Sentences with phrase «children get the short end of the stick»

Racial gap, special education gap, the Common Core, high stakes testing — I've seen children get the short end of the stick daily in many school districts wealthy or not, though it is far worse for urban students.

Not exact matches

While you may preach that everyone gets the same amount of love, and equal attention is paid to all three children, really the middle child always gets the short end of the stick — or so I've heard.

By the end of the film we don't even know what she does for a living, although it's her labour that supports Nash and child; her only moment of regret for getting the short end of life's stick comes during a tantrum she throws when Nash rejects her sexual advances.

If these cuts go as planned, our children will get the short end of the stick with their futures lying in the balance.

It is clear that students throughout the city are getting varying degrees of quality education, with children of color getting the shorter end of the stick.

It is designed to help families avoid getting stuck in a never - ending high - conflict battle that costs huge sums of money, involves multiple professionals, works against the child's best interests and impacts them in both their short - term and long - term well - being.