Sentences with phrase «of equitable education opportunities»

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The implementation of the Free SHS policy, President Akufo - Addo, added would mean that Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, will be within Ghana's reach by the target date of 2030.

In May 2015, Chiefs of State and Ministries of Education of the UN countries, as well representatives of global civil society organizations, universities, entrepreneurs and media will meet in the city of Incheon, South Korea, to discuss and firm a commitment with the realization of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal of the post 2015 Agenda: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life - long learning opportunitiesEducation of the UN countries, as well representatives of global civil society organizations, universities, entrepreneurs and media will meet in the city of Incheon, South Korea, to discuss and firm a commitment with the realization of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal of the post 2015 Agenda: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life - long learning opportunitieseducation and promote life - long learning opportunities for all.

Quality education for new learners: How technology can help ensure relevant and equitable learning opportunities for all young people, bearing in mind that the population of people under 18 in Africa is expected to increase by two - thirds before 2050.

In school education, an «equitable» system could be defined as one in which all students are treated equally — for example, a system in which all students are given the same opportunities, exposed to the same school curriculum, taught by teachers with equivalent expertise, held to the same learning expectations and provided with equivalent levels of resourcing and support.

The survey didn't specify whether or not these computers also had Internet access, another crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to providing children with equitable and affordable digital education opportunities.

The California Department of Education's (CDE) definition of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) provides a basis for understanding how California educators can work together to ensure equitable access and opportunity for all students to achieve the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

It inaugurated big - time federal aid to K - 12 education, initially in the name of equitable opportunity, now more targeted on academic achievement and gap - closing.

Rotherham believes dramatic improvements in America's education system are integral to ensuring equality of opportunity and building a more equitable and just society.

«Every student in California deserves an equal and equitable educational opportunity,» said Sylvia Torres - Guillén, ACLU of California's director of education equity.

His professional strengths include benchmarking, data collection & analyses, early assessment / diagnosis / intervention, closing the gap through equitable opportunities in education for disadvantaged populations, content area reading comprehension processes, and elements of literature frameworks.

promote the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of high quality bilingual education programs for students of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds as a means to ensure equitable and enriched educational opportunities for all students;

Every single child deserves equitable opportunities for a high - quality education, regardless of zip code, race, or first language.

If the goal of the Trump administration is to expand economic opportunity for everyone, it should start by encouraging a more equitable education system.

The purpose of Title I is to «provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high - quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.»

«We must recommit ourselves to the vision that all students have the right to equitable opportunities to learn at high levels,» said Helen Mountjoy of Daviess County, a former education cabinet secretary and chair of the State Board of Education as well as a current Prichard Committeeducation cabinet secretary and chair of the State Board of Education as well as a current Prichard CommitteEducation as well as a current Prichard Committee member.

«We have a real opportunity to shape Minnesota's new accountability plan in a way that aligns with our goal of providing all students with an equitable, high - quality education,» said Minnesota State Education Commissioner Brenda Caeducation,» said Minnesota State Education Commissioner Brenda CaEducation Commissioner Brenda Cassellius.

«In its founding, ESEA was a powerful and important action by the federal government to promote greater economic and social opportunity for all Americans through a more equitable education system,» said Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Educators 4 Excellence Evan Stone.

«These grants help create equitable access to opportunities to earn college credit while in high school,» said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, in a statement.

The Florida Education Association gathered 17 top teachers and together they came up with an evaluation system that would provide more meaningful, productive evaluations that teachers could use to improve, would provide ongoing support and opportunities for teacher promotion, and would even allow for a fair, equitable system of merit pay.

This society - wide phenomenon shows that our education establishment allows traditional public schools to «get students they want» in ways that have prevented literally millions of families from having more equitable opportunity for generations.

«All students, including those with disabilities, should have the supports and equitable educational opportunities they need to be successful in school,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «It's our duty as parents and educators to ensure that children who show up at school to learn get the maximum out of their educational experience.

As states are submitting their plans to the department for review and approval, it is critical that these plans meet the letter and intent of the law and, as is its purpose, that they «provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high - quality education, and close educational achievement gaps.»

«The purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a fair, equitable, and significant opportunity to receive a high - quality education that prepares them for postsecondary education or the workforce, without the need for postsecondary remediation, and to close educational achievement gaps.»

During that time, I have had the opportunity to reflect on the many rich conversations we've had at Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) working sessions about how to build a more equitable education system, as well as the challenges of doing so.

Since 2015, the National Education Policy Center Schools of Opportunity project has identified and celebrated public high schools that have resisted the test - focused craze of the No Child Left Behind era and — rather than buckling under the pressure to focus solely on student outcomes — have made it a priority also to create strong and equitable opportunities for all students to learn.

Unlike the arbitrary, budget driven efforts of the past and present, an Education Adequacy Cost Study would provide hard, real - world data on student needs and what resources are necessary to meet our state constitutional responsibility to deliver an adequate and equitable educational opportunity for every K - 12 public school student in our state.

Unlike the arbitrary, budget - driven efforts of the past and present, an education adequacy cost study would provide hard, real - world data on student needs and what resources are necessary to meet our state constitutional responsibility to deliver an adequate and equitable educational opportunity for every K - 12 public school student in our state.

Here's the start of my new column at NJ Spotlight Last month, New Jersey's new acting Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet described the state's sixth year in a row of increased high school graduation rates — now 90.5 percent — as «exciting,» because it «demonstrates we are on a path toward closing our achievement gaps and achieving excellent and equitable educational opportunities for our children.»

Fostered through a demonstration project funded by The James Irvine Foundation, Linked Learning is part of a vanguard of programs designed to attain these dual goals by integrating rigorous, college - preparatory academics with career - technical education and exposure to work - based learning experiences in high school career pathways that afford both equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all students.

The author highlights numerous obstacles to achieving an equitable education system for all students: poverty, inadequate social supports, limited early childhood opportunities, re-segregation; unequal access to quality and certified teachers; low - quality curricula; differential placements in advanced and college preparatory classes, tracking of students, and dysfunctional teaching and learning environments.

Opportunity 180 launched in 2015 to transform the lives and futures of Clark County students by providing them with equitable access to the best possible public education.

By investigating the interactions between school choice and special education in New Orleans» RSD and OPSB public schools, the challenges presented by the availability of special education - specific information, nuanced recruitment and marketing methods, the application process, and various post-enrollment «push - out» practices become apparent and demonstrate the shortcomings of the public school system in New Orleans in ensuring that special education students receive equitable opportunities in the school choice process.

Quite rightly, the education system concerns itself with aspiring to ensure that all children get an equitable opportunity and that irrespective of their background they should have the chance to achieve and indeed attain at the same specified level as any other child.

Whether it be advocating for state funding for deaf and blind students, expanding career and technical education opportunities for these students, or working to expand teacher preparation programs and licensure programs for educators who teach in the deaf and blind communities, Matthews has maintained her commitment to ensuring an equitable education for all of Kentucky's children.

Education: Giving Indigenous people the same equitable education opportunities and outcomes as mainstream Australia, seeking improved numeracy and literacy, create supportive environments with relevant curriculum of accurate Aboriginal history, developed YRC policy and education statements, accessible primary and secondary education and increased numbers of Indigenous Education: Giving Indigenous people the same equitable education opportunities and outcomes as mainstream Australia, seeking improved numeracy and literacy, create supportive environments with relevant curriculum of accurate Aboriginal history, developed YRC policy and education statements, accessible primary and secondary education and increased numbers of Indigenous education opportunities and outcomes as mainstream Australia, seeking improved numeracy and literacy, create supportive environments with relevant curriculum of accurate Aboriginal history, developed YRC policy and education statements, accessible primary and secondary education and increased numbers of Indigenous education statements, accessible primary and secondary education and increased numbers of Indigenous education and increased numbers of Indigenous teachers.

In making an equitable apportionment of marital property, the family court must give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to all of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage along with the ages of the parties at the time of the marriage and at the time of the divorce; (2) marital misconduct or fault of either or both parties, if the misconduct affects or has affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage; (3) the value of the marital property and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, depreciation, or appreciation in value of the marital property, including the contribution of the spouse as homemaker; (4) the income of each spouse, the earning potential of each spouse, and the opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets; (5) the health, both physical and emotional, of each spouse; (6) either spouse's need for additional training or education in order to achieve that spouse's income potential; (7) the non marital property of each spouse; (8) the existence or nonexistence of vested retirement benefits for each or either spouse; (9) whether separate maintenance or alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home as part of equitable distribution or the right to live therein for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any children; (11) the tax consequences to each or either party as a result of equitable apportionment; (12) the existence and extent of any prior support obligations; (13) liens and any other encumbrances upon the marital property and any other existing debts; (14) child custody arrangements and obligations at the time of the entry of the order; and (15) such other relevant factors as the trial court shall expressly enumerate in its order.