Sentences with phrase «about lack of resources»

When I was on the road, everywhere I went, workshop participants complained about lack of resources for these children.

So the issue seems to be more about a lack of resources than a lack of ambition.

As gapingvoid works with more and more companies, we see that their problems aren't about lack of resources or ideas; most of them have plenty of talent, plenty of great products and plenty of money.

It is about lack of resources.

The country's economic challenges are not about a lack of resources but the inefficient management of such resources, the vice-presidential nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said.

In 2015, the Prentice plan did not invest any new funding in FCSS despite advocacy by volunteer organizations concerned about a lack of resources to support Alberta's growing cities and communities.

Not exact matches

Carefully itemizing mercantile bills of sale, inventories of militia and volunteer detachments, the evidence that there was a lack of gun - smiths, records of importation of guns from Europe, the incidence of duels (three in the entire South in the 1760s, none fatal), children's books and toys, comments by eyewitnesses about the abysmal shooting ability of settlers (lacking both the weapons and the gunpowder to practice), court records, and a wide variety of other historiographical resources, the author assembles an overwhelming mass of data to show that military prowess was not, in fact, characteristic of early Americans.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

Citing a lack of local programs, Feeding America has assembled information for those seeking additional resources about summer feeding programs.

Part of it was the lack of support from my family, lack of knowledge and resources, and lack of support from the court system when deciding about overnight visitations / Mama stopping in to nurse.

Note that Ivan is describing something very different than traditional mass communications: he's talking about working closely (no doubt frequently one - on - one) with people on Facebook and other networking sites over a long period of time to help build a cadre of very committed activists — something that most electoral campaigns (and even most issue advocacy campaigns) simply can't do, whether because of lack of time or lack of resources.

How is that the head of the Assembly Housing Committee has nothing to say about the future of housing, the ongoing problems with HUD, NYCHA and the lack of resources year after year?.

The committee also hear about teachers» «exasperation over the lack of time and resources given to professional development training in order to adequately prepare lesson plans before teaching and testing their students,» according to a press release issued by his office Thursday.

Other questions included whether Jindal has spoken with Chris Christie, who heads the Republican Governors Association about his lack of support for Astorino, whether Jindal would, if he were still head of the RGA, use RGA resources to support Astorino, whether Jindal agrees with Senator Rand Paul that the federal government is being untruthful about the danger from Ebola and what Jindal thinks of Cuomo's performance as governor.

Among the barriers are problems with communication, physicians» lack of knowledge about specific ASD treatments and community resources, and uncertainty about the pediatrician's role in making treatment recommendations for a child with ASD.

Where Neanderthals are concerned, Binford pops up again in his familiar «Rent - a-sceptic» role; but it is regrettable that the book gives further exposure to his bizarre notions, based on the flimsiest of evidence, about males and females living largely separate lives, with no semblance of a close family, as well as his erroneous claim that a lack of fish - bones shows that Neanderthals were inferior to «fully modern man» at exploiting this resource.

The lack of action taken by NSF to address these ongoing problems is unacceptable, and raises serious questions about NSF's Human Resources office.

Another is that a group of larger bodied hominins — H. erectus — reached the island of Flores about 1 million years ago only to shrink because of a lack of predators and scarce resources, a process called island dwarfing.

As it turned out, one of MacCready's young engineers — Alec Brooks, a fanatic about human - powered vehicles — had already sketched plans for a car that could compete in Australia before shelving them for lack of resources to build it.

His last resort is to protest that the exact number for the coal resource lifetime is not very important to his argument anyway, so I should not have bothered to criticize the lack of clarity about what it referred to.

It's easy to complain about Hollywood's general lack of diversity and a hard - bitten unwillingness to divert resources towards original storytelling.

Is it something about poverty itself, that is, a lack of financial resources in the family?

A recent survey found that a good number of teachers are concerned about resources — or a lack of — for struggling students and those with diverse learning needs.

Although the government allocates about 18 percent of the national budget to education, the system lacks the resources to increase access and the quality of educational services.

The lack of such resources prompted McKinney to contact Duckworth and fellow HGSE alumni about starting an organization where critical exploration is the primary focus.

Again and again, Dalmas and Beck steer the conversation about classroom technology back to two broader topics: lack of resources and problems in the community they serve.

The researchers identified several barriers to implementation even in the schools that were identified as successful implementors: lack of alignment between classroom instruction and assessment and the MSPAP assessment; insufficient resources such as time and money for professional development; testing logistics; and communication between the state and schools about the rationale and nature of the assessment program.

Disengagement also does not seem to reflect a lack of available information about best practices, evident in the recent popularity of student engagement resources and the strategic focus on student engagement at the school with which we worked.

This is why the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned about the lack of information and resources being provided to Latino parents to equip them with the tools needed to help their children understand and master the Common Core standards and aligned assessments.

After 40 years working in California public schools I've observed that most probationary teachers are non-reelected because an administrator didn't get around to evaluating properly, or the teacher was too outspoken about student rights and lack of resources or the administration didn't expend time or resources to help the teacher succeed.

Additionally, we are concerned about the roll out and lack of adequate planning and resources for implementation.

«NCAE is very concerned about the lack of money for thousands of specials teachers that were in jeopardy this year over new class size regulations and the lack of permanent funding for student resources like textbooks and digital materials.

Ruben Reyes, the district's associate superintendent for human resources, said Tuesday that, despite a lack of specifics about positions, the day's vote would likely impact his district.

This essay aims to review resources available to parents, who are interested in determining the academic performance of a prospective elementary magnet, and to expose the lack of easily obtainable information for prospective parents to use in informed decision - making, by examining two common ways parents obtain information about prospective schools: the first is directly from school representatives at school choice fairs or open house events, and the second is from a popular website, called GreatSchools.

It is not about teachers or students who are underperforming, but rather the lack of resources allocated to public schools.

CEA's Brady told the State Board that Curiale, like other schools in Bridgeport, has suffered from a severe lack of resources and instructional material and many teachers are excited about the state assistance, upwards of $ 1 million, along with help from UConn's School of Education and social service agencies, that comes with being in the Commissioner's Network.

A lack of specificity in how schools spend money may lead to wide variations in quality, which can, in turn, undercut arguments that schools make about needing resources.

John: Yes, there are a number of reasons that teachers leave the profession within the first five years (about 50 % nationwide), and the two most common ones I am aware of are «lack of leadership» and «lack of resources to do the job.»

Teachers may simply not know very much about the contributions people of color have made to their field, or they may lack the books, activities, and resources to make those contributions a central part of the curriculum.

This lack of active advertising of special education services would suggest that families navigating school choice must take greater responsibility in acquiring information about special education resources to ensure that they can enroll their student in a school that will adequately meet their needs.

The wonderful thing about the internet is the fact there is no lack of resources available.

There is growing recognition among librarians that students are either making poor decisions about the quality of statistics, data, and related visualizations or that they lack the ability to comprehend these resources altogether.

I want to share what I have learned and to inspire you to think differently about your resources, regardless of whether you currently find them lacking or abundant.

As regards actual oil & gas reserves, the cupboard's somewhat bare... Despite all the excitement about Tanzania, there's been a near - total lack of actual progress by the company — it's far too early to ascribe any kind of substantial value to what are only classified as contingent & prospective resources to date.

Oftentimes, schools don't offer rigorous upfront counseling about the grant due to a lack of resources or personnel.

While living in rural Illinios, Monica noticed the stark lack of resources available for community cats and decided to do something about it.

Monica Frenden noticed the stark lack of resources for community cats in rural Illinois and decided to do something about it so she founded a trap - neuter - return organization that sterilized thousands of cats.

I could write for hours about how this game lacks the fine balance that makes modern RTS so compelling, how unit producing structures require manual selection each time you want to build something or about how the game mechanics of resource management make economy harassment impossible, but let's not waste each others time.

Cited most frequently by all of our students, regardless of other qualitative concerns about art education resources in their respective schools, was a lack of enough time for art during school.

«Locally, we need to ask similar questions about why many residents of Detroit are unable to access healthy food on a daily basis in an area now considered to be a «food desert» due to its lack of food resources,» Dr. Deubel continued.