Sentences with word «disadvantaged»

Moreover, there is no evidence that the level of disadvantage of students taught disproportionately influences teacher rankings in transition years relative to stable years.

There is also debate among researchers about whether the concentration of disadvantaged students in a classroom should be taken into account.

This confirms that poverty and other conditions associated with being a minority child, not race in and of itself, are responsible for disadvantages in school.

In programs that are designed to involve parents in full partnerships, student achievement for disadvantaged children not only improves, it can reach levels that are standard for middle - class children.

Having the resources to target support at disadvantaged pupils is the first step to closing the attainment gap.

Educators can help improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students by creating healthy environments, supportive schools, and targeted instruction.

It is a grass roots organization whose aim is to provide the most disadvantaged children with education.

The programme aims to increase the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020.

Private firms have already shown a great interest in serving the most disadvantaged of students.

The government is directing more money at disadvantaged pupils through the new «pupil premium» - where money follows children from low - income homes.

Students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds deserve the same opportunities at their peers from higher - income families.

The individual investor faces many disadvantages when compared to institutions.

A lack of pupil aspiration and motivation is the biggest problem facing teachers working with disadvantaged children in rural areas - cited by over 80 per cent.

To reflect these strategic considerations, the framework seeks to present progress in addressing Indigenous disadvantage at two levels (the second and third tier of the framework).

The very advantages touted as benefits by virtual currency supporters, are seen as disadvantages by its critics.

Other individuals can also qualify as socially and economically disadvantaged on a case - by - case basis.

Teachers at disadvantaged schools in two of the nation's largest urban districts are getting more qualified, which is helping to improve student test scores.

Many agents haven't been, which puts them at a big disadvantage when it comes to turning those often - anonymous e-mails from online consumers into real business.

Notice from the table that positive long term results were only obtained for children from disadvantaged families who were at the high end of the low birth weight dimension.

• much of this chronic disease is potentially preventable and related to social and economic disadvantage in areas such as housing, education and employment.

Some of us want to be debt - free so we can help more disadvantaged people who are unable to help themselves.

These trials will focus on some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country through the government's Opportunity Areas programme.

It is known that child health and health behaviours vary according to socio - economic characteristics, with more disadvantaged groups experiencing poorer health.

Children from low - income households face a broad range of obstacles to classroom learning, which, taken together, place them at a significant disadvantage compared to higher income students.

The company recently ran a short - term promotion to provide free back - to - school kit for disadvantaged kids when customers spent $ 50 or more through the service.

This nonprofit is on a mission to reduce food waste while helping disadvantaged families get access to fresh produce.

A key driver for the government in opening new selective schools is to ensure that they take in more poor pupils and will not disadvantage students, the government has said.

This is a major disadvantage if you are trying to talk on the phone hands free; it can be difficult to hear sound from the phone over the sound of the road.

To enhance the learning experiences of children from more disadvantaged backgrounds by providing access to specialist sporting facilities.

But there are some major disadvantages as well - ones that can make working at a startup more of a nightmare than a fun time.

In addition to training and developing 11,000 teachers and future leaders in schools serving disadvantaged communities since 2003, we've supported 800 of our former trainees to access professional leadership training since 2015.

This is the other main disadvantage of mutual funds.

They can offer practical solutions to complex problems and contribute valuable program and policy advice for helping people overcome disadvantage and poverty.

There is an assumption that a «one - size - fits» all approach can help all students from a minority or other disadvantaged group to succeed.

We need the small and disadvantaged business community to be part of this.

These trends correspond, at kindergarten entry, with a significant disadvantage on measures of vocabulary and language comprehension for low - income children.

Money provides not only the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing, but also offers children opportunities and exposure to better quality social interaction not available to economically disadvantaged youth.

The only disadvantage with most cloud storage services is that they don't offer bare - metal recovery.

Many charter schools serve especially disadvantaged populations because it is exactly those students whom education reforms are intended to benefit.

Making the successful transition to adulthood had become increasingly challenging for disadvantaged young people.

The government says it has allocated # 2.5 bn a year, by 2014, to be allocated to schools on the basis of how many disadvantaged pupils they take.

But there is a huge disadvantage between the prices for selling and those for buying digital coins.

Additional risk was associated with being Indigenous and with markers of social disadvantage such as low socioeconomic status.

The above principles provide a new basis for addressing disadvantage in Indigenous communities.