Sentences with phrase «on equity for students»

The state says it's «the next step in a series of major shifts in California K - 12 schools, changes that have raised the bar for student learning, transformed testing and placed the focus on equity for all students.»

These commitments included being open - minded and practicing transparent communication, working as collaborative teams, focusing on equity for all students and their individual needs, asking thoughtful questions when clarification is needed, facilitating a student - centered environment and working respectfully with students, staff, families and visitors to the school.

«Reach focuses on equity for ALL students.

The rubric, with 24 components of teacher practice, is also overlaid with the Pittsburgh district's core values, which include an emphasis on equity for students.

Jen Walmer, state director of DFER Colorado, added, «The Republicans» focus on the charter school model, coupled with the Democrats» focus on equity for students ultimately moved the legislation.»

Not exact matches

Telstra's administrative headquarters on Stirling Street has been sold and the new owner, a private equity player from China, plans to redevelop it into a 500 - bed student accommodation facility, the second such proposal for the area.

They find that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have higher balances, on average, for mortgages, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), student loans and credit cards compared to the national average.

«The Regents and I are focused on providing greater equity for students throughout the entire education system,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

«The court order in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit was founded on the principle that all schools need adequate funding levels in order to provide every student a «sound basic education.»

At 9 a.m., Assemblywoman Deborah Glick participates in panel on «Women's Pay Equity: Getting Even» at the New School's Center for New York City Affairs, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, I - 202, 55 W. 13th St., Manhattan.

Emphasizing opportunity for students and equity among schools, Richard Carranza on Tuesday addressed hundreds of New York City teachers in Manhattan, his first on - the - job remarks since starting as the city's new schools chancellor.

JEF, based in the Washington, DC, area, has been working on leveling the playing field for minority students in science, mathematics, and technology since before equity initiatives started emerging.

They define equity, disadvantage and student needs along socioeconomic lines; allocate resources to schools at least partially on the basis of students» backgrounds; and design programs and interventions specifically for low socioeconomic and Indigenous students.

What are the adjustments that teachers can make on an everyday basis to increase equity, access, rigor, and engagement for all students?

By using a four - step teacher decision - making framework and implementing structured classroom routines rooted in research on cognition and motivation, you will increase equity, access, rigor, and engagement for all students.

At the root of Martiniello's research is a quest for fairness and equity by questioning the validity of standardized math tests, given their significant implications on students» lives.

Although I still have a lot to learn, thanks to the encouragement and support from my cohort members, professors, and TFs I'm on the path to realizing my vision of equity for all students.

A winner of an ALTC award for outstanding contribution to student learning in 2008, and recipient of the ATEA Early Career Researcher Award in the same year, her research and teaching interests focus on access and equity, language and literacy and educational policy implementation.

Our lab actively advocates for honest, data - driven conversations about the failings of the current education delivery system, the impact of poverty on student learning, and the necessity for designing and building new systems that guarantee that our twin educational goals of equity and excellence are achieved for each and every child.

New data released in the 2016 Brown Center Report on American Education shed light on tracking, who it applies to, and its implications for student achievement and equity in American schools.

Video of Dear #edtech: Thoughts on Digital Equity Justin Reich is a fifth - year doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the project manager for the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities project.

Since 2010, the civil rights office has issued detailed directives on eliminating racial disparities in school discipline; the allocation of school resources among racial groups; schools» responsibility for preventing bullying; the use of race - based assignments to achieve diversity; achieving gender equity in intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, and support for pregnant and parenting students.

To do this, create a simple «equity tracker» with students» names on the left side and a column for each day of the week.

Create a simple «equity tracker» with students» names on the left side and a column for each day of the week.

Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.

In my in - depth interview with the OECD Director for Education and Skills, Andreas Schleicher, on the newly published PISA 2015 results, there are many fascinating findings: Just four provinces in China now provide 13 % of the world's top - performing students; Singapore, Canada, Estonia, Japan and Finland have combined excellence and equity over a number of PISA tests, and interestingly these countries have a steadfast commitment to outstanding teaching and to supporting schools and students that are struggling.

Micro-schools do not typically focus on basic literacy and numeracy, which does not bode well for democratizing access, as both scaling and equity require accepting students with a broad range of experiences and incoming abilities.

The focus on equity is greater now because school populations are becoming more diverse and school systems are struggling to cater for the wider range of student backgrounds and learning needs.

The CRDC collects information from schools on a variety of measures such as student access to courses, staff and resources and school climate measures that impact education equity and opportunity for students.

Dr. Burris is the coauthor of Detracking for Excellence and Equity; Opening the Common Core: How to Bring ALL Students to College and Career Readiness (2012, Corwin Press); and On the Same Track: How Schools Can Join the 21st Century Struggle against Resegregation.

One of the team's stated goals — part of the Mayor and Chancellor's larger Equity and Excellence for All agenda — is for every student to have an individual college and career plan as well as resources to support the plan on the path to high school graduation and beyond.4 The team offers a series of resources and tools that help support student CCR pathways.

This can be valuable, especially in the wake of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement, which is supposed to be focusing resources on low - income students.

Because New York State law is different, the group's legal argument here will probably rest on students» right to a «sound basic education» — a standard established in 2001 by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

It is in this vein that we submit these comments, which are not intended to reflect the entirety of our concerns with the proposed regulations, but rather to illustrate where they impede progress toward ESSA's overall goal: to provide states with maximum flexibility while ensuring a focus on improving performance, equity and access, and improvement for all students.

But this welcome new emphasis on the early grades may not yield the hoped - for improvements in equity and overall achievement if, while correcting for an earlier neglect, we persist in ignoring the content taught in students» formative years.

The report is one of a series of reports on accountability LPI has released this year to help states as they develop systems to advance equity and improve outcomes for all students.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) supports urban school boards and fosters effective leadership for excellence and equity in public education, with a specific focus on underrepresented students.

Throughout, Samantha said she's turned to Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) for strategic advice on how to foster positive relationships with her students» parents and the larger community as well as organize residents to discuss shifts in school enrollment.

I built on her conception of Equity Literacy to include the skills and consciousness with which teachers ought to be equipped in order to create equitable learning environments for students and families in poverty.

The tension between advocates for equity and defenders of flexibility was reflected in comments on proposed options for meeting the funding law's key requirement — that districts provide additional programs and services for high - needs students in proportion to the additional revenue that the funding law allocates for them.

For instance, members of the Equity Coalition have published joint statements on discipline and to the Trump Administration and 115th Congress regarding critical issues impacting students with disabilities in charter schools.

In turn, the PPSF gives dollars to schools based on a formula that accounts for several factors: PTA funds, local school foundation funds, previous equity grants, federal Title I funds, and student demographics.

«NEA will continue to work with Congress on a comprehensive bill that works for students and reflects the important federal role of ensuring equity while working with states and local school districts to support the public education system,» said Van Roekel.

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

A report on student activism for education equity stated, «Whatever the risks, there is no shortage of reasons for teachers and others to support young peoples» education advocacy work.»

After the plans became available for public review, organizations like Bellwether Education Partners, the Collaborative for Student Success, Alliance for Education, National Council on Teacher Quality and the Brookings Institution reviewed the submissions to understand their overall strengths and weaknesses, and to determine whether elements like educator equity and benchmarks for federal accountability were present.

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The Achieve3000 platform is powered by built - in blended learning, actionable data, and proven efficacy, ensuring equity of access to core instruction while accelerating student learning, improving performance on high - stakes assessments, and preparing all students for college and career success.

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program and the Council of Chief State School Officers released a set of recommendations for state education chiefs on improving equity for students under ESSA.