Sentences with phrase «at disproportionate»

Underperforming and distressed parks can be acquired at a disproportionate discount because of the low pool of buyers with the expertise and niche acquisition strategy to finance, fix, manage, lease and enhance the operations.

Five years on from the apology to the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal children are still in child protection at a disproportionate rate to the rest of the population.

This would have a devastating impact on women and their families, with systemic barriers putting women of color at disproportionate risk.

Particularly for low - income women, who suffer from these afflictions at disproportionate rates, access to mental health and substance abuse treatment is critical.

Research has shown that kinship families are at disproportionate risk of disadvantage compared with others in the population.

In a marketplace flooded with great, affordable, high - end Android phones, it's easy to scoff at the disproportionate amount of attention that OnePlus has commanded for the past couple of years.

What is more, it does all of these things at disproportionate cost and with altogether excessive delay.»

As for those who are tired of hearing that colonialism is a root cause of the issue, imagine how tiring it would be to hear that we as a society simply do not care to find out why your mothers, daughters, aunties and sisters are subjected to extreme violence at a disproportionate rate.

The study also found that even accounting for crime patterns in the city's various neighborhoods, officers stopped minorities at disproportionate rates.

It is accepted that this is not to compare like costs with like; but a look at the disproportionate sums run up by lawyers who act for wealthy divorcees as against the modest sums incurred by many public lawyers, is an unedifying comment on legal life.

Our governments have severely underfunded legal aid, indigenous people are incarcerated at a disproportionate rate, the courts are run with antiquated paper - based technology and millions of Canadians can't afford to pay for proper legal advice.

When will people learn that taxing the upper and middle class wage earners in a given society at a disproportionate rate generally does nothing to help the poor or the needy?

With a hip dysplasia, the bones and soft tissues develop at a disproportionate pace.

Previously, the renewal application was to be akin to initial waiver applications, with a particular focus on plans for using federal Title II funds for evidence - based professional development and for using teacher - evaluation data to ensure that poor and minority students are not taught by ineffective teachers at disproportionate rates.

We are already suspending students with disabilities at disproportionate rates.

Sarah Alvarado Díaz is a research assistant for Equity Alliance and a first - year doctoral student in the Learning, Literacies and Technologies program, with a special interest in students who are labeled as English language learners, as students who receive special education services, and in particular, looking at disproportionate numbers of English language learners being referred for special education services or being placed in special education programs.

In December 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), [1] which requires states and districts to determine whether low - income students and students of color in Title I schools are served at disproportionate rates by ineffective, out - of - field, or inexperienced teachers, and take steps to address any identified disproportionalities (i.e., gaps in equity).

According to the waiver request, different groups of students opt out of testing at disproportionate rates.

Because students of color are harshly disciplined and pushed out of school at disproportionate rates, RJ and the culture that promotes learning from mistakes and positive support has been a key victory for us here in Fresno.

Even though teachers of color worked in high - need schools at disproportionate rates, they still represented only 31 percent of all teachers working in high - poverty schools and 40 percent of teachers in schools that serve mostly students of color, the report notes.

Because there are no more than four ineffective teachers in any one district, Utah has determined that minority and low - income children are not served at disproportionate rates.»

Rather than require that all teachers of core academic subjects be «highly qualified,» the bill simply mandates that states must ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in schools receiving Title I funds meet applicable state certification and licensure requirements, and provide a description of how low - income and minority children enrolled in these schools are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective, out - of - field, or inexperienced teachers.

The lack of diversity in the teaching profession, combined with these differing interpretations of student ability and behavior, may partially explain why students of color are suspended or expelled from all levels of school at disproportionate rates.23 Such harsh discipline practices place them at higher risk of subsequent academic disengagement and increase the probability that they will later drop out.24 While these mindsets may be unintentional, their prevalence greatly affects students» performance and behavior.

Additionally, English learners are retained at disproportionate rates nationally.

Maintaining and updating the requirement that State title I plans describe how low - income and minority children enrolled in title I schools are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective (this term was «unqualified» in the prior version of the ESEA), out - of - field, or inexperienced teachers.

In addition, a state plan must describe how the state will address disparities that result in low - income and minority students being taught by ineffective teachers at a disproportionate rate.

Nearly 20 years of Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior (MA - YRB) data show that lesbian, gay, and bisexual students have remained at disproportionate health risk in many dimensions (e.g., victimization, violence, substance use, and unprotected sex) than their heterosexual peers.

Internally Displaced Persons IIDPs) in Mogadishu face risks to their lives, safety, security and dignity and are at disproportionate risk of gross human rights abuses especially women and unaccompanied children.

While the study didn't look for dementia symptoms specifically, the authors point out that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease is rising — and that minority communities are affected at disproportionate rates.

«Percentage of US children who have chronic health conditions on the rise: Diseases such as asthma and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have increased at a disproportionate rate among children living in poverty, according to new research being presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting.»

Diabetes brings a wide array of complications that can harm the cardiovascular system and other organs, and it has been found to affect some groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities and people with low incomes, at a disproportionate rate.

It does not include those systems where authority for accreditation has been delegated e.g. stand alone systems with no onward connectivity, and where a further breakdown of information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

He goes on to say that if the bill becomes law, anyone who feels he or she is stopped based solely on identifying features could sue and win if his or her demographic is stopped at a disproportionate rate.

This could be achieved only at disproportionate cost,» came one response.

This could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.»

And because each vote counts for so much more, mainstream parties contort themselves to look like the parties that are «stealing their votes» — just look at the disproportionate influence of Ukip.

We're horrified by injustice, and we immediately turn to the state for solutions, even when the law isn't likely to succeed because it's too blunt — or even if it could, but at disproportionate cost.

Newly released city data shows over the past two decades African - Americans have been arrested for pot at a disproportionate rate compared to white residents, even though the two groups make up a similar percentage of the population.

Not exact matches

If you think Bandier puts a disproportionate emphasis on fashion over fitness, one class at its studio will dismiss all preconceptions.

«Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,» he said at the time.

Foodies, for example, spend a disproportionate amount of their money on food, beverages and goods at big - box stores, possibly because they live in larger households with adult chlldren or other family members.

Granted, owners at the low end aren't paying big bucks, but in terms of the percentage of the home's value, property tax rates represent a disproportionate burden.

Tourists may not understand the process, so they may spend a disproportionate amount of time at a ticket kiosk.

The London transport regulator's decision to strip Uber of its license to operate in the capital was «disproportionate» and has put thousands of jobs at risk, British Prime Minister Theresa May has told the BBC.

At the start of June, before the new law went through, the European Commission said EU member states should avoid «imposing disproportionate obligations» on people who occasionally offer services through platforms such as Uber.

Samuel Woolley, who heads the Computational Propaganda project at Oxford's Internet Institute, found that a disproportionate amount of pro-Trump messaging was spread via automated bots and anti-Hillary propaganda.

It does account for a disproportionate 20 percent of the value created in these start - ups which goes to show the value of institutional investors or at least the filter of institutional investors.

It is overly prescriptive, overly broad and has penalties that, if applied as written, can lead to disproportionate penalties on companies who are trying to comply,» says Michael Fekete, partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

This is at a time when they are spending a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on communications, related technology and entertainment / experiences.

-- There are the huge and disproportionate gold, silver, and interest rate derivative positions built up at just two or three international banks, positions that never could be undertaken without the express or implicit underwriting of the U.S. government.