Sentences with phrase «schools by race»

Fourth, «The invisible hand of the market was to be the solution primarily through charters and privatizing schools... A growing body of literature shows that charter schools do not perform better than traditional public schools and they segregate schools by race and by socio - economic status.»

We intend to actively fight against resegregation of schools by race and class in North Carolina.

Shanker believed having separate schools by race and class was inherently undemocratic, and he and some other early charter school backers saw charters as a way of breaking down segregation.

In 2014, the Community Legal Aid Society and the American Civil Liberties Union brought a complaint to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights that asserted that the charter schools of Delaware were resegregating the state's schools by race and by disability.

Integrating schools by race must be an important policy goal as well.

When we examine the impact of transfers on sending schools by race, the majority of transfers by African American and Hispanic students improve integration in their former public schools.

A report examining whether students are using the school choice mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act highlights these districts, where it says choice is helping to integrate schools by race and income.

I would want to address the growing segregation of public schools by race and class.

«We must desegregate our schools by race and class and provide every student access to a gifted - quality education.»

Instead of high - stakes tests to define high - poverty schools as failing and to justify their conversion to privately - managed charter schools, we need to desegregate schools by race and class and provide equitable and adequate funding of all public schools.

«The result has been a steadily growing increase in segregation of housing and schools by both race and class since the 1960s in New York.

Most American children are isolated in school by race starting at 4 years old, Penn State University professor Erica Frankenberg found in her study of pre-K published in fall 2016.

Not exact matches

According to a new Washington Post - Schar School poll, 50 % of likely voters support Jones and 47 % support Moore in their race to fill a Senate seat most recently vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Woodman had always harbored a dream of being a racecar driver, and once sales of the digital camera were going well enough, he indulged himself by going to racing school at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma.

A recent report by the Academy of Finland warned that some schools in the country's large cities were becoming more skewed by race and class as affluent, white Finns choose schools with fewer poor, immigrant populations.

The latest contribution to the literature, Race and Bankruptcy, by Ed Morrison (Columbia), Belisa Pang (Columbia), and Antoine Uettwiller (Imperial College Business School), tests an alternative hypothesis that pivots on a selection effect: «Financially distressed African Americans may be more likely to benefit from Chapter 13 than other consumers.»

The preference for a male may be unspoken or obliquely voiced by search committees, especially in liberal Protestant denominations where «it is totally unacceptable to refuse» pastor candidates because of gender, race or ethnicity and it is «frowned upon» to make age or marital status an issue, said the study, published last year as part of the Pulpit & Pew project at Duke Divinity School.

Then there are the dangerous questions that challenge the tradition itself, like why can't women teach men, why can't I teach your children in Sunday school if I'm not straight, what's this head of the household crap, why can't we have marriage equality, why is the church so myopic, and isn't it possible that the whole human race is connected and one and that there is no separation illustrated by the ancient paradigm of heaven and hell.

The drive to penalize private schools that discriminate on the basis of race by denying them tax exemption poses some serious problems of «bleed - through.»

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inschool followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inSchool, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

Government grants, voting districts, school transfers, and much else is determined by the race count.

A certain king of that region, of the school of Nestorian Christians, who was of the race of that great king who was called Prester John of India, attached himself to me the first year of my coming hither and, being converted by me to the truth of the true Catholic faith, took the lesser orders and wearing the sacred vestments served me as I celebrated; so that the other Nestorians accused him of apostasy.

Separating children for the sake of prayer or worship could prove extremely divisive in public schools already divided by race and other factors.

Local school children have been invited to participate in many of the in - store activities like Pinewood Derby Car Racing and coloring contests and departments throughout the store will show their love of potatoes by hosting food sampling stations featuring different Idaho ® potato recipes.

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

Here is a video of Serena finishing the race, which raised money to provide assistance to families affected by violent crimes, as well helping to fund two schools in Kenya.

Conwright began racing with Quarter Midgets when he was 7 and moved to karting a year later by attending the now - defunct Jim Russell Drivers School at Sonoma Raceway.

Sponsored by Chevron and hosted by Special Olympics Northern California as part of its Schools Partnership Program, Bay Area Games will also include a Unified track relay, where students with and without disabilities will race as teammates.

In the race, Sauber thought it might try the old - school trick they used to bring out to score points in the old days by getting Pascal to do almost the entire race on one set of tyres.

The schools they attend are likely to be segregated by race and class and to have less money to spend on instruction than the schools well - off students attend, and their teachers are likely to be less experienced and less well - trained than teachers at other schools.

September 14: Take in a screening of Beyond Measure: Schools at the Heart of Change, a new film by the makers of Race to Nowhere (Natick)

The Waldorf School of Atlanta does not discriminate against candidates for admission or employment on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or disability status as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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As high school students mull which classes to take next fall, many are hoping to get a leg up in the college admissions race by choosing «dual enrollment» courses — university - level academics offered at their schools that earn them actual college credit.

Some of America's leading private and public schools have ditched the AP program because many of the courses were deemed by teachers to be too superficial, racing through a mountain of material in a short span of time.

Special events increased in number with new events being held, including Janus Theatre, a historical United States flag display, the Arlington Heights Art Guild Art Show, and the Arlington Criterium Classic bike race at North School Park; Haunted Halloween and the Melinda the Mermaid series at Lake Arlington; Arlington Eve, sponsored by the Historical Society, and History on Stage at the Museum; and the Soccer Parade, Family Fun Fair, Polar Express Train Ride, Family Swim & Campout, and school holiday day School Park; Haunted Halloween and the Melinda the Mermaid series at Lake Arlington; Arlington Eve, sponsored by the Historical Society, and History on Stage at the Museum; and the Soccer Parade, Family Fun Fair, Polar Express Train Ride, Family Swim & Campout, and school holiday day school holiday day camps.

Later that day, in the school parking lot, another second - grade class mom raced up to me and complained about how her healthy Halloween spread had been hijacked by a barrel of store - bought frosted cookies («I couldn't resist.

She is a leading expert appearing in Race to Nowhere, a documentary film examining the achievement - obsessed culture permeating America's schools, and serves on the advisory board of Challenge Success, an organization that supports schools and families in reversing and preventing the unhealthy tolls assessed by our current educational system.

In an interview with NY1's Erin Billups earlier today, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the charter schools legislation passed by his house in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June 1.

He also referenced the fact that New York is now one of three states placed on a watch list for losing hundreds of millions of Race to the Top dollars by US Education Secretary Arne Duncan because it has «hit a roadblock» on significant policy provisions of qualifying for the aid, including establishment of the peformance evaluation system and creation of a database to track student records across school districts.

Democrats are blasting the TV ad money being spent by a independent expenditure committee backed by charter school advocates in the race for the 37th Senate district in Westchester County.

Another group, New Yorkers For Balanced Albany, which has been backed by charter school supporters, has also spent heavily in the race.

As a school boy, if I was ever intimidated by anti-semitic thugs, I was always immediately rescued by strangers of all colours, races and creeds.

After millions of dollars of spending on his behalf, much of it by the charter school crowd, Carl Marcellino was finally declared the winner of his race by about 1500 votes against a woefully underfunded opponent.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Illinois» 13th.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Texas» 23rd.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd, 2012 focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for New York's 18th.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Minnesota's 8th.