With the aim of drawing attention to the lack
of racial diversity through the history of painting, Awol Erizku creates photographs, paintings, sculpture, and video installations that evoke classical artworks whose subjects are replaced with models of color.
Not exact matches
Those, however, who hope for unity
through culture regard this
diversity between cultures as a transitional phase preceding the development
of a world culture which will result from cross-fertilization between national or
racial cultures.
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the
diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and
racial diversity, to maximize th... read more
In all, the movie worked reasonably well
through its 133 - minute runtime with a likable group
of misfits, carefully executed action sequences, and just enough humor to stray not too far from the dirty, harsh world
of 19th century America, giving the post-Civil War a whole new perspective regarding the
racial diversity and its impact.
The team sought to share and understand their own experiences with
racial inequity in education, reflect on the perspectives
of students
of color who experience a lack
of diversity within their teacher community, and research a range
of factors that contribute to the gap, from teacher recruitment
through school climate.
Preliminary hires the district made
through the end
of June 2015, pointed to an upswing, «about 10 to 15 percent more
racial diversity,» says Lloyd, who was counting on a more noticeable bump as the hiring concluded before school started.
Increasing
racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender
diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics
of their identity.20 For example, teachers
of color are often better able to engage students
of color, 21 and students
of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers
of color.22 By holding students
of color to a set
of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism
through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers
of color can increase other educational outcomes for students
of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24
Furthering
Diversity in K - 12 Schools through Student Assignment Date: June 1 Host: Center for Education and Civil Rights — Penn State University Location: Washington, DC (Georgetown Law School) Main contact: Erica Frankenberg,
[email protected] Description: School leaders will work alongside one another, advocates, and researchers on various aspects of designing, implementing, and sustaining student assignment plans that promote racial and socioeconomic d
Diversity in K - 12 Schools
through Student Assignment Date: June 1 Host: Center for Education and Civil Rights — Penn State University Location: Washington, DC (Georgetown Law School) Main contact: Erica Frankenberg,
[email protected] Description: School leaders will work alongside one another, advocates, and researchers on various aspects
of designing, implementing, and sustaining student assignment plans that promote
racial and socioeconomic
diversitydiversity.
Data
through 2013 indicate that up to 70 percent
of new teachers stay
through the five year mark.6 In addition, minority teachers have higher rates
of turnover than white teachers — likely contributing to the lack
of racial diversity within the teaching workforce.7 8
In the post-Conquest period, casta paintings sought to document the varieties
of interracial mixing in the New World in an attempt to classify and frame
racial diversity and hybridity
through a complex casta system.