Sentences with phrase «about disadvantaged children»

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While the conversation lately has been about how many socioeconomically disadvantaged women are having children outside of marriage as well as the rise in choice motherhood, don't be surprised if we start talking instead about how more young couples are finding that it's a much better deal — and a heck of a lot easier — to find someone who'll be a good person to co-parent with than it is finding a soul mate.

And yet neuroscientists, psychologists, and other researchers have begun to focus on a new and different set of causes for the problems of children who grow up in adversity, and their research is recalibrating how we think about disadvantage and opportunity.

• In the US, Parents Fair Share which worked with only the most disadvantaged non-resident fathers, managed to effect slight increases in the amount of child support paid; and also brought about positive effects on father - child contact where levels had been particularly low (Mincy & Pouncy, 2002)..

Regular TLT readers know all about the (misguided) Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill passed by the House Education & the Workforce Committee, a bill which would roll back key school food reforms and put economically disadvantaged kids at risk.

If your child is entering her preschool years, you'll want to find out more about both preschool and daycare, as each carries with it particular advantages and disadvantages.

For many, it's hard to muster sympathy for stroller - pushing elites, with their Scandinavian toys and double lattes, whining about a few minutes of lost instructional time, when so many disadvantaged children come to school hungry.

Universities obviously have an important role in encouraging children from disadvantaged backgrounds to think about University as an option and to apply.

The shadow foreign secretary has suggested that overweight and disadvantaged children should be taught how to «grow a carrot» to help them to learn about healthy eating.

«The teacher evaluation moratorium just delays the implementation of a fundamentally flawed policy that is more about punishing disadvantaged communities than educating their children,» Jones said.

They live in very remote, disadvantaged communities and 10 years ago, when their children were born, they had no information about the dangers of alcohol.»

Lagos, Nigeria About Blog The Book Banque is an organisation committed to empowering children in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria through education, and enriching Nigerian youths through an appreciation and understanding of cultural heritage.

Texas Hill Country About Blog Welcome to all foster parents who give their homes and hearts to disadvantaged children!

If we are serious about helping all disadvantaged children, but especially the most able, to learn well and unlock their full potential, we need to know how they are doing at 14, as well as at seven, 11 and 16.»

My goal now is not merely about ensuring I can contribute to better education for children, but to ensure it is part of a wider commitment to tackling intergenerational disadvantage.»

What harm is there in learning about the crisis in American education, or the challenges faced by disadvantaged children, or the antics of school boards and union leaders?

Education Next's Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (November 4) about a bill passed by the House that would send $ 8 billion to states to boost the quality of preschools and expand the number of preschool spots for disadvantaged children.

Paul Tough follows his excellent book about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone with one on improving the school achievement and life chances of disadvantaged cChildren's Zone with one on improving the school achievement and life chances of disadvantaged childrenchildren.

Critics of school choice are concerned about the degree to which a choice regimen will cause schools to become more racially segregated and the degree to which choice will result in creaming - the phenomenon in which only savvy, involved parents exercise their ability to choose, thereby leaving disadvantaged children concentrated in schools that few others would consider attending.

It is easy to believe that the youngest children in the year are at a disadvantage but this is often not something to worry about.

Podcast: Education Next's Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (Nov. 4) about a bill passed by the House that would send $ 8 billion to states to boost the quality of preschools and expand the number of preschool spots for disadvantaged children.

But I believe a lot of the discussion about the value of children in low - income communities is based on small samples of highly disadvantaged individuals and should not be extrapolated to the half of all births that are now occurring outside of marriage among the youngest generation.

«Those who know me will realise that I am passionate about improving outcomes for children from our most disadvantaged communities and my comments were made in this context.»

By middle school, when children can «read to learn» about these topics, many disadvantaged youngsters are hopelessly behind in their reading comprehension abilities, precisely because they lack the knowledge base that makes comprehension possible.

It is about the simplistic notion that giving disadvantaged young children academic training will provide them with the skills and motivation to continue their education and break the cycle of poverty.

Never mind everything we know about low - income children coming into school with all manner of disadvantages, all of which make them much less likely to be ready for AP - level courses by the twelfth grade.

She offers her views about how structure, staff, and knowledge about every child can help disadvantaged students overcome challenges.

Curriculum, Caring, and Crack Vials: A City Principal's Perspective Crossroads School principal Ann Weiner, who has collected crack vials and fought with city government, offers her views about how structure, staff, and knowledge about every child can help disadvantaged students overcome challenges.

On the surface, the current dispute about Title I comparability (the requirement that schools within a district must receive comparable resources from state and local sources for education of disadvantaged children before federal funds are added on) is all about money.

In our latest feature on outdoor learning, Education Today hears from The Country Trust, a leading national education charity, on its ambitious plans to provide even more support to schools in disadvantaged areas and enable children to learn directly about food and farming.

To help fuel her evolving understanding of social skills, Tominey conducts research at the Yale Child Study Center, where she works to understand how disadvantaged families teach their children about resilience.

Never mind everything we know about low - income children coming into school with all manner of disadvantages, all of which make them much less likely to be ready for AP - level courses by the 12th grade.

Their findings bolster arguments about the important societal benefits that Catholic schools provide in educating disadvantaged children and strengthening the communities in which they live.»

97 % think it disadvantages children with special educational needs, 84 % feel children with English as an additional language will be adversely affected and 74 % of teachers voiced concerns about the effect on summer - born children.

And even if some parents base their decisions on educational quality, many observers worry that low - income and minority parents will be less informed about or interested in school quality, placing their children at a disadvantage in the education marketplace.

He is also concerned about the removal of the stipulation that, when drawing school catchment areas, schools «must not exclude particular housing estates or addresses in a way that might disadvantage particular social groups» - and that choices of feeder school should not «unfairly disadvantage children from more deprived areas».

About 19 percent of Lake Villa's students are economically disadvantaged and there is a growing number of children identified as limited English proficient.

This new test is more about memory than application, and it could well disadvantage children with forms of SEND related to working memory.

How about introducing social policies which raise children out of poverty rather than putting all the responsibility on schools to close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and advantaged ones?

Hearing these divergent voices helps us understand better what different groups mean when they talk about school reform: policymakers and business leaders want new skills and higher standards; parents in disadvantaged communities worry about their children's lack of hope and eroding values; teachers and principals want the central office to take their concerns seriously; students want schools to be more respectful and engaging.

Specifically addressing problems at Lakewood Middle School, which has 1,207 students grades 6 - 8 who are 87 percent Latino and 9 percent Black (77 percent are economically - disadvantaged and about the same percentage speak Spanish at home), Ms. Morales detailed her child's struggle in a math class that had no teacher for a month.

In this study, Caitlin Patler uses original longitudinal and mixed - methods data to address a series of questions about DACA's role in influencing the educational disadvantages faced by undocumented children and youth.

This settlement is about giving our most disadvantaged children a fighting chance at their schools.

At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more children, expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.

About The Wallace Foundation Based in New York City, The Wallace Foundation is an independent national philanthropy dedicated to fostering improvements in learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and the vitality of the arts for everyone.

Combs values education, boasts about his children's grades and believes deeply that there are thousands and thousands of students from struggling and disadvantaged populations who are smart and can achieve great things.

Arguing that the early optimism about No Child from reformers «proved unfounded», Carey declares that there is little evidence that the law has led to «a new era of educational opportunity for disadvantaged children» or for all children in general.

The NEA shared reports about President Trump's recent address to Congress, in which he indicated that he «remains serious about his campaign - trail pledge to expand school choice,» urging Congress «to «pass an education bill that funds school choice for disadvantaged youth, including millions of African - American and Latino children.

While parents of disadvantaged students do attempt to enroll their children in higher - scoring schools (when knowledgeable about the data)(Hastings, Justine, and Weinstein), middle and upper - class parents are often more successful because they are not confined by local governmental laws that block low - income students and their families from living near or attending these schools.

Lagos, Nigeria About Blog The Book Banque is an organisation committed to empowering children in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria through education, and enriching Nigerian youths through an appreciation and understanding of cultural heritage.

Texas Hill Country About Blog Welcome to all foster parents who give their homes and hearts to disadvantaged children!