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[19] With the Race to the Top grant program, "Many advocates of multicultural education quickly found attention to diversity and equity being replaced by attention to standards and student test scores". [5] Multicultural education focuses on an "intercultural model that advances a climate of inclusion where individual and group differences are ...
Equity is a term sometimes confused with equality. [2] Equity and inclusion policy provide a framework for educators and academic administrators that guides training and delivery of instruction and programming. [3] School boards use equity and inclusion principles to promote the use of resources that reflect the diversity of students and their ...
(The Center Square) — Louisiana implemented new educational choice scholarships, accountability systems, and programs during 2024. The Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise scholarship ...
Camp Kupugani is a multicultural summer camp for young women and young men, in girls-only and blended sessions, with an emphasis on teaching them to recognize and eliminate stereotypes. "Kupugani" is a Zulu concept that means "To raise oneself up" [ 1 ] It is located near Adeline, Illinois , and is the only private, residential summer camp ...
The International School of Louisiana (ISL) educates students in K-8 across three campuses located in Dixon (K-2nd), Uptown (3-8th), and the Westbank (K-5th). ISL employs over 200 staff members from 33 countries and fluent in 23 different languages who educate approximately 1200 students (43% African American, 29% White, 25% Latin American ...
Louisiana law (Act 433) empowers parents to choose between the program offered by their local school system and the program offered by LSD. Parents can apply directly to LSD at any time during the school year. State Department of Education (SDE) referral: The local school system can refer a deaf/hard-of-hearing student to LSD through the SDE.
Culturally relevant teaching is instruction that takes into account students' cultural differences. Making education culturally relevant is thought to improve academic achievement, [1] but understandings of the construct have developed over time [2] Key characteristics and principles define the term, and research has allowed for the development and sharing of guidelines and associated teaching ...
Recovery School District (RSD) is a special statewide school district administered by the Louisiana Department of Education.Created by legislation passed in 2003, the RSD is designed to take underperforming schools and transform and make them effective in educating children.