Sentences with phrase «denying children the opportunity»

What I do know is denying children the opportunity to play tackle football (and taking away parents» rights to decide what is best for their children) is not the solution.

THE Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the socio - economic condition of a family should not deny the children the opportunity of accessing quality education, adding that it is a tool for development.

In fact choices without limits and limits without choices are both doomed to denying children the opportunity of learning how to act responsibly.

Speaking at the Conservative party conference last October, Mr Gove said the current approach to history in schools «denies children the opportunity to hear our island story».

Denied our children the opportunity of a super selective school education?

Parents in Asia would rather starve than deny their children an opportunity to get ahead in school.

Some argue these laws go too far and deny children opportunities to learn independence — and lawmakers in at least one state agree.

Not exact matches

We need many more opportunities and ways to make common cause with others in the faith.How else can we learn to deny own wills in following after Christ, or foster a resilient moral commitment on the part of our children?

If god created all men, women and children, he sure denies them the opportunity to go to heaven, and these aren't sinners that you believe deserve he.ll anyways, these are people who live good lives and do good deeds, but in the name of shiva or buddha instead of allah.

Religious schools, it is charged, deny opportunities to poor and minority children while failing to provide an adequate education to those pupils unfortunate enough to attend them.

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 choice of the name reflects a statement to be defiantly Muslim when one's children are being denied the opportunity to become British If the Brits do not solve their problem with assimilating Muslims into British society, theu will be laying the groundowrk for a fifth column path for terrorists and extremists.

Unfortunately, by the time children reach grade school this approach can often backfire, causing children to lose important social power and denying them the opportunity to develop the skills and experience to negotiate these difficult social waters themselves.

To skip the discipline you would enforce with a less sensitive child denies the sensitive child the opportunity to learn and grow by experiencing the consequences of her actions.

While this is true, it is better to deny your child the breast than to deny her the opportunity to be close to you.

«Children are increasingly being denied educational opportunities because of their parents» inability to pay for educational visits.

«As a result children from ethnic minority backgrounds languish in care for longer than other kids and are denied the opportunities they deserve.

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.

«Today's announcement to make it compulsory will exacerbate the already evident problems that far too many children and young people are being denied the opportunity to study a broad and balanced range of subjects, particularly creative subjects such as music, art and drama.

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.

And I certainly wont be denying my future children the opportunity to see them just so they can «understand» them better.

Denying pupils the opportunity to study this subject that can be simultaneously academic and practical and lead to rewarding careers is unfair on the pupils, their parents who want their children to have fulfilling school and working lives and the companies that could benefit from skilled and innovative personnel at all levels and contribute around # 500 billion to GB plc..

«In its direct engagement with the Home Office and the MAC, the Union has made clear that the impact of a salary threshold on migrant teachers would create serious problems for schools, unfairness for migrant teachers and deny children and young people the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of these highly skilled professionals.

But the lawyer representing one of the defendants said he would file suit within the next few months to test whether district boundaries can be used to deny parents from the inner city the opportunity to provide a high - quality education for their children.

The fact is that reforming urban schools is an issue of social justice: there are too many children in cities across the U.S. who are denied the opportunity to have a high - quality education, and these inequities run strongly along lines of race and class.

If courts can strike down teacher tenure laws as a violation of the rights of poor and minority children (see «Script Doctors,» legal beat, Fall 2014), why not use the results from CCSS assessments to go after the drawing of school boundaries in a way that perpetuates economic school segregation and denies children equal opportunity?

Much has changed since the fledgling Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), 14 New York City community school boards, and 23 individual parents and their children lodged the initial complaint charging the State of New York with denying «thousands of public school students in the City of New York their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunities.»

She concluded: «But fundamentally I believe it is wrong to deny families the opportunity to send their children to a school that reflects their religious values if that's what they choose.

Not only are socially isolated children denied the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to develop and maintain friendships, their schoolwork also can be affected as their attention drifts to social concerns.

If a child - study team denies a student with a disability the opportunity to exercise choice, that team is violating the student's rights, which are protected under multiple federal and state statutes.

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.

Across the country, children in urban districts are being denied rich, rigorous educational opportunities.

Real harm was done when parents were deceived about levels of student performance, and children were denied catch - up opportunities.

[The politics of rationing education is a reason why districts and other traditionalists also oppose the expansion of public charter schools and other forms of school choice that are helping Black and Latino children attain high quality education; charters fall outside of the control of districts and therefore, open the doors of opportunity for those historically denied great teachers and college - preparatory curricula.]

«At - risk children, who are not presently in quality pre-kindergarten educational programs, are being denied their fundamental constitutional right to receive the equal opportunity to a sound basic education.»

«Indiana is rightfully proud of its steps to expand preschool programs and elevate quality, but it's shortsighted and wrong to deny children educational opportunity from the starting line because of their immigration status — especially children who are clearly here through no fault of their own.

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

«Why should everyday Detroit parents be denied this same opportunity for their children?»

«The NAACP, a proud organization with a historic legacy of expanding opportunity for communities of color, now itself stands in the schoolhouse door, seeking to deny life - changing educational opportunities to millions of children whose parents and families desperately seek alternatives to schools that have failed them for too long.»

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.

Finally, he encourages Congress to adopt an «equal education» clause, that states no child in the US will be «denied equal educational opportunity in elementary and secondary education through the lack of a challenging curriculum, well - prepared and effective teachers, and the funding to pay for that education.»

So while genetics may well place an upper limit on intelligence, poor children are often denied the opportunity to reach their own maximum potential — meaning that, in the right environment, the achievement gap might be significantly narrowed.

Despite their sordid history, Blaine Amendments are today used not only by Washington to deny educational opportunities for children with special needs, but also by opponents of school choice programs to deny parents the right to select the schools that are best for their kids.

«The injunction granted by a conscientious and courageous judge establishes the principle that government may not deny children their right to equal educational opportunity by disproportionately laying off teachers in communities such as Watts and Pico - Union.

A ruling that Washington may not deny special education services to special needs children at religious schools would help clear the path ahead for school choice by stopping these attacks and ending reliance on discriminatory Blaine Amendments to thwart educational opportunity.

With this case, the Institute for Justice will urge the Ninth Circuit to revisit its ruling, adopt the approach of the Eight Circuit, and stop, once and for all, the use of state Blaine Amendments to deny educational opportunities for children like Michael, Rachael and Skyler.

«Unless we close it children in Wales will continue to be denied the same sort of learning opportunities enjoyed by pupils across the border.»

«Every passing day denies these children their constitutional right to a substantially equal educational opportunity.

... 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.»