Sentences with phrase «average child poverty»

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VANCOUVER — A report out today showing that child poverty in B.C. is consistently high and above the Canadian average is just one more symptom of a Christy Clark government that puts donors and party insiders before the best interests of...

At an average rate of six diapers per day per child (and more than double that for newborns), diaper - wearing children in poverty in the United States require more than 5.8 billion diapers annually to keep them clean, dry and healthy.

If the household income is below 60 % of the 2010/11 average — a standard set out in this year's Child Poverty Act — they are classed as living in absolute pPoverty Act — they are classed as living in absolute povertypoverty.

And the child poverty rate in Syracuse and Fulton are significantly higher than the state average.

DB: «The 50 councils worst affected by government cuts will face a reduction of # 160 per head on average, despite the fact that about a third of their children already live in poverty.»

The Tories» relief that the child poverty figures just published in the official Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics didn't show an increase was palpable.

Updated figures will be published on Thursday and they are expected to show an increase in the number of children living in households whose incomes are less than 60 % of the UK average — the current measure of child poverty.

Recognizing the educational challenges represented by children in poverty, who are not fluent in English or have other special needs, the Bloomberg administration — even as it relentlessly encouraged the growth of charter schools — built a citywide methodology designed to look past simple comparisons of average school scores on state tests.

There were no significant differences between the two groups, although both sets of children showed more behavioral problems than average — a finding that Eyler and Behnke attribute to poverty and bad living conditions.

All of the children studied were born to mothers who lived near the contaminated harbor and dumpsites in these low - income communities, where twice as many people live below the poverty line than the Massachusetts average.

It is the poorest county in North Carolina, with more than a third of its 16,000 children living in poverty and an infant - mortality rate double the state average.

Students in the schools in this sample are more likely to have married parents (70.7 percent versus 61.7 percent statewide with third grade test scores), less likely to have fathers absent at the time of birth (9.8 percent versus 15.2 percent statewide), less likely to have Medicaid - funded births (a proxy for poverty at the time of birth, 37.7 percent versus 48.8 percent statewide), and have relatively better educated mothers (13.1 years of maternal education at the time of the child's birth, versus 12.5 years on average statewide).

The agency reported that families with working mothers spent $ 14 billion on care for children under age 15 in 1986, with women below the poverty line paying, on average, 22 percent of monthly income on child care.

The research defined disadvantaged children as those whose family income was below the poverty line, or 60 per cent under the average household income.

Making progress on this difficult issue is predicated on acknowledging an uncomfortable truth, one that can easily be demagogued: On average, due to a host of factors beyond their own control, including poverty, fatherlessness, and trauma, poor children of color are more likely to misbehave at school than are their peers.

However, research by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) shows that primary schools with more than 40 per cent of children on free school meals will on average lose # 473 per pupil.

But this stress is magnified in vulnerable communities, because young children living with the adversities of poverty exhibit more behavior problems, on average, than their peers (Evans et al., 2004; Gunnar, 2000).

In Nevada, parents receive 90 percent of the state average per - pupil funding allocation unless they have a household income below 185 percent of the federal poverty level or their child has a disability, in which case they receive 100 percent of the state average per - pupil funding allocation.

The upshot, per the article, is that «children in the school districts with the highest concentrations of poverty score an average of more than four grade levels below children in the richest districts.»

Average district per - pupil spending does not always capture staffing and funding inequities.14 Many districts do not consider actual teacher salaries when budgeting for and reporting each school's expenditures, and the highest - poverty schools are often staffed by less - experienced teachers who typically earn lower salaries.15 Because educator salaries are, by far, schools» largest budget item, schools serving the poorest children end up spending much less on what matters most for their students» learning.

He reminds us that «in the US, wealthy children attending public schools that serve the wealthy are competitive with any nation in the world... [but in]... schools in which low - income students do not achieve well, [that are not competitive with many nations in the world] we find the common correlates of poverty: low birth weight in the neighborhood, higher than average rates of teen and single parenthood, residential mobility, absenteeism, crime, and students in need of special education or English language instruction.»

Black children are three times more likely to be born into poverty than their white counterparts, and four times more likely to be born into extreme poverty where average daily funds are less than $ 1.25 per day, according to The World Bank.

For those children with disabilities or students from families with incomes less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level ($ 44,863 for a family of four), students will receive 100 percent of the statewide average basic support per - pupil, or around $ 5,700.

Children in the school districts with the highest concentrations of poverty score an average of more than four grade levels below children in the richest diChildren in the school districts with the highest concentrations of poverty score an average of more than four grade levels below children in the richest dichildren in the richest districts.

For example, in Trenton City school district, 31 percent of children are living with families in poverty — more than twice the average for New Jersey.

Because high school dropouts earn $ 250,000 less on average over a lifetime less than graduates do (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2006), their children are more likely to be raised in poverty — and students from impoverished households with undereducated parents are themselves more likely to drop out.

The authors pointed out some of the advantages of low poverty noting, «Children whose parents read to them at home, whose health is good and can attend school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous school attendance, whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their immediate neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels than children without these educationally relevant advantagesChildren whose parents read to them at home, whose health is good and can attend school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous school attendance, whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their immediate neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels than children without these educationally relevant advantageschildren without these educationally relevant advantages.»

All of which helps explain how Bethune Elementary — with a population of children who are almost all African American and almost all poor — posts proficiency rates that well exceed state averages, earning it a place on the state's «High Performing High Poverty» school list.

In Philadelphia, what is most vexing are the politicians who have, or whose children have, attended magnet and criteria - based schools — schools that have historically been closed to most black children, have fewer children in poverty than the city's average, fewer students with special needs or ELL support, and who screen entry of its students studiously, and vigilantly.

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that more than 40 percent of the variation in average reading scores and 46 percent of the variation in average math scores across states is associated with variation in child poverty rates.

NDP: Cancel income splitting for families with kids under the age of 18 but keep it for seniors; eliminate the CEO stock option loophole that allows wealthy CEOs to avoid taxes on 50 % of income received from cashing in company stock (with proceeds invested into eliminating child poverty); increase investment in the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) by 15 % to further support working Canadians who live below the poverty line; introduce income averaging for artists.

Poverty is at record levels, with great spikes along racial lines (10 % + higher than the national average) and for young families with children (incredibly 37 %) as is wealth inequality.

For example, according the HHS 2011 Poverty Guidelines, for a single adult with no spouse or children, he or she would have needed to average less than $ 10,890 in income to be eligible, as well as meeting the other requirements, such as a lack of recent health insurance, and other requirements by the individual state.

During the recovery of the Great Recession, income inequality in the United States accelerated, with 91 % of the gains going to the top 1 % of families.19 Left out of the recovery were African American families who, during the downturn, lost an average of 35 % of their accumulated wealth.20 African American unemployment increased, home ownership decreased, and child poverty deepened to approximately 46 % of children younger than 6 years.21 Because social mobility is lowest for people in the lowest income quartile, half of African American children who are poor as young children will remain poor as adults, approximately twice as many as white adults similarly exposed to poverty as children.22

The average pay for child care teachers is barely more than $ 10 per hour, lower than for most other jobs, including parking lot attendants and dog walkers.26 These low wages contribute to economic insecurity among the child care and early education workforce, with one in seven living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.27 Currently, about half of people working in the child care sector rely on public benefit programs such as Medicaid and nutrition assistance.28 Low pay contributes to high turnover rates, which can threaten quality in early childhood programs during children's critical developmental period.

Although many children of unwed couples flourish, research has shown that, on average, they are at higher risk of living in poverty and of developing social, behavioral, and academic problems than are other children.

Similarly, while Alabama often scores well below the national average on the overall Kids Count rankings and has a higher rate of overall poverty, its rankings rise when examined by different races and ethnicities — and the disparities (differences in overall scores for white non-Hispanic children and African - American non-Hispanic children or Hispanic children) are much smaller than many northern states.

«The percentage of children living in poverty has decreased to 21 percent, which is equal to the national average, but more work needs to be done to ensure no child lives in poverty.»

The report concludes that Aboriginal children fare well below national averages in almost all health status indicators (such as diabetes and suicide rates) and in the determinants of health and well - being (such as poverty and access to clean water).

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.