The New Champions of School Integration (The Atlantic) Mention of HGSE's Reimagining Integration program and a recent day - long meeting for strategic planning on
school diversity efforts with former Education Secretary John King.
Not exact matches
The Syracuse City
School District is making similar
efforts to increase
diversity among its teachers.
«Our findings present a need for broadening local food opportunities beyond the privileged, higher - income consumer, through alternative payment plans and strategic
efforts that make fresh foods accessible to a
diversity of people,» said James Farmer, assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies in the IU
School of Public Health - Bloomington.
The findings set the stage for furthering desegregation
efforts — in particular, court - ordered busing of students in an attempt to increase the
diversity of city
schools.
What started as a small town
school's
effort to increase
diversity awareness turned into a community - wide project to remember and honor those who died during the Holocaust that has generated international attention.
But most of these
efforts don't address the fundamental challenge urban
schools face: The
diversity of their student population.
As more and more
schools look to increase income through their own
efforts, we are beginning to see a greater
diversity in fundraising methods, from events such as
school fetes, fashion shows, raffles, competitions and sponsored activities through to applications to the Lottery and grant - making trusts.
That's why professional development for educators is critical, she says, along with
school - based and district - encouraged
efforts to recognize and respond — with creativity and flexibility — to the
diversity of experiences that military - and veteran - connected families bring to
schools.
We asked Domonic Rollins, who leads
diversity and inclusion
efforts at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education, to offer insight and strategies.
First, policymakers and
school administrators should expand
efforts to increase the
diversity of the teaching force.
On balance, however, she tends toward the view that no - excuses
schools will turn out to have stronger impact on kids» life prospects than
efforts at forced
diversity via economic integration.
Other
schools, including Capital City and Summit Prep, maintain
diversity through aggressive recruitment
efforts:
school visits, knocking on doors, distributing flyers.
By coincidence, as the news of the program's discontinuation broke, proponents of
school diversity, including King, were gathering at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for a strategic - planning conference on school - diversity ef
school diversity, including King, were gathering at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education for a strategic - planning conference on school - diversity ef
School of Education for a strategic - planning conference on
school - diversity ef
school -
diversity efforts.
Policies that promote
school integration by race and class took a significant hit last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was killing a small but important federal program to support local
diversity efforts.
The series is hosted by Domonic Rollins, who leads
diversity and inclusion
efforts at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
I'm so sorry that we won't be able to pursue our global education projects...» Another educator and friend wrote to me, «Our
school will be focusing on
diversity, inclusion, and anti-bullying
efforts; at this time it's just too much for us to consider global education.»
Once it has this information for each state, the federal government could both support states in their
efforts to diversify their
schools and also penalize states that do not make progress toward
school diversity.
18 He disparaged African Americans.19 At his rallies, he encouraged violence.20 In short, the nation needs an
effort to bring its citizens closer together, and public
schools are a critical space for teaching and embracing this nation's
diversity.
Among the policies needed in New York, Dr. Orfield said, were citywide
efforts to educate parents about magnet
schools, transportation options to help children get to
schools outside their often - segregated neighborhoods and accountability for
diversity.
The bill would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and create a $ 120 million competitive grant program to support new and existing voluntary
efforts that promote racial and socioeconomic
diversity in
schools.
A large push to integrate Seattle
schools began in 1977 with The Seattle Plan which bussed students to
schools in different neighborhoods in an
effort to create racial
diversity.
In pursuit of advancing educational equity for all students under ESSA, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King has recently called for supporting «innovative, voluntary locally - driven
efforts to promote socioeconomic
diversity in
schools.»
Faced with such
diversity, many
schools are implementing differentiated instruction in an
effort to effectively address all students» learning needs.
In addition to programmatic areas such as membership, operations, and CCSA's annual conference, Daniel focuses on data - inspired
efforts to drive growth and increase the organization performance, and on a new
diversity, equity and inclusion undertaking to increase the number of
school leaders of color in California.
When I was at the Department helping to craft this grant, we took the necessary time and energy to meet with districts who wanted and needed federal support to pursue
diversity strategies in their
schools as part of their
effort to close the achievement gap and uplift ALL students.
These awards recognize magnet
schools that demonstrate commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and
diversity efforts, and consistent delivery of high quality educational services to all stakeholders.
National merit awards are given to magnet
schools that demonstrate a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and
diversity efforts, and strong parent and community involvement.
Donald Trump will likely set back federal
efforts for
school integration, but the 100
school districts promoting economic
diversity mostly created their plans on their own and
school districts can continue to do so in the age of Trump.
Many
school districts still could see some improvement in their teacher
diversity — if they were smarter and more aggressive in their
efforts.
«Inclusion goals and
diversity efforts benefit the educational outcomes and future success of all students, especially underrepresented minorities,» said Francisco Negrón, general counsel, National
School Boards Association.
This manual was written to help guide education stakeholders — including parents, students,
school board members, community activists, administrators, policymakers and attorneys — in their
efforts to promote racial
diversity and avoid racial isolation in suburban
school systems.
Promoting and modeling
diversity and respect that extends to all people in
school communities, including
efforts to align staff
diversity with the
diversity of students.
It is precisely this great
diversity of
effort happening within the charter
school sector that has led the majority of Californians to conclude that charter
schools are a bright spot within our public
school system, and we think that an article that failed to take into account these contributions has done a great disservice.
Examiners cited exceptional strengths in faculty teaching and research, high - quality students, statewide outreach and
school - improvement partnerships, and
diversity efforts in faculty and student recruitment.
Examiners cite exceptional strengths in faculty teaching and research, high - quality students, statewide outreach and
school — improvement partnerships, and
diversity efforts in faculty and student recruitment.
Our member
schools don't have all the answers; rather, we seek members that are reflective about their own strengths and challenges in the areas outlined above and are committed to constant striving to improve their
efforts and outcomes with respect to
diversity and integration.
Teacher
Diversity Efforts in Boston Michelle Healy Boston Public
Schools identifies and offers «letters of reasonable assurance» of future employment to promising black applicants and students about to graduate from a teachers college.
Playworks has partnered with ADL to provide Power of Play workshops to selected
schools participating in ADL's No Place for Hate campaign to promote safe and healthy play along with
diversity and inclusion
efforts.
CEJ has called on the NYC Department of Education to ensure that
school and district staff represent the
diversity of the district's population, provide classes, curricula and resources designated to celebrate that
diversity, cultivate a positive, culturally responsive culture in
schools and champion increased parent engagement
efforts that are culturally responsive and promote collaborative
efforts to help students grow.
Their
diversity in education models, and the areas they serve, shows that the dream of high performing charter
schools in every community is closer to a reality today thanks to their amazing
efforts.»
Inclusion and
diversity needs to be a concerted
effort on all levels, from parent - teacher organizations to admissions within
schools to the drawing and redrawing
school zones.
The
effort is being praised by the city and
school officials for increasing
diversity.
We talk the talk, with BigLaw firms hiring «
diversity coordinators» and law
schools attempting to make
efforts to recruit students of color, but we're failing, and we're failing hard.
By Rosa Sosa - VargasRosa Sosa - Vargas, a 2L at Arizona Summit Law
School in Phoenix, is 15th Circuit Governor and
Diversity Committee Chair of the ABA Law Student Division.The legal profession is constantly improving its efforts to recognize diversity in the different legal communities around the
Diversity Committee Chair of the ABA Law Student Division.The legal profession is constantly improving its
efforts to recognize
diversity in the different legal communities around the
diversity in the different legal communities around the country.
Canadian law
schools have certainly made concerted
efforts over the past decade to ensure that their student population better reflects the ethnic, cultural, and sexual
diversity of the society it will eventually serve.
The Tribunal further held that in order to comply with the Human Right Code, the
School Board had a responsibility to make
efforts to encourage a
diversity of literature and awareness of the policy under which the materials could be distributed.
He is also continuing Apple's
efforts to advance the company's inclusion and
diversity and to invest in
schools where technology can have a tremendous impact, as part of the ConnectED initiative.