Sentences with phrase «deny low income children»

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I refuse to pretend that it's caused no mischief in our schools — narrowing curriculum, encouraging large amounts of ill - conceived test prep, and making school a joyless grind for too many teachers and students alike — but neither can any fair - minded analyst deny that there have been real if modest gains in our present era of test - driven accountability, especially for low - income black and Hispanic children, particularly in the early grades.

Continued funding for only current participants would deny entry to their siblings, as well as to those children of low - income parents stuck in or slated to go to the worst - performing D.C. schools.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge late last month denied a motion by state officials challenging the soundness of the suit filed by the Washington - based Institute for Justice on behalf of 39 children from low - income families.

Would they be happier if she had spent her money denying children from low - income families choices of schools?

Sadly, despite centuries of progress, there still exists a segment of that «we» that has been disconnected from the rest — it is a segment composed of our low - income children and black and Latino students who disproportionately struggle in underresourced school districts, are pushed out of the classroom by harsh discipline policies, and are systematically denied a fair and substantive opportunity to learn.

The United States faces an education crisis, and despite the best efforts of parents and teachers, far too many low - and middle - income children are seeing their dreams denied.