Sentences with phrase «promote equitable school»

Since his election to the House, Representative Zemke has fought for legislation to promote equitable school funding, effective educational services, and safe, high quality school environments conducive to providing an outstanding education for all Michigan students.

Not exact matches

A significant minority of the free schools are opting to use these methods of allocating places despite concerns that they do not promote fair, equitable access for all children.

In addition to providing a more equitable and improved educational experience, which will (as panelist Meira Levinson pointed out) serve the civic mission of schools in and of itself, there are specifics in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agenda.

The investigation will also look at collaborating with diverse partners to help identify and develop outcomes for equitable and diverse schools; surveying existing work in the field, current research, and policies tied to promoting desegregated and integrated schools; and cultivating a physical and virtual community to reimagine the outcomes and processes for diverse and equitable schools.

The Foundation is a trusted voice promoting school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K — 12 education in America.

The organization now focuses on «prejudice reduction, intergroup relations, and promoting equitable experiences in our nation's schools,» Costello says.

This is different than Title I's comparability requirement, which aims to promote equitable spending across schools.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Uses knowledge and understanding of the different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and languages in the school community to promote effective interactions among colleagues, families, and the larger community; b) Models and teaches effective communication and collaboration skills with families and other stakeholders focused on attaining equitable achievement for students of all backgrounds and circumstances; c) Facilitates colleagues» self - examination of their own understandings of community culture and diversity and how they can develop culturally responsive strategies to enrich the educational experiences of students and achieve high levels of learning for all students; d) Develops a shared understanding among colleagues of the diverse educational needs of families and the community; and e) Collaborates with families, communities, and colleagues to develop comprehensive strategies to address the diverse educational needs of families and the community.

One school board will be selected for its excellence in establishing and executing policies, practices and strategies that promote and enhance equitable conditions, increased access to quality instruction and improving academic outcomes and career readiness for African American students.

When schools commit to promoting students» social - emotional learning, they become positioned to engage all education stakeholders and create a safe, equitable, and engaging school climate, so each student acquires and enhances the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need for interpersonal and life success.

This report provides a broad overview of state efforts, as of the 2011 - 12 school year, to monitor equitable access to qualified and effective teachers among schools; develop and adopt multiple measures of teacher performance to rate teachers among at least three performance levels; and implement targeted strategies for promoting equitable access to qualified and effective teachers.

Building capacity within districts and schools to adopt effective practices that promote collaborative, democratic and equitable learning for students and educators

Location: Middle Tennessee / Nashville Priority: Appropriate and Equitable Resources and Supports Topic: Teacher and student voice on reducing discipline disparities Summary: The funding for the Oasis Center, MNPS, and PASSAGE builds on the previous grant cycle of work that focused on educating current MNPS teachers on cultural competency, and implicit bias in order to promote the equitable treatment of students in MNPS schools.

Located in the Portola / Vis Valley communities of San Francisco, Phillip & Sala Burton Academic High School (Burton) promotes a nurturing, equitable school culture committed to high - level academic achievement for all stuSchool (Burton) promotes a nurturing, equitable school culture committed to high - level academic achievement for all stuschool culture committed to high - level academic achievement for all students.

First established as the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation in 1996, the Foundation promotes school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K — 12 education in America.

Promoting Equity — Support equitable funding so that children in both rural and urban schools are fully supported and are able to meet expectations of the state's performance standards.

Use Title II funds to promote teacher leadership through hybrid teaching positions and incentivize an equitable distribution of effective teachers by rewarding high - performing teachers to teach in hard - to - staff subjects or schools.

Whereas, the Hawkins / Jones platform of a Green New Deal calls for equitable funding for all of our schools, reduced class sizes across the state, support for programs that promote desegregation in our schools, an end to zero - tolerance discipline policies driving the school - to - prison pipeline, and allowing schools to develop methods of assessment organic to the learning process, and

Education Northwest researchers and evaluators will share their findings at seven sessions addressing achievement gaps among Pacific region students, leadership to promote equitable outcomes, out - of - school time learning, and implementation of new programs.

The centers provide technical assistance and training to public school districts and other responsible governmental agencies that promote equitable education opportunities

Like other forms of student government, student court promotes student voice by engaging students as responsible, equitable partners in affecting and shaping schools.

CORE District leaders have created an accountability system that aligns with a broader set of improvement efforts.Going forward, the CORE Districts will continue to grapple with how best to drive school - level implementation of social emotional learning practices and the respective continuous improvement structures that promote equitable access to deeper learning.

Our member organizations come together, united around the goal of better educating the almost 1.4 million English Learners by improving California's schools and promoting equitable educational policy.

We recognize our role in developing equitable schools and have partnered with Overcoming Racism, an organization committed to helping schools and organizations disrupt oppressive practices and promote equity.

First established in 1996, the Foundation is a trusted voice promoting school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K — 12 education in America.

Provide leadership and vision for Oregon's public schools and districts by enacting equitable policies and promoting educational practices that lead directly to the educational and life success of every student.

To promote educational excellence for all students through equitable accountability, certification, and licensure requirements for charter schools, as well as improved research about the performance of charter school students as compared to traditional public school students.

While this is not surprising, given previous research that has revealed similar trends, it is noteworthy given the fact that the interdistrict magnet schools are designed to promote academic performance for students of color and provide equitable opportunities to students of all races and ethnicities.

This panel will discuss how profiling, although at times unintentionally, can have an impact on students in high poverty schools as well as highlight practices and programs that promote equitable learning opportunities.

Plan and organize to promote our vision of an equitable and just education system, for unions that fight for and with our communities, and help build a national grassroots strategy to defend public schools.»

With a strong emphasis on violence prevention and mental health promotion, the whole of school program introduces adolescents to the knowledge, practical skills and attitudes that promote healthy, equitable and respectful relationships.

When schools commit to promoting SEL, they're positioned to engage education stakeholders and to create a safe, equitable, engaging school climate.

The mission of APBS is to enhance the quality of life of people, across the life - span, by promoting evidence - based and effective positive behavior support to realize socially valid and equitable outcomes for people, families, schools, agencies, and communities.

We build a public + private ecosystem that includes research - driven regional economic development plans, capacity - building to eliminate structural racism and bias in schools and housing, and legislative advocacy to promote equitable access to schools and housing.