Sentences with phrase «affluent communities tended»

In the bad old days, before statewide standards, affluent communities tended to ask their kids to shoot for the moon (or at least 3s, 4s, and 5s on a battery of Advanced Placement exams), while too many schools in low - income neighborhoods were happy with basic literacy and numeracy.

Not exact matches

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.

Environmental justice is a growing effort to address a dangerous divide: Minority and low - income communities tend to encounter far greater environmental risks and far less protection than more affluent, white communities.

Atlas parents who serve on the Community Curriculum Council, join PTOs, or serve on site councils tend to be relatively affluent and white.

In a school district, the better - resourced schools tend to serve high - income populations in affluent communities, and the under - funded schools tend to serve low - income populations in disadvantaged communities.

Students in schools serving predominantly low - income families tend to endure teacher absence at a higher rate than students in more affluent communities.

Since poverty and race are closely tied in the United States, African - American and Latino students are at a significant disadvantage to the White students who tend to live in more affluent communities.

The communities surrounding the city tend to be more affluent and offer more job security.