Sentences with phrase «inequity in public education»

Its mission is to fight inequities in public education by introducing a diverse group of high achievers into districts with severe teacher shortages.

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 helps to focus attention on ethnicity - related inequity in public education.

In this position, Lowery will lead Ed Trust's P - 12 team by developing and implementing powerful strategies to focus national attention on inequities in public education as well as the actions necessary to close gaps in opportunity and to improve achievement.

The Journey for Justice Alliance is releasing a new report — Failing Brown v Board: A Continuous Struggle Against Inequity in Public Education — on Monday, May 14th in an event at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

During this webinar, participants learned more about the national context of inequity in public education, including the major demographic shifts in public schools — low - income students now comprise a majority of the nation's public classrooms — and the current political debates surrounding educational equity.

Second, I want to raise awareness about the inequities in our public education system, and the unconscionable achievement gap between children from low - income and high - income communities that has developed as a result of these inequities.

«This report suggests that inequity in public education, though widespread, isn't inevitable,» says CRPE Director Robin Lake.

What the union boss does not mention is that the inequities in our public education system are largely the doing of NEA and its state and local affiliates.