Sentences with phrase «denied access to opportunities»

the right to social, cultural and economic development [10]-- lateral violence can result in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples being denied access to opportunities, programs and projects that can facilitate social, cultural and economic development.

Persons with disabilities have too often been excluded from the labour force, denied access to opportunities for social interaction and advancement, subjected to invidious stereotyping and relegated to institutions; see generally M. David Lepofsky, «A Report Card on the Charter's Guarantee of Equality to Persons with Disabilities after 10 Years — What Progress?

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We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking for more international trade access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of Canadian farmers (over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.

To do justice today is to follow the widow and the abolitionists» example and work to undo the ways that we, in our fallen humanity, deny access and opportunities (economic, political, social, etc.) to the vulnerablTo do justice today is to follow the widow and the abolitionists» example and work to undo the ways that we, in our fallen humanity, deny access and opportunities (economic, political, social, etc.) to the vulnerablto follow the widow and the abolitionists» example and work to undo the ways that we, in our fallen humanity, deny access and opportunities (economic, political, social, etc.) to the vulnerablto undo the ways that we, in our fallen humanity, deny access and opportunities (economic, political, social, etc.) to the vulnerablto the vulnerable.

A blanket moratorium on charter schools would limit Black students» access to some of the best schools in America and deny Black parents the opportunity to make decisions about what's best for their children.»

The same universities who denied for years and years minorities equal access to equitable educational opportunities?

Lord Rix, president of Mencap, wanted confirmation that the bill would not be used as an opportunity to deny disabled children access to mainstream education in an academy if that was their wish.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has called on the Conservative Party to help poverty proof the school day and ensure that no child is denied access to educational opportunities on the basis of their parents» ability to pay.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has called on the Labour Party to help poverty proof the school day and ensure that no child is denied access to education opportunities on the basis of their parents» ability to pay.

The report adds: «It seems to us indefensible that the Westminster parliament is denied access to the draft conclusions when some other national parliaments are provided with the draft conclusions by their governments and have the opportunity to question ministers about them before the meeting of the European Council.»

Poor English - language skills not only delay full assimilation for our community, but also deny Hispanics full access to American opportunity.

Critics of the law claimed that filtering technology is inconsistent and unreliable, that it blocks student access to legitimate educational resources, and that it denies students the opportunity to learn to properly evaluate online resources.

This time, he will go to work on Capitol Hill as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellowship, which provides an opportunity to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the issues that engender a «school - to - prison pipeline,» and the policy mechanism necessary to address the inequalities that deny some students access to a complete and competitive education, from cradle through career.

If children are denied access to play and learning experiences in the public realm then it is even more important that their school environment delivers opportunities to learn and grow outdoors.

I came to define Equity Literacy as the skills and understandings that enable us to recognize, respond to, and redress conditions that deny some students access to the educational opportunities enjoyed by their peers and, in doing so, sustain equitable learning environments for all students and families.

The EBacc has absolutely decimated the opportunity for students to choose subjects that could enable them to succeed and is denying them access to a wide range of vocational courses that they would be better suited to.

[/ quote] Despite historic and far - reaching legal victories that proclaimed «language minority students may not be denied access to educational opportunities based on language or national origin,» language of instruction continues to be a significant educational roadblock for ELL and immigrant students (Loes & Saavedra 2010, 4 - 5).

Children of illegal immigrants should not be denied access to equal educational opportunities in public schools.

We did not create this movement to give people an opportunity to create citadels of privilege for their children and deny access to poor kids or kids of color.

The district must first demonstrate a willingness and desire to address an educational concern that is denying students an opportunity to receive quality instruction, receive equal education opportunity, or benefit from access to schools and all programs within those schools.

Every year, however, millions of high school students — disproportionately from low - income and minority backgrounds — are denied access to such opportunities, whether it is because their schools lack the resources to offer such courses, because their teachers haven't recommended them for advanced coursework, because their test scores fall below a certain benchmark, or for some other reason (Mathews, 1998; Oakes et al., 2000; Schmidt et al., 2015; Solorzano & Ornealas, 2004; Tyson, 2013).

... We agree with the Sept. 21st letter to the NAACP from 170 black educators and leaders, which said that «a blanket moratorium on charter schools would limit black students» access to some of the best schools in America and deny black parents the opportunity to make decisions about what's best for their children.»

«A blanket moratorium on charter schools would limit Black students» access to some of the best schools in America and deny Black parents the opportunity to make decisions about what's best for their children.

effectively deny targeted students access to instruction and the opportunity to learn and do little to enable students to learn from their mistakes and develop a sense of responsibility for their behavior» -LRB-

Pedro Noguera argues that exclusionary discipline practices «effectively deny targeted students access to instruction and the opportunity to learn and do little to enable students to learn from their mistakes and develop a sense of responsibility for their behavior» (2008, p. 133).

They are there to give an unprecedented, excellent opportunity to writers who have no access to publishers because agents have denied them that access as judging such authors not fit for publication.

Myanmar has one of the lowest electrification rates in Asia, with more than 60 % of the population without access to a modern form of electricity, denying people the ability to work, weakening health and safety, education, and limiting the opportunity to rise out of poverty.

Additionally, I wonder how you have accounted for any variety of negative externalities associated with using fossil fuels — say environmental impacts, health impacts, and the opportunity costs of enriching the governments of totalitarian states deny vast swaths of their citizens access to basic civil rights — as a start.

Doing so would have brought down the costs of litigation which in turn would have denied the insurance lobby the opportunity to attack plaintiff lawyer profits by lobbying for reduced access to the courts.

In this case, the police did not provide an opportunity for a suspected drunk driver to access counsel and, in doing so, they denied him his right to counsel.

Furthermore, in the aftermath of the MABO decision, it is significant that by the very nature of the action taken against them, children removed from their families have been effectively denied their opportunity to access native title rights.

Though FSM receives federal funding, its territory status means it is denied access from some grant opportunities afforded to constituted states, which results in families participating in federal programs being underserved due to imposed funding caps.

She is dedicated to supporting the re-emergence of the lineage of Buddhist nuns, which after centuries of marginalization and being denied access to the same opportunities and positions as men, are finally beginning to re-claim their space and legitimacy.