Sentences with phrase «on educational equity»

In the 1980s, the role of the centers evolved to include a broader focus on educational equity.

Her evolving research centers on educational equity for bilingual learners and bilingual teacher preparation.

It has been 20 years since I completed my doctoral research on educational equity in public schools.

Members have a clear and compelling long - term vision for the impact they want to have with students and families on educational equity.

As someone who has only just begun considering the impacts of school discipline on educational equity, I found this article to be particularly interesting.

Nicole: I was so encouraged to learn about the long history of Christians working on educational equity issues.

«I think everybody who's focused on at - risk kids believes you have to restructure schools, because it's just not working,» says Cynthia G. Brown, director of the resource center on educational equity at the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Gia leads Envision with a strong commitment to and focus on educational equity for all students, as well as a focus on providing exceptional Deeper Learning opportunities to students.

As a follow - up to Every Student Counts: The State We're In 2016 - 2017, we've developed a new set of data visualization tools that allow users to access local data on educational equity and filter it based on factors including poverty and race.

Eva Moskowitz, founder and chief executive officer at Success Academy Charter Schools; Gerard Robinson, executive director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity; and Hillary Shelton, director at the Washington Bureau and senior vice president of Advocacy and Policy at the NAACP, will debate different viewpoints on educational equity and school choice.

A student fishbowl gives pre-service and in - service educators an opportunity to hear the experiences, ideas, and feedback of current students while giving the students an opportunity to be active in the dialogue on educational equity.

EduColor seeks to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice.

Leading For Equity (LFE) is an intensive two - day institute for teams working on educational equity efforts.

After five decades researching, writing, advocating, and providing leadership development and technical assistance on educational equity with an emphasis on immigrant and English Learner education, language access and rights, Laurie is trying to find her way towards retirement with more time for grandchildren, quilting, singing, hiking in the wilderness and, oh yes, taking on the political challenge of climate change.

NSBA's vision for equity in public education is posted online accompanied by «Equity Matters,» our movie which shines a spotlight on educational equity.

Also, trusted sources on educational equity, such as the Annenberg Institute, have devoted significant effort to understanding and promoting deeper learning ideas.

New York's assessments give us more than just educational data, they open a window into our progress on educational equity.

In addition to my associate professorship at George Mason University, where I helped found and run an undergraduate program and minor in Social Justice and Human Rights, I am the founder of EdChange, a coalition of educators and activists providing professional development on educational equity, creating free resources for fellow educators and activists, and modeling a commitment to moving beyond celebrating the joys of diversity and toward equity literacy in schools and communities.

Many of these mandates — such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and the McKinney - Vento Homeless Assistance Act — focus on educational equity for all students and are rooted in the equal protection clauses of the constitution.

«Cynthia Nixon is a lifelong progressive who has spent years working on educational equity.

«I'm not prepared to say it's a failure,» said Cynthia Brown, the director of the resource center on educational equity at the Council of Chief State School Officers and a key member of a Chapter 1 study commission established by the council.

But the speaker, Cynthia G. Brown, the director of the resource center on educational equity for the Council of Chief State School Officers, highlighted the division in the special - education community over how to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the landmark 1975 federal law.

May 11, 2017 By Alex Baptiste Data Analytics Associate As a follow - up to Every Student Counts: The State We're In 2016 - 2017, we've developed a new set of data visualization tools that allow users to access local data on educational equity and filter it based on factors including poverty and race.

At the same time, observes Lagemann, Diamond will bring his own experience with large qualitative research projects to bear upon the guidance of the doctoral student researchers being trained at HGSE, and he will be an important complement to many of our existing faculty with his research on educational equity.

He holds the endowed Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development with a focus on educational equity, and is a member of the University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

Fall Meeting is a unique experience, different than most educational conferences, in that we spend most of our time in small learning communities, having conversations about the complexity of teaching and learning, with a primary focus on educational equity.

The evening's discussion will focus on educational equity, child welfare, juvenile justice, health care, poverty, and access to technology for California children and youth.

What some may not know about Garcia was that he worked on educational equity and supported charter schools, even served on the board of Green Dot Public Schools.

Sylvia Torres - Guillén is the ACLU of California's Director of Education Equity, leading the ACLU's statewide focus on educational equity and students» rights.

In a 3,000 word interview, he says he will focus on educational equity, and he believes that many aspects of ESSA have the potential to be equity - enhancing.

«One of the reasons we chose these students... is that all of these countries outperform the United States in math,» she said, adding that it's not simply their average scores that have drawn notice, but also the focus on educational equity and opportunity.

«We're excited to extend our focus on educational equity to civic education and are humbled to partner with iCivics to do so.

The Alder Graduate School of Education equips aspiring teachers with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to become excellent teachers focused on educational equity.