Sentences with phrase «by economic status»

The U.N. climate change convention divided up countries by economic status way back in 1992, when China was indisputably a developing country.

Jack A. Chambless calls for letting schools compete for students and ending segregation by economic status.

Millions of students across the country attend schools that are intensely segregated by economic status.

«The number of rats is influenced by the economic status of their human neighborhoods, and rat abundance may influence the transmission of diseases back to humans.»

ALBANY — On the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that compelled the nation's schools to integrate, New York education commissioner John King argued that the state's students are still very much segregated by economic status.

Not exact matches

«In today's economic environment you can not save your way to millionaire status,» writes Grant Cardone, who went from being broke and in debt at the age of 21 to becoming a self - made millionaire by 30.

WOMEN are still lagging behind men in the economic stakes, according to a preliminary report commissioned by the Commonwealth and State Ministers for the Status of Women.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

For example, Alibaba and Tencent — both on the forefront of the e-commerce wave in China — have risen by 98 % and 111 %, respectively, so far in 2017.2 Companies such as Sina, a global Internet media company, and Baidu, which operates an Internet search engine, have also generated returns this year that are nearly as strong or stronger than those of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google.3 As the world's second - largest economy, China is rapidly evolving from its former status as a noteworthy emerging market to an economic powerhouse on the rise.

The status quo, in all its various forms, is dominated by incentives that strengthen the centralization of wealth and power.As longtime readers know, my work aims to 1) explain why the status quo — the socio - economic - political system we inhabit — ... [Read More]

«It is a first principle at Whitebox to be «security agnostic»: to penetrate the labels like «bond» and «stock» and «hybrid» and assess the real status of a security by the risks and rewards that flow from the combination of economic circumstances and the details of capital structure.»

the very family you claim makes you compassionate would then be equally subjected to division by those same categories (race, gender, socio - economic status, etc.).

As research by Schumpeter, Langholm, and others has demonstrated, the notion that the scholastic justum pretium was to be determined by producer «status» does not reflect an accurate understanding of medieval teaching on economic justice.

Extra-religious influences making for differentiation are represented by technical, cultural, social, economic developments, resulting in social stratification according to differences of sex and age, property, occupation and status.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer thought that the idea of vocation had been deeply misunderstood, especially by those among his fellow Lutherans who had used the concept as a way of vindicating the status quo and validating such institutions as marriage and wage labor as preferable to all other social or economic arrangements.

And while racial prejudice creates the most obvious form of discrimination, a Christian conscience must be on guard also against economic injustices caused or perpetuated by family status, social stratification, political «pull,» or even by church connections.

Economic analysis can have its own Christian perspective, for the Bible clearly demonstrates that God has a particular concern for the poor, the defenseless, the hopeless — in other words, those who are injured by the status quo.

He also faulted churches for coalescing around distinctions of class, race, education, and economic status rather than welcoming outcasts — represented in the biblical passage by «foreigners» and «eunuchs» — on equal terms with ourselves as children of God.

The intervening years had seen World War II; the rise of the United States to «superpower» status as (in its own view) the guarantor of the security of the «free world,» a status underwritten by nuclear power and illustrated by the United States» participation in a United Nations «police action» in Korea; and rapid economic growth and high prosperity.

These religious issues — personal formation and making sense of life — are often disguised by our relative affluence and the apparent assumption that getting everyone to middle - class economic status will solve all problems.

As for the common people, their economic status doubtless limited the size of their households and, as among all polygamous peoples, any rise in affluence was accompanied by an increase of wives.

Informed opinion, however, agrees with Gunnar Myrdal in An American Dilemma that there is a vicious circle at this point.8 Denied the cultural, educational, and economic advantages held by others, underprivileged groups tend to remain in this status, as in America the restriction of Negroes to unskilled labor and meager educational facilities has prevented their advancement to positions of leadership comparable with the more privileged.

It is this which the contented churchmanship of the eighteenth century seemed to fail to realize — one thinks of such amusing illustrations as Adam Smith's discussion of the ministry in England and Scotland on the basis of its economic status 3 or the even more startling defense of diversity of orders in the Church by Archdeacon Paley on the ground that it «may be considered as the stationing of ministers of religion in the various ranks of civil life.»

But when I asked this question yesterday at our Food Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, I learned that not only does stigma remain a real issue at some schools, there's now a troubling, modern - day twist on the problem: on some campuses, hapless kids standing in the federally reimbursable meal line are having their pictures taken by other students» cell phones, with the photos then uploaded to Facebook and / or texted around the school along with disparaging messages about the child's economic status.

They have also provided a service by proposing policy options geared towards improving developmental outcomes in children by improving the economic status of low - income families.

After standardizing the data for age, menopausal status, and economic standing of her country (so that these factors did not influence the results), this study concluded that a woman who breastfed for 12 months in her life reduced her risk of developing breast cancer by 4.3 %.

Her argument is that because American women are being unduly pressured to breast - feed their babies, they are becoming «enslaved» by the «little masters,» as Badinter describes nursing children, which in turn undermines the status of American women in general, leading to many negative social and economic outcomes.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

Whilst one might expect women of lower socio - economic status to be less informed of the advantages of breastfeeding, to be more affected by feelings of disgust and embarrassment, and to be more likely to formula feed, the findings of this study can not support these conclusions.

Differences in perinatal outcomes by race or ethnicity and socio - economic status, and patient satisfaction outcomes were not evaluated in the Cochrane Review (22) or reported as a main outcome in the meta - analysis (23).

Instead it could counter by offering EEA (European Economic Area) status, colloquially known as the Norway option.

By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

In the Sept. 17 broadcast, Part 4, Mr. Reisman indicated that the Schedule I status of «marihuana» in our federal Controlled Substances Act (passed in 1970 by the U.S. Congress) makes many medical and business professionals leery of this «new» economic market, rooted in the health and vitality of New Yorkers.

Not least, that includes energy policy: the energy sources to be preferred by the State are those providing the high - wage, high - skilled, high - status jobs that secure the economic basis of paternal authority in the family and in the wider community.

The former two - term governor from New Mexico claims he's been «shafted» by the GOP in spite of his status as being a popular and successful governor of a state and a resume that included budget cuts, a balanced budget and economic -LSB-...]

According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, on Monday, the facility would also enhance its socio - economic status.

Our greatest challenge and goal in the APC is to work for the attainment of the well - being of all Ghanaians irrespective of their social, economic or birth status, by winning or making a serious impact in the upcoming November General elections in 2016.

In other Niagara news, the plant plan was not on the January 28 list of projects awarded Start - UP NY status by state economic development officials.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

Five of the 19 projects recommended for priority status by the state - controlled mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) this year are in Ulster County.

A news article in Newsday covers the release of the new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Fiscal Policy Institute regarding immigration status change and possible tax revenue for states.

«Courts have held in several instances that related economic development management corporations, despite their corporate status as nonprofits, are covered by the Freedom of Information Law when they serve as extensions of a government agency,» Freeman said.

In 1983 the Society was recognised by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as a Non-Governmental Organisation with Consultative Status.

The election debates gave the Liberal Democrats by - election status, and disrupted an already disjointed Tory campaign The Conservatives stopped losing on the economy but they didn't develop a strong or consistent economic message The Big Society agenda is an exciting governing philosophy but it should never have been put at the heart of the Tory election campaign No party ran a campaign responsive to the seismic impact of the expenses scandal - and to the prevailing mood of disillusion with Westminster politics

A worker's economic standing or disadvantaged status will be judged by their income, Social Services benefits, length of unemployment or their post-incarceration status.

But most differences between the six partitions are not explained by an obvious label such as age, ethnic group or economic status.

In general, the salaries of women are significantly lower than their male counterparts in academia, as most recently reported by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its 2002 Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession — although the discrepancies have existed for at least 30 years.

Moreover, this risk is not offset by an improvement in their socio - economic status as adults, which proves that the first years of life are indeed critical.

To do so, they analysed nearly 100,000 data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, a 12 - year population survey conducted by the European Union to study the economic, social and health status of older people.

Stymied by the slow pace of the negotiations — which they are not even allowed to participate in — these so - called «subnationals» have worked on the sidelines for years, using political will, economic leverage and the celebrity status of prominent politicians to advance their climate goals.