Sentences with phrase «on equity of opportunity»

Her focus at the Ministry of Education is on equity of opportunity for all students.

Since the era of high - stakes accountability initiated in the early 1980s has not, in fact, closed the achievement gap, can you commit to ending accountability - based education reform, including a significant reduction in high - stakes testing, and then detail reform based on equity of opportunities for all students?

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Conversely, the low spend on sales and marketing could be a sign of an untapped opportunity for a private equity fund.

Some of the young finalists attracted to this year's competition passed on lucrative opportunities so they could freely invest copious sweat equity into their pilot projects.

The perception of opportunity in the absence of resources helps explain much of what differentiates entrepreneurial leadership from that of corporate administrators: the emphasis on team rather than hierarchy, fast decisions rather than deliberation, and equity rather than cash compensation.

And as part of the agreement, Robinson and Nelson will have an opportunity to provide input based on their personal experience to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as part of the company's long - term diversity and equity efforts.

Still, after accounting for the possibilities of some specific equities experiencing a disproportionate share of mini flash crashes, and variations in trading activity creating more opportunities for mini flash crashes to occur, the evidence continues to suggest that an abnormal level of instability could have been detected in the U.S. equity market during the test window on October 15, 2014.

How you communicate the benefits of participating in your equity programs can make the difference between employees opting in or passing on the opportunity.

Why leave money in equities, and risk another year of lost opportunity, when fixed income securities seem to be on the road to higher (and less risky) returns?

With home values on the rise, many jumbo loan holders are using a refinance as an opportunity to tap into some of the equity they've built.

After working briefly at Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm that owned an equity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunequity firm that owned an equity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunequity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunEquity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunities.

I think that will be a key point for equity markets going into 2017, and while we remain constructive on the US market, we believe there's also an opportunity to pass the baton from the US equity market in terms of global market leadership.

If an investor has any money on the sidelines, or are still in the accumulation phase of life, there's a great opportunity after a stock market correction to invest in equities while stocks are on sale, Westerman said.

At the same time, we think the market's decline is creating an attractive opportunity to rebalance to the mix of equity and fixed income appropriate for your situation, including (where appropriate) capitalizing on the pullback.

Amjad Ahmad, Senior Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at NBK Capital commented, «We will continue to focus on middle market private equity investments where we believe there are significant opportunities to drive value and returns.

I have fortunately gotten offers to work at a startup and in several different contexts similar to my previous position — and these are things I would potentially enjoy, yes, but to waste the potential equity that «personal brand», dirty as it may sound, creates for me (or anyone else) to leverage into client work that pays well and speaking gigs that open up other opportunities — would be a true «lighting on fire» of that which I had done to build that before quitting.

In a rate environment we think of as normal (interest rates slightly higher than inflation), we believe these companies can earn 10 % on equity and if they don't have organic growth opportunities, can return all of it to shareholders.

That's giving real estate investors a new opportunity to «cash out» the equity on their rental properties to accomplish a number of goals:

Shareholder resolutions have seen rising support on key issues ranging from governance practices to climate change to pay equity, and the recent expansion of proxy access provides long - term investors with an opportunity to shape the board itself.

We were one of the first private equity firms to focus exclusively on technology, and with over 175 years of collective experience in the sector, we see opportunities where others see obstacles.

Increased availability and popularity of vehicles that allow for cheap, convenient, well - diversified market exposure increases the pool of money inclined to bid on equities as an asset class — not only during the good times, but also when buying opportunities arise.

Beginning on January 22, investors will learn about an opportunity to become part of EV history when Dubuc tests the waters with a funding campaign on the StartEngine equity crowdfunding platform.

Following one of the worst periods for value on record, and with the style still trading at significant valuation discounts even after a nascent rally, we believe there is cause for cautious optimism, and that «value unbound» describes the most compelling opportunity in equity markets today.

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.

There is significant opportunity in improving protein quality on - premise in terms of increasing traffic, brand equity, purchase intent and willingness to pay more per item, as well as reversing restaurant avoidance due to negative protein quality perceptions

Under Title IX, to achieve gender parity between men's and women's sports, universities and colleges have to meet one of three different requirements: 1) equity in participation opportunities for both men and women; 2) scholarships offered proportionally based on the number of male and female athletes; and 3) comparable overall treatment of women's and men's sports (including but not limited to quality and maintenance of locker rooms and facilities, equipment and supplies, access to practice fields, publicity of teams and events, the quality of coaching, academic tutoring, traveling budgets, etc.).

I would like to see a new front opened up in the gender debate — a strong coalition of men and women who understand that expanding opportunities for men in the home and for women in the workplace are inextricably linked, and who advocate both with equal urgency, on behalf of both men and women — and who therefore argue robustly for the «next steps» in the path towards gender equality: equity in the leave entitlements for men and women.

Everything is focused on the public space, from the prism of a republican, that strikes a bell for equity and equal - opportunity citizenship.

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.

Cuomo's campaign spokesperson, Abbey Fashouer, counters that he «has made education equity a central focus of his tenure, investing a record $ 27 billion with a focus on our neediest schools, while demanding accountability measures so that the door to opportunity is open for every child — regardless of income, zip code or ethnicity.

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.

«We will not stop working until the bright light of opportunity shines on all New Yorkers,» Cuomo said, emphasizing also the need for economic equity in the educational system, racial and economic justice in the judicial system and voter empowerment in the electoral system.

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.

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...

Such a goal often derails policies from focusing on strengthening equity and learning opportunities of all children instead of following the race - to - the - top mentality.

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».

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.

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.

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.

Oakland Promise was launched in a landscape that was already engaging in innovative collective impact efforts, particularly ones focused on providing equity of opportunity for all children.

As the national organization representing public school superintendents, we have long focused on the importance of equity as a driver of and goal for educational opportunity and achievement.

The event is behind held in conjunction with The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS), an organization that works on behalf of «educational justice and equity in access to school resources and opportunities.»

Some solutions include ever - increasing support of equity, investment in collaborative leadership development, continue to strengthen our work with schools and workforce systems, and focusing on communities where opportunity gaps are the greatest.

Ms. Acevedo - Garcia is also Project Director for diversitydata.org, an indicator project on racial / ethnic equity in U.S. metropolitan areas, as well as for diversitydatakids.org, which strives to be a comprehensive database of indicators on child wellbeing and opportunity by race / ethnicity across multiple sectors (e.g., education, health, neighborhoods) and geographies.

With a heavy emphasis on equity and access for students and families in our most vulnerable school communities, the annual summer institute will support leaders at the school and district level to embrace the complexities, challenges, and opportunities of their positions.

An assistant professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, Dr. Jimenez - Castellanos has published extensively in the area of K - 12 education finance, policy and parent engagement and its impact on opportunity, equity and outcomes in low - income ethnically and linguistically diverse communities.

The 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision around public school desegregation provides an opportunity to reflect on equity among students, especially in light of LCFF.

The interview - style series spotlighted education policy leaders from across the country who each shared their thoughts on the opportunities they see for advancing educational equity through the implementation of states» Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans.

The initiative includes two private sector partners: Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit focused on broadening educational and economic opportunity; and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Language and Equity (SCALE), an affiliate of Stanford University that provides consulting services on the design and implementation of performance - based assessments.