Sentences with phrase «with racial equity»

Thrive carries out all its work with a racial equity lens, helping to make sure policies, practices and behaviors provide opportunities for all children and families.

The theory of change helps ensure the state Early Learning Plan is implemented with a racial equity lens, so that every child and family benefits.

From February 20th through April 25, 2014, the PAC reached out to hear from SFUSD families about their experiences with racial equity to learn what is working, name the challenges school communities face and identify solutions to improve outcomes in this regard.

Childhood trauma and its impact on learning, along with racial equity and chronically low - performing schools, were three key areas identified as barriers to providing every child in North Carolina the opportunity to reach their full potential through equal and meaningful public education.

Not exact matches

While Jimmy Kimmel generally won the day for his willingness to elevate the issues of gender and racial equity, it was Frances McDormand who deserves the award for bringing a human resources toolkit to the podium with her.

Her backstory of growing up in an African - American family of 10 children in inner - city Detroit is remarkably aligned with the foundation's mission of helping kids and families succeed in some of the poorest corners of the U.S. Among other things, under Tabron's leadership at Kellogg, the foundation has doubled down on its prescient — and bold — racial equity work.

Specifically, with respect to racial equity — which is what Encompass focuses on — it's important for organizations to recognize that advocates of color face unique pressures in our movement in part because there are so few of us and because the people we work with often don't understand the nuances of the challenges we face.

In September 2016, the NCAA asked its members to sign a non-binding pledge «to specifically commit to establishing initiatives for achieving ethnic and racial diversity, gender equity and inclusion with a focus and emphasis on hiring practices in intercollegiate athletics to reflect the diversity of our membership and our nation.»

As apart of this rich annual event, BMBFA is excited to partner with Henry Ford Health System to launch Mommy - Friendly Detroit ™ — a celebration of black motherhood that helps Detroit to become a place where systems, policies and practices align to achieve racial and health equity on behalf of all women, with an emphasis on Detroit's most vulnerable women, their babies, families and communities.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley had a chance to meet with long - time Civil Rights leader Andrew Young to discuss his views on racism, racial equity and poverty.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley had a chance to meet with Young at The Mansion on Delaware in Buffalo to discuss his views on racism, racial equity and poverty.

Everywhere that we look in Buffalo there is progress: there are cranes and construction stretched the breadth of the city's business district; the Bills and the Sabres are secured in the hands of a family committed to OneBuffalo and Mayor Byron W. Brown, Jr. has courageously determined that now is the time to deal with the «elephant in the room», having appointed the Racial Equity Round Table.

Although the analysis does not consider equity and environmental justice issues, compact housing with specific income or racial demographics could raise such concerns.

Streisand evoked the protest hashtag #TimesUp, but it was Oprah Winfrey, accepting a career award with a barnburner of a speech, who brought together the gender, racial and equity concerns of all the hashtags of rage, which also include #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite.

They include Parents as Agents of Change, Getting Serious About Excellence with Equity, Family Engagement as a Shared Responsibility in a Digital Learning Environment, Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity, How Can Evaluation Address Racial Equality?

White children are much more likely than otherwise similar racial and ethnic minority children to receive special education services in the U.S. Ensuring equity in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) means making sure all children with disabilities are able to access the services to which they have a civil right.

The right way to ensure equity in IDEA is to make sure that children with disabilities who are racial or ethnic minorities are able to access these services just as much as those who are white.

The agreement requires it to hire a consultant to examine the practices that led to the racial disparity and to come up with a plan to increase equity.

She currently serves as a teacher on special assignment with the St. Louis Park School District as a Racial Equity and Instructional Coach.

CABE is a statewide association with members and chapters throughout California along with partnerships with other state and national advocacy organizations who work to promote equity and student achievement for students with diverse cultural, racial, and linguistic backgrounds.

The decline in equity, with African American students falling behind students from other racial / ethnic groups, is particularly disturbing and has raised questions about the policies around school closings and openings, which disproportionately affected African American students.

[provided as PDF and linked here] We invite you to join us on this journey to Build a Community of Trust through Racial Awareness with the hopes that this experience will lead you and your participants to a greater understanding of race, a deeper need for advocacy, and eventually to a passionate drive to take action to improve school experiences to provide equity and excellence for each and every student.

As a new father, Jonas is excited to spend more time with his family and pursue new opportunities tied to his deep passion for racial equity and social justice policy and activism.

In Los Angeles, educators advocated for ways to implement the 2013 School Climate Bill of Rights, with the goal of reducing racial discipline disparities across LAUSD in The Equity Movement.

Improving teacher preparation and education with an eye toward cultural responsiveness and racial equity

As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.

The district has engaged in multilayered racial equity development work with Pacific Educational Group to create the educational climate and culture for systemic equity transformation.

The national group, Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.»

The publications of the Initiative on Diversity, Equity, and Learning (IDEAL) provide policy makers, educators, the media, and the public with research and analysis related to equity and racial diversity with the goal of advancing opportunities and school success for all stuEquity, and Learning (IDEAL) provide policy makers, educators, the media, and the public with research and analysis related to equity and racial diversity with the goal of advancing opportunities and school success for all stuequity and racial diversity with the goal of advancing opportunities and school success for all students.

Based on Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity - Building Framework for Family — School Partnerships, a publication of the American Institutes for Research's Southwest Educational Development Laboratory in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, this session will help you to build and enhance the capacity of school staff and teachers use equity to engage all families, regardless of their racial or ethnic identity, educational background, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status.

Sharing these concepts and approaches with our partners, Saint Paul Public Schools, has created a level of trust and understanding around racial equity we didn't have before.»

A number of schools started the work of going deep on the racial equity journey, self - reflecting and changing their practices with their teams.

For Jan Parks of Kansas City's Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, the problem with CEE - Trust's plan is that it's essentially irreversible, and turnover among school operators will lead to chaotic churning of student populations.

Through the use of equity - based protocols and culturally relevant practices, participants will explore issues in their teaching practice with support from a racial affinity - based professional learning community.

Through the use of equity - based protocols and culturally relevant practices, participants will explore issues in their teaching practice with support from a racial affinity based professional learning community.

In order to do so, however, we must push for educators to see the necessity of their own personal growth - coupled with explicit conversations that bring about further awareness of identity and racial equity.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

With North Carolina's increasingly diverse student population, intentionally and systemically promoting racial equity will be essential if the state hopes to dismantle historical racial and structural inequities to better serve its most vulnerable students.

Mary E. Dilworth «s career is centered on teacher quality and preparation, with a keen focus on racial / ethnic and linguistic diversity and equity issues.

For most educators, summer is filled with reflecting on the previous year, engaging in professional development opportunities, and preparing for the next school year; and this year in particular has thrown into relief the importance of teachers doing this work through the lens of racial equity.

This season's programs will include storytelling at the Pulitzer by We Stories, a St. Louis - based organization dedicated to promoting inclusive children's literature and providing families with resources and opportunities for advancing racial equity.

Yoram Bauman, the architect of I - 732, has partnered with CCL, while dismissing critics» racial - equity concerns as a «political weapon» for expanding government.

In addition to the introduction of its Equity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profeEquity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profeEquity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profeEquity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profeequity - seeking groups to enter the legal profession.

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Michelle is also on the faculty of BUILD's Equity Leader's Action Network working with leaders from across the country acting on specific racial inequities in state early childhood systems — in early learning, health, mental health, nutrition, and family support — and especially at the intersection of these systems.

I work primarily on advancing racial equity in early learning and partnering with the state's 10 Early Learning Regional Coalitions to implement the Community Momentum strategy.

The regions are key players with the implementation and ultimate success of the Early Learning Plan, and in implementing the Racial Equity Theory of Change (RETOC).

The regions are key players with the implementation and ultimate success of the Early Learning Plan, and in implementing the Racial Equity Theory of Change.

About a month ago, I talked at the Neighborhood House annual meeting about our strong relationship with the agency and the important link between its programs and Thrive's efforts to build strong statewide home visiting programs and advance racial equity in early learning.

Operationalize the state's racial equity theory of change to assure that decisions are being made about the state's early childhood system through a racial equity lens and strengthen linkages with the state's tribal leaders and communities.