EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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IMMIG�TION POLICY CENTER PERSPECTIVES MADE IN AMERICA MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP By James Ho‚ Margaret Stock‚ Eric Ward & Elizabeth Wydra SEPTEMBER 2009 Photo from �ickr.com. By Brian Wilson Photography. MADE IN AMERICA: MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BY JAMES HO‚ MARGARET STOCK‚ ERIC WARD & ELIZABETH WYDRA SEPTEMBER 2009 ABOUT PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION The Immigration Policy Center’s Perspectives are thoughtful narratives written
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Equity and equity based financial assets What is equity? Equity is ownership interest in a corporation in the form of common stock or preferred stock. It is also total assets minus total liabilities; here also called shareholder’s equity or net worth or book value. In real estate: it is the difference between what a property is worth and what the owner owes against that property (i.e. the difference between the house value and the remaining mortgage or loan payments on a house). What is a financial
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(Declaration of Independence‚1776) This quote is symbolic of the expressed opinions and ideology of the founding fathers of America. History‚ especially the history of the American educational system‚ paints a contradictory portrait. Idealistic visions of equity and cultural integration are constantly bantered about; however‚ they are rarely implemented and materialized. All men are indeed created equal‚ but not all men are treated equally. For years‚ educators and society as a whole have performed a great
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PREFACE This assignment throws glimpse on the important aspect of the Equity and trust-‘CONCEPT OF EQUITY’. The law relating to equity is largely built on precedent. The rules have been built upon by previous situations which they have dealt with. Equity" may generally be defined as the correction of a defect or error in the law. This idea is apparently of ancient origin‚ tracing back at least as far as Aristotle‚ who defined equity as an exception to the rule where the lawgiver ’s pronouncement is
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Equity Maxims 1. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands * D&C Builders v Rees – Lord Denning. A small building firm did some work on the house of a couple named Rees. The bill came to £732‚ of which the Rees had already paid £250. When the builders asked for the balance of £482‚ the Rees announced that the work was defective and they were only prepared to pay £300. As the builders were in serious financial difficulties‚ they reluctantly accepted the £300 “ in completion of the
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Page Introduction 3 What is Brand Equity? Role of Brands The Scope of Branding Theoretical Perspectives 4 Brand Equity Models Brand Asset Valuator Brand Resonance Pyramid Building Brand Equity Measuring Brand Equity Managing Brand Equity Conclusion
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A Discourse Theory of Citizenship This article discusses the concept of citizenship and how citizenship as a form of public engagement is crucial to democracy as a whole. The author‚ Robert Asen‚ presents a new view that citizenship is a dynamic mode of public engagement. The first section of the article discusses questions about public beliefs and perspectives. The second section of the article discusses how citizenship is a mode of public engagement. The third section discusses how public
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1.Choose the best answer from the alternatives. (a) A responsibility is a___to do something. (1)liability (2)immunity (3)asset (4)performance (b)Government should not carry out the____to the citizens. (1)maintenance (2)problems (3)distress (4) personality (c) The gathered knowledge from schools will help one to___responsibilities. (1)avoid
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Law and Equity Essay (a) Outline the development of common law and equity. There was no system of law in England and Wales before 1066‚ as it was mainly based on customs which were just rules of behaviour and the other used to be the decisions of judges. The law in England and Wales built over the centuries. There were various methods of creating laws which were called “sources of law”. However‚ in the 18th Century Parliament became more powerful which lead the Acts of Parliament (statues) to
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