Sentences with phrase «between child poverty»

Previously, we showed a strong relationship between child poverty and student test performance.

At the same time, the gap between child poverty and poverty among the elderly has widened between 1990 and 2010.

Not exact matches

It's about seriously addressing the problem of income inequality in this country so that no woman has to choose between getting an abortion or raising her child in poverty.

She steadfastly refused to address the correlation between poverty and too many children, maintaining that god would take care of them, while she and her organization raked in millions in unaccounted - for dollars.

The survey noted that «some 77 percent of women with incomes under 100 percent or between 100 and 149 percent of the poverty level said they were having an abortion because they could not afford to have a child, compared with 69 percent of those with incomes between 150 and 199 percent and 60 percent of those with incomes at or above 200 percent of the poverty level.»

And Pope Francis has acknowledged the link between marriage breakdown and society's ills, including increased poverty, noting that it is children who usually bear the brunt.

Parent - Child Home Program is for families who enroll their children between 18 months and two years of age, participate for two years, are challenged by low levels of education, poverty, literacy and language barriers, and / or are isolated and not accessing community services.

«As parents, we want to shield our children from the pains of growing up and facing difficult situations, but long term we must honor our kids» desire for some struggle,» Tough said, adding that the struggles between those with high incomes and high poverty are different and require distinct supports.

We will reduce children's class sizes and restore the link between pensions and earnings immediately; making sure people who have retired are never again left behind in poverty.

«Look what happens when you get it right: the 11 years of Labour government between 1997 and 2008... A completely unbroken period of economic growth; we made the economy work like never before or since, and we lifted half a million children out of poverty; and lifted a million pensioners out of poverty.

Child poverty reduced dramatically between 1998/9 -2010 / 12 when 1.1 million children were lifted out of poverty (BHC).9 This reduction is credited in large part to measures that increased the levels of lone parents working, as well as real and often significant increases in the level of benefits paid to families with children.

New analysis for Child Poverty Action Group by Landman Economics has found that an increase of 600,000 children in absolute child poverty is likely between 2010 and Child Poverty Action Group by Landman Economics has found that an increase of 600,000 children in absolute child poverty is likely between 2010 anPoverty Action Group by Landman Economics has found that an increase of 600,000 children in absolute child poverty is likely between 2010 and child poverty is likely between 2010 anpoverty is likely between 2010 and 2015.

Between hunger, poverty, child abuse, sex slavery, kidnapping, gun violence, and everything else, it's hard not to feel discouraged by the state of the world.

«The previous government significantly increased spending on benefits and tax credits for families with children, and child poverty fell by nearly a quarter between 1998 and 2009, but this was still not enough for the government to hit its child poverty targets.

On the headline measure, the IFS forecasts that the number of children in relative poverty will increase by 1.1 million between 2010 - 11 and 2020 — 21.

I was running the Child Poverty Action Group when I read it, and kept noticing parallels between the anti-slavery campaign and many modern campaigns.

More than 10,000 households in Erie County with children under six years old make between 200 and 299 percent of the poverty threshold.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Between 2008 and 2010, additional money was put into tax credits for families with children, [34] while child poverty fell during Brown's last year as Prime Minister.

The study used data from the Current Population Survey to investigate if the dramatic decrease between 1993 and 2001, and equally dramatic increase between 2001 and 2010, in the child poverty rate could be attributed to changes in the proportion of children in immigrant families.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP benefits reduced the incidence of extreme poverty by 13.2 percent and child poverty by 15.5 percent between 2000 and 2009.

In an Open Access article published in the Journal of Cognition and Development titled «Working Memory Differences Between Children Living in Rural and Urban Poverty,» author Michele Tine investigated whether working memory of children living in rural poverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban Children Living in Rural and Urban Poverty,» author Michele Tine investigated whether working memory of children living in rural poverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban pPoverty,» author Michele Tine investigated whether working memory of children living in rural poverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban children living in rural poverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban ppoverty is distinct from the working memory profiles of children in urban children in urban povertypoverty.

Working toward this ideal requires attention to not only economic inequities but also to the many related inequities that harm children who grow up poor and to the opportunities for disrupting the strong predictive relationship between poverty and negative outcomes.

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.

Economist Esther Duflo combines «innovative field experiments with rigorous empirical analysis» to identify «linkages and causal relationships between policy, poverty, behavior, and socioeconomic status» in the developing world, focusing on the well - being of women and children.

Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.

In «The Stamp of Poverty,» neuroscientist John D. E. Gabrieli of M.I.T. and psychologist Silvia A. Bunge of the University of California, Berkeley, describe recently discovered differences in brain anatomy and function between kids growing up in poverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income ineqPoverty,» neuroscientist John D. E. Gabrieli of M.I.T. and psychologist Silvia A. Bunge of the University of California, Berkeley, describe recently discovered differences in brain anatomy and function between kids growing up in poverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income ineqpoverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income inequality.

Children who experience family and environmental stressors, and traumatic experiences, such as poverty, mental illness and exposure to violence, are more likely to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to new research by investigators at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), titled «Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and ADHD Diagnosis and Severity,» published in Academic Pediatrics.

The association of maternal obesity during gestation and chronic conditions in children is beginning to be explored, 37,38 and previous studies alluded to an increased rate of health problems generally in caregivers of children with disabilities.39, 40 Associations between male sex and poverty and behavior / learning problems are congruent with other studies.41 - 43 The association of minority race / ethnicity with asthma and obesity and the inverse relationship of minority race / ethnicity with other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems are consistent with previous studies.12,43 - 45

SEATTLE, Jan. 15, 2016 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — A new partnership between the largest online dating site designed for single Christians and one of the world's largest Christian humanitarian organizations will raise funds to benefit children in poverty around the world.

While the association between poverty and slower development is well known, the study, «Change in Family Income - to - Needs Matters More for Children with Less,» published in the November / December issue of Child Development, is the first to examine changes in economic resources within...

While the association between poverty and slower development is well known, the study, «Change in Family Income - to - Needs Matters More for Children with Less,» published in the November / December issue of Child Development, is the first to examine changes in economic resources within families as opposed to measuring the difference between families.

While our education system alone can not solve the stubborn, tragic problem of persistent poverty and the growing gaps between working - class and college - educated Americans, there's much it can do for the children entrusted to it.

Good nutrition is essential for growth and development and we know there's a clear link between food and academic attainment — particularly in areas of poverty and among primary - age children.»

What we do know is that after hitting a low of 14.9 percent in 1970, the percentage of children living in poverty hovered at somewhere between 19 and 22 percent through the 1980s and early 1990s.

Between 2000 and 2014, the number of children living in poverty increased from 11.6 million to 15.5 million, or by a factor of 33 percent (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 — source: Table 3).

The graph shows a simple correlation between black - white discipline disparities (the percentage of black students given one or more out - of - school suspensions in 2013 — 14 divided by the percentage of white students given the same) versus black - white poverty disparities (the percentage of black children between the ages of five and seventeen in the district living below the poverty line divided by the percentage of white children living below the poverty line).

[31] Thus, at any one time, there are about 3.6 million children under the age of five living in poverty and another 3.2 million between the poverty line and 200 percent of poverty.

There are roughly four million children born each year in the U.S., of which about 23 percent live in poverty and another 20 percent who are in households that are between the federal poverty line and 200 percent of that level.

A quick glance at a graph measuring student achievement against child poverty rates demonstrates that while there is a strong correlation between poverty and student achievement, there are also outliers that are bucking the trend.

Learning about the economic realities of our children's parents and community issues can enable us to see the complexity between economic opportunities and poverty.

According to current estimates, between one fifth and one quarter of American children are living in poverty.

In our communities, low income and children in poverty can and should only benefit from studies and research that describes how to make a partnership between educators from any and all sectors of education better.

How about introducing social policies which raise children out of poverty rather than putting all the responsibility on schools to close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and advantaged ones?

A number of factors are involved that mediate the relationship between a child's educational outcomes and a parent's educational aspirations, such as family poverty levels and the child's intellectual talents.

Increased targeted staffing to higher poverty schools within states is associated both with higher measured outcomes of low - income children and with smaller achievement gaps between children from low - income and non-low income families.

And the official child poverty rate, which the report describes as a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, meaning that 2.4 million more children are living below the federal poverty line.

The percentage of single moms with children under age 18 below the poverty line increased by 6 percent to 37.5 percent between the 2005 - 09 and 2010 - 14 surveys.

Acknowledging connections between the economy, poverty, health and brain function is not an attempt to «excuse» failing school bureaucracies and classroom teachers; rather, it is a necessary prerequisite for authentic school reform, which must be based on a realistic assessment of the whole child — not just a child's test scores.

Achievement gaps between children in poverty and their more affluent peers become apparent by 18 months of age.