Sentences with phrase «more equal access»

Logic would dictate that it should be painless to pass laws that grant children more equal access to each parent following a divorce»
He recommends three strategies: devoting more resources to the early grades; providing extended time in school (provided that it's used effectively); and doing more to reduce socioeconomic segregation in school assignment and thus provide more equal access to high - quality teachers, stimulating curriculum and instruction, and adequate school resources.
Committed to providing fairer and more equal access to education, the university is now recruiting students residing in the East Midlands for the programme, who will be able to get scholarship support by the university ad local charitable trust, who have contributed # 2 million towards the cost of the course.
Those advances were fueled by more equal access to universities and high - skilled professions, the study finds.

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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he would heed President Obama's call to preserve net neutrality — that is, treat broadband internet service providers as utilities (subject to more rigorous regulation than previously) to maintain equal access for all to the internet.
The idea is that if every internet business has the same level of access to the internet itself, it allows for a more equal playing field and enhanced competition.
Last week U.S. President Barack Obama said Internet service providers should be regulated more like public utilities to make sure they grant equal access to all content providers.
So, clearly a company that has a genuine commitment to: equal opportunities, access to all, and promoting from within will generate more career advancement opportunities and be an environment that more effectively retains top talent.
But the phrase «the measure of» is redundant, given the term «maximize,» so that we max» restate the principle more concisely: Maximize the general conditions of emancipation to which there is equal access.
Australia does not want more access than anybody else, «we just want to compete with other countries on an equal footing», says Meat and Livestock Australia boss, Richard Norton.
So much for madated legislation, that didn't work and now MORE restrictions: equal access to water, limit potato products and get rid of choc / straw milk.
Provoke an environment where staff becomes more inventive, are able to make critical decisions, and have equal access to general information, equal involvement in the process as this type of move would result in the best cooperation and productivity among staff at all levels of administration.
As he learns more about Uber's decision to undermine a taxi worker protest against the Muslim ban, we hope Gov. Cuomo will join New Yorkers in condemning Uber's behavior as well,» said Dustin Jones of United for Equal Access New York in a statement released by a consortium of taxi companies opposed to the ride hailing expansion.
The results, Thompson points out, would likely differ in less - developed countries where children don't have equal access to education; academic achievement in these places is shaped more by opportunities than genetics.
It feels like a dark tide is turning, an old guard is fading, and we ALL have more opportunities than ever before to access information, take control of our destinies, feel equal to anyone, discover anything we seek, and pursue any dream we can imagine.
First, just as the states refused to make good on the «equal» part of «separate but equal» after Plessy, for more than 40 years states have failed to provide equal access to the funding needed to achieve excellent schools for all children, largely because of a lack of federal accountability for equitable school funding.
When we consider education, does this mean that we will eventually live in a world where learning feels more like play and everyone has access to equal education?
While intra / inter-district transfer programs and magnet schools present more choices to families, it is important to consider the following key features adopted from a recent research brief by Kara S. Finnigan and Jennifer Jellison Holme to ensure equal access and equity of participation.
For more than five decades, Congress has consistently recognized and acted on the need to promote fair and equal access to public schools for: children of color; children living in poverty; children with disabilities; homeless, foster and migrant children; children in detention; children still learning English; Native children; and girls as well as boys.
While we work toward a more just system that gives all children equal access to an excellent education, we simultaneously seek a more just sector that enables all women who strive for positions at the top to reach their full potential.
Using state resources to offset disparities in property tax bases may meet a legal definition of equal access under state constitutions, but the LaFortune et al. findings raise questions about this strategy for promoting more equal outcomes.
Today's op - ed by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and Stand for Children President Jonah Edelman is a disservice to millions of parents and children across the nation who want nothing more than equal access to a quality education.
While A + Denver did not have access to the polling or focus group data, the «more money equals better outcomes» message was worrisome because so few we talked to were motivated by this message.
Success is founded on equity, but equity involves more than simply ensuring students have equal access to education; equity also entails a focus on outcomes and results.
«Equal access to quality education is the biggest civil rights battle going on, and it's more important than the suffragette movement or integration or abolition, and the movement will look to parents to lead the way.»
More than 23 cities have signed District - Charter Collaboration Compacts — formal agreements between school districts and charter schools that aim to share resources and responsibility and build trust and collegiality to ensure equal access to high - quality schools for all students.
While we work towards a more just system that gives all children equal access to an excellent education, we simultaneously seek a more just sector that enables all women and people of color to reach their full potential.
The study, conducted by CALDER director and University of Washington professor Dan Goldhaber, synthesizes two separate research topics: the influence of teacher quality on student achievement, and the inequities in access Read more about Disadvantaged Kids Need Equal Access to Great Teachers -LSaccess Read more about Disadvantaged Kids Need Equal Access to Great Teachers -LSAccess to Great Teachers -LSB-...]
On March 28th, 2016 the first - ever Educator Equity Lab was held at Jackson State University in Mississippi, where more than one hundred education stakeholders made commitments to ensuring equal access to excellent teachers for the state's students of color and students from low income backgrounds.
If racialized gaps emerge that expose differential treatment, immediate interventions should be instituted to make the numbers more equitable and give all student equal opportunity of access.
More than half.That should mean that we could improve the problem by at least half by providing equal access to summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged students — and yet the creation of effective summer learning programs for lower - income students has not been a significant focus of literacy efforts in the U.S. Let's look at some of the latest facts on summer learning loss:
By tapping into a wider network of donors, schools can raise more funding for classroom resources, giving rural and low - income communities equal access.
As sales channels evolve and digital sales (as opposed to sales of physical books via online channels) become more robust, a publisher will still have the upper hand over individual authors for the same reasons, because direct access to distribution doesn't mean equal (or profitable) access, and the long tail favors scale.
One can only hope that as the Western influence continues to infiltrate, the level of education that the people of Afghanistan have access to, can help to move things toward a more equal society.
Pros: Android tablets are more versatile than the iPad, and typically cheaper.However, not all Android tablets are created equal, for instance the Kindle Fire is an Android tablet, but the changes Amazon has made to the OS bar access to the Google Play store.
As technology advances and more books move from hard - copy print to electronic formats, people with print disabilities have for the first time in history the opportunity to enjoy access to books on an equal basis with those who can read print.
Nokia E6 - 00 running with new updated Symbian Anna OS which features more than 50 enhancements, running on a 680 MHz ARM processor, sporting a 2.46 - inch VGA display that equals 326ppi with 640 x 480 pixels, equipped with a 4 - row QWERTY keyboard, 8 megapixels camera with dual - LED flash and digital zoom, 720p HD movie capturing, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB on - board storage with with an 8 GB memory card tossed in the box, micro-SD card slot support for memory expansion up to 32 GB, Nokia OVI Store access, Nokia Maps, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11 b / g / n Wi - Fi, micro-USB 2.0, USB on - the - go, TV Out, Adobe Flash 10.1, powered by 1500mAh battery, and more.
The more important question is how much profit is too much and when do lender profits undermine our societal goal of promoting equal access to education.
If you want to access the cash accumulation — and, more importantly, don't want life insurance anymore — you can surrender your insurance policy and receive money equal to the cash surrender value.
Our 3 specific target markets are important and integral to our overall goals of equal access and more efficient capital markets.
Although technically the constitution allows equal access to credit for both foreigners and Costa Ricans, it is significantly more difficult for foreigners to qualify.
Like other Abstract Expressionist painters, Rothko worked in large scale, which the artist claimed to increase the intimacy between his work and the viewer, as if larger equals closer, a perspective that grants the viewer greater access to the piece, making it more expressive and perhaps even more vulnerable.
U of O has, probably more so than other Ontario law schools, a social justice / access to justice bent and I have been critical of the CBA's recent Reaching Equal Justice Report mostly because it is unrealistic and provides little hope for change.
Ms Jodhan sought a declaration under section 18.1 of the Federal Courts Act that the standards implemented by the federal government for providing visually impaired Canadians with access to government information and services on the Internet, and the way in which those standards are implemented, denied her equal access to government information and services, and thereby violated her rights under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms... [more]
In September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost - coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read More
As counsel for the National Federation of the Blind for more than two decades, Dan has spearheaded a national effort to ensure that blind individuals have access to technology, including websites, ATMs and voting machines, and is now focusing his efforts on ensuring equal access to digital information, especially instructional materials used in education.»
The pursuit of equal access to justice is manifold, and Summit organizers, presenters, and many participants are active in... [more]
You can see that with all other UN member states Canada committed to promote the rule of law at the national and international levels (a fairly general target — not too hard to achieve) and to ensure equal access to justice for all (much more concrete and challenging).
The EJC is a diverse group of more than 180 organizations and individuals committed to ensuring that poor people throughout Massachusetts have equal access to legal representation and to the courts.
Providing equal access to appropriate civil legal assistance can help private funders achieve their objectives to: reduce the impact of domestic violence, increase access to employment, prevent homelessness, expand health care coverage and much more.
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