Sentences with word «inequity»

«Allowing individual states to design their own benchmarks for the program could result in inequities in many school districts, including Chicago,» said Jack Costello, director of food services for Chicago Public Schools.

But they would complement them, as reducers of inequities of knowledge, class, wealth and income, and also as general enablers of economic progress over the long term.

With this budget, the Gonski review has been emphatically rejected by the government - not just its recommended funding model, but also its careful analysis of educational inequity in Australia.

Understanding the Math of Funding Inequity In this analysis, we compare funding proposals and how well they address components of an equitable funding system.

The Leadership Conference Education Fund poll found «an overwhelming sense of racial inequity in school funding,» with lack of funding for students of color seen as the biggest cause of racial disparities in education by both African American and Latino parents and families.

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.

Leading Indigenous health researchers have called on the Federal Government to accept the Uluru Statement from the Heart «in its entirety» as a crucial step in efforts to address health inequities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Kansas Legislature approved a plan on Friday to pour more money into public schools to address funding inequities between districts and keep the state Supreme Court from closing schools.

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.

Policymakers have been trying to address economic inequities through proposals such as wage increases, but based on the trend Owens found, they may have another option.

The conversation needs to start with acknowledging that gender inequities exist in the arts from the ground up.»

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.

Read about our latest research on inequities inherent in teacher pension plans, presented at the annual Association of Education Finance and Policy.

And even if a district were to raise new revenues, that would likely exacerbate existing inequities in school funding.

Some suggested that, with districts presumably having to negotiate scores of contracts with school personnel, it would exacerbate pay inequities between rich and poor counties and spur more employment complaints or lawsuits.

To that end, the overarching objective of a teacher - support program should be to enable teachers to use their energy and skills to interrupt educational inequities within their own classrooms and schools.

Tackling such deep structural inequities as segregation and resource allocation is likely necessary to really address school discipline disparities — lest we face yet another instance of educators being asked to throw local solutions at systemic problems.

I believe she will provide leadership and integrity that will move the City Council toward eliminating inequities in funding allocations.

And just this year, the New York City Independent Budget Office (no friend of charters) used a different analysis, but found an even greater inequity facing the city's existing charter schools: the lack of funding for facilities.

The Race for Results report was the impetus for much of Voices» work in addressing systemic racial inequities through policy advocacy since its release and led to the creation of our own Index of Race & Opportunity for this year's Kids Count commentary.

Glenn Matejka, superintendent of the Hutchinson district and spokesman for the Association of Stable and Growing School Districts, said the group believes the current system's heavy reliance on property taxes creates inequities among districts.

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

Democrats in Sacramento nonetheless want to throw millions of dollars at this fake problem by exempting veteran teachers from state income tax while ignoring the real systemic inequities in education.

The first is the passing of artist Elaine Sturtevant, an artist who sublimated a critique of gendered inequity among artist peers into works that appropriated and re-created works deemed significant to the canon of contemporary art.

We need to use that approach to resolve other barriers to child well - being, such as the racial inequity across many indicators, particularly economic well - being.»

They learn from reliable research that ability grouping is a major contributor to such inequity because the low ability students get few opportunities to learn the skills of mathematical problem solving and they internalize the modest expectations their teachers have of them.

The settlement, aimed at addressing inequities at low - performing schools, will provide a huge boost in resources to 37 schools that have long struggled with high teacher turnover, student drop - out rates and low student achievement.

California is on a trajectory that, if left unchecked, could result in increased teacher shortages and greater inequities among students in different communities.

In this article, the authors examine the question of whether high - stakes tests will mitigate or exacerbate inequities between racial and ethnic minority students and White students, and between female and male stu - dents.

In their commentary on two papers in the Lancet's Series on Canada, authors Greenwood, de Leeuw and Lindsay draw attention to the persistent health inequities experienced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, despite Canada's commitment to addressing health equity both domestically, through its universal healthcare system, and internationally.

Where is the moratorium on the inherent inequities created by criteria - based public schools and magnet programs that cream from the top (as charter are routinely accused of)?

«Governor Cuomo's school cuts significantly increase educational inequity based on race and poverty, just like his tax cuts for the rich will increase income inequality,» said AQE Executive Director Billy Easton.

«[W] e have gross inequities across the system... Will Governor Cuomo continue to punt on fully funding all of New York's public schools while children still don't have adequate resources?

Sisters in Crime, also known as SinC, was born thirty years ago when a small group of female mystery writers saw inequities between how men and women crime writers were treated in the mystery writing community and wanted to do something about it.

Why did such glaring inequities exist in Chicago, in America?

In the years since people first began talking about the achievement gap, Ferguson has widened his scope of inquiry, developing a broad vision for correcting inequities that centers less on the differences between groups and more on raising the bar for all students.

Huge Spending Gaps Between School Districts, Report Finds Vast inequities still exist in education funding across the nation, contributing to an academic achievement gap that separates the students at well - funded schools from those who attend campuses with fewer resources, according to a report released Tuesday.

High stake testing just highlights inequity in schools, as a result of unfair advantages and distribution of resources.

They say it could pay for legal services, help house the homeless and fund better education and end inequities in public schools

As Loveless explains, «critics argue that tracking creates or reinforces social inequities because black, Hispanic, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students are historically underrepresented in accelerated tracks.»

There are still many inequities facing charter schools in Connecticut — including a sizable difference in per - pupil funding — but common - sense collaborations like these can help close that gap and give more children access to quality public schools.

How are schools and individual educators challenging inequity and rethinking assumptions about poverty, race, and gender?