Sentences with phrase «affluent children take»

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«It took a judge seven years and 607 pages,» the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, «to explain why children in New Jersey's poor cities deserve the same basic education as kids in the state's affluent suburbs.»

On the one extreme there are poor single parents who work too much to have time for their children, and on the other the affluent parents who are too self «absorbed to take an interest in the life they brought into the world.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Budget proposal takes some positive steps forward in clearly acknowledging, for the first time in his tenure, the incredible child poverty and income inequality that exist in our generally affluent state and recognizing the need to give greater property tax relief to those who need it most rather than spreading it too thinly.

This was especially true for low - income children; in fact, their scores were similar to those of affluent children, even after taking into account a variety of family factors, including parents» education and intelligence.

Children who live in poverty are as worthy of attending good schools as their more affluent counterparts, and much is known about what it takes to transform schools into places that better meet their needs.

Now it needs to take the next step and acknowledge that its low - income students may need something strikingly different than its affluent children do.

Although a vocal minority of parents whose children tend to be enrolled in more affluent schools around the country have refused to let their kids take the Common Core tests, no Sylvanie Williams families have opted out.

Some families, particularly in affluent parts of the state, have refused to allow their children to take the test.

A consultation published by the government on Wednesday, examining how schools should support such «ordinary working families», shows affluent children are currently much more likely to take places in grammar schools.

«Yet, at the same time, Connecticut has taken steps that prevent these poor and minority children from having viable public - school alternatives — knowingly depriving low - income and minority schoolchildren of the vital educational opportunities available to their more affluent and predominantly white peers.»

This allows families with more modest incomes to access more and diverse schooling options for their children, a luxury only affluent families could enjoy before educational choice began to take hold in the states.

When more affluent, white people feel they can purchase homes without committing to send their children to the neighborhood school, they are more likely to be willing to move in to struggling communities, taking advantage of lower housing prices.

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.