Sentences with phrase «on equity in education»

To learn more on additional viewpoints from educators on equity in education, download the full Teacher & Principal School Report: www.scholastic.com/teacherprincipalreport.

Apple has focused much of his work on equity in education and said he supports Common Core as an improvement over No Child Left Behind, the George W. Bush - era education standards initiative that he calls a formula for failure, but criticizes its rushed development with limited input from educators and haphazard implementation.

The focus of the day was to engage in a conversation with Scholastic regarding a national survey on equity in education, and each teacher recorded a video about his or her role in education.

The Education Trust, which focuses on equity in education and recently selected former education secretary John King as its president and CEO, was among those who called for a veto.

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Sullivan seems to be everywhere in this red - hot area, whether it's backing work on gender equity in education or a push to nurture women entrepreneurs in Africa.

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters)- Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), Australia's top buyout firm, is in exclusive talks about a possible acquisition of New Zealand's largest training provider for university education for about NZ$ 530 million ($ 340 million), a source told Reuters on Thursday.

So if you need a way to finance your child's college education or your own retirement, using the equity in your house to get a home equity loan could be a better alternative in the long run to taking on more credit card debt.

These factors include historical reliance on national banking institutions for investment guidance, a public company venture capital markets in Canada being down 75 % from its peak in 2011 causing risk capital investment fatigue and a need for education, success stories and media attention on equity crowdfunding.

Senator Kennedy on the Gender Equity in Education Act, New Republic, October 4, 1993.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

Chaudhry notes that no action is taken on gender equity in sports unless someone speaks up; the Department of Education is not out actively looking for violations.

«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.»

James held a rally at City Hall on Sunday to call on the State to fully fund city schools in line with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and to criticize Gov. Cuomo's education reform policies.

The governor this week sought to turn the education equity argument back on de Blasio, suggesting that any bill that doesn't approve pre-K for all kids in the state won't pass.

Instead, she will lead an effort between the American Federation of Teachers and the state AFL - CIO focused on issues such as wage equity, education opportunities and women in leadership roles.

«In his report on the financing of Higher Education (HE), Lord Browne has made several recommendations that, if implemented by the government, would put at risk the key principles in Higher Education — widening participation, fair access and financial equity — that must remain at the heart of Liberal Democrat policIn his report on the financing of Higher Education (HE), Lord Browne has made several recommendations that, if implemented by the government, would put at risk the key principles in Higher Education — widening participation, fair access and financial equity — that must remain at the heart of Liberal Democrat policin Higher Education — widening participation, fair access and financial equity — that must remain at the heart of Liberal Democrat policy.

In a move widely seen as dismissive of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education initiatives, Miner and de Blasio on Monday called upon state officials to revise school aid based on the Citizens for Fiscal Equity court decision, which held that New York City schools were inadequately funded.

«That's why I've decided to join the Independent Democratic Conference, where I can best affect progressive change on issues like affordable housing, higher education, school funding equity, homelessness reforms, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, affordable healthcare, senior citizen protections and so much more,» Peralta said in the statement.

In «The Long Haul,» Patricia Graham, former dean of Harvard's education school, sees the problem as rooted more in society than in its schools and calls for as much emphasis on equity as on excellencIn «The Long Haul,» Patricia Graham, former dean of Harvard's education school, sees the problem as rooted more in society than in its schools and calls for as much emphasis on equity as on excellencin society than in its schools and calls for as much emphasis on equity as on excellencin its schools and calls for as much emphasis on equity as on excellence.

And yet, based on the McLoone, Education Week «s report card states, «New York does fairly well in its grade for resource equity.»

He has also served on numerous education boards and commissions, including the U.S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission and the board of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washingeducation boards and commissions, including the U.S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission and the board of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in WashingEducation's Equity and Excellence Commission and the board of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

Washington — Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, who is noted for his advocacy of conservative causes on Capitol Hill, has surprised his critics and supporters alike by announcing that he will moderate his stance on two key pieces of legislation that deal with sex equity in education.

Melnick's op - ed is based on a new article in Education Next, «Civil Wrongs: Federal Equity Initiative Promotes Paperwork, Not Equality.»

By contrast, dyads offer us a form of Constructivist Listening, adapted by the National Equity Project from the National Coalition for Equity in Education, which rests on a few assumptions:

In Michigan, where legislative action on school reform has been put on hold until questions of funding equity have been settled, voters will face two ballot referenda — each with a different sales - tax equation — that could add new funds to the education coffers.

To that end, our keynote address, presented by Caroline Hill, who leads school creation and transformation at CityBridge Education and is founder of the DC Equity Lab, and Michelle Molitor, founder and CEO of Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redEquity Lab, and Michelle Molitor, founder and CEO of Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redEquity in Education (FREE), focused on how we might reframe the conversation about personalized learning to bring equity to the forefront of school and classroom redequity to the forefront of school and classroom redesign.

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in eEducation (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in eEducation, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in educationeducation.

Simultaneously we must capitalize on the resources at HGSE to embark on an endless pursuit of best practices and strong practitioners with whom we can foster equity in public education and begin to chip away at the opportunity debt that still plagues our nation.

This year's conference, entitled «Educational Equity and Opportunity in Latin America,» will be held on April 15 and bring together members of the education community across Latin America to engage in conversation around such issues as...

The research pointed at Australia's decentralised education system and said increasing the clarity of policies and finding within it needs attention, and added that the country's high education performance can be complemented with further focus on reducing inequities by tackling system - level policies hindering equity in education.

But then again, Reddick is hard to forget considering that while at HGSE, he wrote two books with Professor Charles Willie, Legacies of Brown: Multiracial Equity in American Education and The Black College Mystique, and also appeared — and won — on game shows like Jeopardy and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

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 fededucation community over how to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the landmark 1975 fedEducation Act, the landmark 1975 federal law.

Though the distinction between equity and adequacy would become more significant in later years, in 1993 few education observers would dispute CFE's list of the education crimes perpetrated on New York City's schoolchildren or the incoherency of the system that delivered them.

As the recent decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York shows, even state constitutional guarantees of «a sound basic education» may mean no more than a «minimally adequate» education that enables a person only to hold some job, and to not «be a charge on the public fisc.»

The proposals would also eliminate education - related programs that the Reagan Administration has unsuccessfully sought to kill in recent years, including impact - aid «B» payments to districts where parents live or work on federal land — saving $ 100 million — and the Women's Educational Equity and Follow Through...

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.

The OECD also stated that the focus of continuing reforms should be on «developing high - quality teaching profession, making leadership a key driver of education reform, ensuring equity in learning opportunities and student well - being, and moving towards a new assessment, evaluation and accountability that aligns with the new 21st - century curriculum».

At the Ed School's Alumni of Color Conference last spring, focused on equity and activism in education, Kirsten Olson, Ed.M.»

Michael McAfee, president of PolicyLink, has led the effort to make President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S. Please join the Education Redesign Lab (ERL) and cities participating in ERL's By All Means initiative for McAfee's keynote speech on May 18, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» will focus on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

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 strugglinIn 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 strugglinin - 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 strugglinin 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.

He is a longtime champion of greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, and has written extensively on those principles while promoting programs embracing them.

At the Askwith Debates on Thursday, March 29, guests will share their different perspectives on the equity of charter schools and discuss how the charter school system impacts the overall education system in the United States.

As an experienced leader in education, Nathan actively mentors teachers and principals, and consults nationally and internationally on issues of educational reform, leadership and teaching with a commitment to equity, and the critical role of arts and creativity in schools.

We have alumni who work in public policy organizations, serve on local school boards, practice education law, and fight for equity in school finance or, as physicians in low - income communities, provide quality health care for children.

The World Declaration on Education for All, adopted in Jomtien, Thailand (1990) and the Dakar Framework for Action (2000) set out an overall vision: universalizing access to education for all children, youth and adults, and promotinEducation for All, adopted in Jomtien, Thailand (1990) and the Dakar Framework for Action (2000) set out an overall vision: universalizing access to education for all children, youth and adults, and promotineducation for all children, youth and adults, and promoting equity.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

«In the Urban Scholars Program, I got to connect with people who are passionate about equity in education and reflect together on our experiences in and out of the classroom.&raquIn the Urban Scholars Program, I got to connect with people who are passionate about equity in education and reflect together on our experiences in and out of the classroom.&raquin education and reflect together on our experiences in and out of the classroom.&raquin and out of the classroom.»

Access, adequacy, and equity in education technology: Results of a survey of America's teachers and support professionals on technology in public schools and classrooms.

On the heels of the release of the Equity and Excellence Commission's report, For Each and Every Child: A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence, and in the wake of last month's State of the Union Address, the Hoover Institution is releasing a series of videos on issues currently facing US educatioOn the heels of the release of the Equity and Excellence Commission's report, For Each and Every Child: A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence, and in the wake of last month's State of the Union Address, the Hoover Institution is releasing a series of videos on issues currently facing US eEducation Equity and Excellence, and in the wake of last month's State of the Union Address, the Hoover Institution is releasing a series of videos on issues currently facing US educatioon issues currently facing US educationeducation.