Sentences with phrase «disadvantaged urban youth»

Purchase The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth and the Transition to Adulthood.

Deming studies the economics of early childhood and K — 12 education and the effects of education policy on long - term outcomes for disadvantaged urban youth.

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Since 2000, our mission has focused more sharply on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged youth, particularly those who attend schools in urban communities.

They direct special attention to schools serving disadvantaged and minority youth in urban communities.

African American youth in urban centers often reside in poorly resourced communities and face structural disadvantage, which can result in higher rates of poor behavioral health factors such as mental health problems, juvenile justice system involvement, substance use, risky sex and lower school engagement.