, instead of being seen as a basic lack of access to food caused by structural inequities in food distribution.

Overall, there's nothing easy about being a parent, and it's made more difficult by the inequity between what certain parents are expected to do and how they're perceived.

We did not find any evidence that the Baby Friendly intervention was associated with inequity of benefit by maternal characteristics as suggested elsewhere.35 Our findings suggest that implementation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative in isolation is unlikely to be effective in extending the duration of breastfeeding.

World Prematurity Day is a crucial moment to reflect and commit to action to help address these inequities and to prevent unnecessary deaths and health problems caused by preterm birth.

«We must support these well - founded wishes by targeting the underlying social and economic inequity and structural barriers that prevent women from achieving institutional birth.»

Our villages can support women by helping them integrate mothering with employment, increasing access to human milk, improving media support, and reducing inequities in care.

From 7 am to 11 pm, six days in a row, I was surrounded by people speaking different languages, talking about the big picture, and having open and honest conversations about inequities based on race and gender identity / expression.

Their mission is to reduce racial inequities in breastfeeding support for African Americans by building foundational networks of support and strengthening systems to overcome historical, societal and social barriers to breastfeeding success.

The inequity experienced by pregnant women living in rural and remote locations forced to travel long distances to access maternity care, is raised as a failure of government to provide essential services to these communities [31 — 33] placing lives at risk.

Back in the winter of 2014, when de Blasio was pushing for a major expansion of pre-kindergarten and after - school programs, he absorbed months of jabs from Cuomo — who at one point tried to outflank de Blasio on the left by saying the mayor's proposal could create «more inequity and inequality.»

By assuming over half of the chargeback burden, we are shining a light on the inequities contained in the system and softening the impact on county taxpayers,» Poloncarz said.

A lower reimbursement rate for some providers would lead to chaos and inequity in the early childhood system by cutting funds from community based organizations that provide care and education for New York's children.

In a twist he once posted the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17: «The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.»

By assuming over half of the chargeback burden, we are shining a light on the inequities contained in the system and softening the impact on county taxpayers,» says Poloncarz.

Asked about the traditionally poor turnout of voters in the heavily - minority Fillmore District, Mascia says voters are turned off by nothing being done and says he will run a get - out - the vote campaign for his issues on race, class and economic inequities.

The motion, which took party leaders by surprise, said there was a risk that the new schools would increase «social divisiveness and inequity in a system that is already unfair».

Occupy protesters briefly disrupted a state budget hearing at the State Capitol Monday, saying they were angered by inequities in the tax system.

By shining a light on school - level funding inequities before the school year begins, the final budget can serve as an important new protection for students of color, low - income students, and other historically under - served groups of students across the state.