Sentences with phrase «affluent backgrounds»

It seems that private school students have higher scores because they come from more affluent backgrounds, not because the schools they attend are better educational institutions.

Equally, pupils from less affluent backgrounds who took part «are more likely to be highly motivated» and «more able» than their peers who did not sign up.

At present, 80 per cent of high - achieving children from more affluent backgrounds in Kent attend grammar schools whereas in poorer families, it is only only 57 per cent.

Since a significant share of school funding is local, and communities with lots of students from affluent backgrounds tend to be affluent communities that pay more in taxes, «good schools» also tend to be better funded.

In an outspoken attack, Dave Watts also accused pro-Corbyn group Momentum of not caring whether Labour wins the next election because many of its supporters are from «relatively affluent backgrounds» and won't be affected by a Tory government.

Those from all but the most affluent backgrounds are forced to gamble an enormous sum, at long odds, on a career at the Bar.

Figures presented to councillors show that 80 % of high - achieving children from more affluent backgrounds in Kent attend grammar schools whereas in poorer families, it is only only 57 % - a difference of more than 700 children.

Cllr Marland says not only are more children travelling further to take up school places, but those from less affluent backgrounds are at a disadvantage in an increasingly complex admissions system.

Because of her affluent background, Constance was able to use her private money to subsidise their household.

Ryan says many of the young men he works with are already marginalised, from ethnicminority groups or less affluent backgrounds; some may have come from families with a history of abuse or mental health issues, or have been in trouble at school.

While Lawrence and Jewson came from affluent backgrounds — Lawrence was inspired to go into politics by the plight of her parent's cleaners - Bondfield was the eleventh child of twelve, born to a Somerset weaver.

«Professions such as accountancy and tax advice already provide one of the most effective routes to advancement for people not from privileged or affluent backgrounds.

However, pupils from more affluent backgrounds are less likely to go to university if they do the four - week holiday course, with a 10 percentage point drop in girls and 8 point drop for boys.

But in the early 1970s many universities circumvented the original spirit of affirmative action by recruiting African American students from more affluent backgrounds and those who had attended majority - white high schools.

More support is needed to ensure these pupils are given vital additional support with their learning in order to keep up with children of similar ability from more affluent backgrounds.»

So Steps 1 and 2 privilege the schools with more students from more affluent backgrounds.

Students who are not fluent in English and whose parents are not college educated and have low incomes generally fare worse on standardized tests than students who come from more affluent backgrounds and whose parents are highly educated.

Out of the 300 largest cities (based on school - age population), about 500 schools (or around 4 percent) have students from low - income families who are outperforming their peers from more affluent backgrounds, according to the group's 2017 Education Equality Index.

«There is a big disconnect between perceptions of high school quality and the reality of college preparation, and that stems even to those who come from middle - class and affluent backgrounds.»

He says: «Unless schools, or someone, steps into coaching the poorest families on admissions, then it's those from affluent backgrounds that will get the good places.»

Margaret is a fullfledged shopaholic despite her working - class upbringing; Ben is a careful budgeter despite an affluent background.

The artist was raised on the Upper West Side, owing to his affluent background.

Due in part to their affluent background, Edith and Lenna were never forced to make a living with their art and their public exhibitions were few and far between.

A philosopher, writer, and the self - declared spokesperson of the movement, Motherwell came from an affluent background.

I see a socioeconomic shift happening; anyone who does not come from an affluent background is either not at law school or has taken on a significant debt load.

If student loans and other forms of aid aren't available or sufficient then I would see that pushing a trend of only people from affluent backgrounds being able to access education.

You'll probably have seen the headlines — there is a salary premium for postgraduate study of # 200,000, but difficulties in funding make entry tricky for students from less affluent backgrounds, so the salaries on offer are less accessible.

This is likely to have been caused by a higher proportion of interviews with carers from more affluent backgrounds being conducted in the evenings when children were in bed, to fit round working patterns (children with full - time working mothers were less likely to have been observed).