Sentences with phrase «counterparts at all income levels»

Not exact matches

To ensure that low - income schools are funded at equal levels with their more affluent counterparts, Congress should update the law and close the comparability loophole in the following three ways:

Many experts on educational attainment levels have noted that high schools that serve low - income students tend to have overworked counselors who must handle many more students than do their counterparts at wealthier high schools.

At that income, you can still afford things like a car, hobbies, entertainment, eating out and vacations, only at a more modest level than better - off counterpartAt that income, you can still afford things like a car, hobbies, entertainment, eating out and vacations, only at a more modest level than better - off counterpartat a more modest level than better - off counterparts.

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.