Sentences with phrase «disproportionate numbers»

Particularly in the area of criminal justice, it notes in an interim report the historic discrimination Aboriginal people have suffered at the hands of an essentially European legal system, the disproportionate numbers of Aboriginal people incarcerated, and recommends the creation or recognition of Aboriginal justice systems to deal with offences and rehabilitation in culturally appropriate ways.

And yet, disproportionate numbers of us continue to buy Tide instead of no - name detergent, and to care what our hockey rink is called, and to have strong opinions on whether a stand of trees in the downtown Vancouver peninsula should be referenced as Stanley Park or XwayXway.

Many of the victims of dog bites are young children; the elderly are also victims in disproportionate numbers.

(And I want to be clear here that I do not believe that a thin - skull rule should apply in considering whether one group or individual is trying to «intimidate» another, although I also do not believe that when disproportionate numbers and constant haranguing make debate difficult, someone who is «initimidated» has a thin skull.)

Many victims of aggressive dog behavior are small children; the elderly are also victims in disproportionate numbers.

Dog bite victims are often the most vulnerable victims — small children and the elderly suffer dog bites in statistically disproportionate numbers.

That includes people who walk, and the more vulnerable members of society who get killed in disproportionate numbers - older and younger people.

This may be especially important for older people, who in disproportionate numbers deny climate change.

A local professor analyzed the numbers behind the report, which claimed that the two groups of dogs were attacking in disproportionate numbers.

Credit checks screen out disproportionate numbers of minorities from job opportunities.

Part of the problem is that for the past decade all of us over here at Title I schools [i.e., schools with disproportionate numbers of disadvantaged students] have been saying «[our state test] is not fair....

Brown's Local Control Funding Formula increased funding for districts with disproportionate numbers of English - language learners, foster students and students from impoverished families to help them all have better chances at leading successful lives.

Far too many children — disproportionate numbers of low - income students and students of color among them, but many white students as well — have such low reading and mathematics skills that they will be forever locked out of decent jobs and full participation in our democracy if we don't do something different, and do it fast.

Teachers of color push within their unions to raise issues affecting English - language learners getting reclassified as fluent or decrying the disproportionate numbers of Black students in special education or being disciplined.

Sarah Alvarado Díaz is a research assistant for Equity Alliance and a first - year doctoral student in the Learning, Literacies and Technologies program, with a special interest in students who are labeled as English language learners, as students who receive special education services, and in particular, looking at disproportionate numbers of English language learners being referred for special education services or being placed in special education programs.

Should the state set standardized requirements for completion of elementary school and high school graduation, at the risk of holding behind disproportionate numbers of poor students?

In Michigan, teachers have turned out in disproportionate numbers for everything from the women's marches and Indivisible rallies that sprung up after Trump's inauguration to demonstrations demanding tougher gun control and other school safety measures.

Grammar schools have been shown to have disproportionate numbers of more privileged children.

Struggling schools tend to have high concentrations of new teachers, so when school districts send out pink slips, these schools often lose disproportionate numbers of teachers.

The Court specified courses to be provided and required that ``... districts with disproportionate numbers of disabled students, economically disadvantaged students, and students with limited English language skills...» be taken into account.

This disparity, as well as national trends toward disproportionate numbers of suspensions for African American and Latino students, led LAUSD to reexamine school discipline policies in 2013 with the School Climate Bill of Rights.

Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus have attacked the gainful - employment proposal and other regulations as discriminatory, as for - profit colleges enroll disproportionate numbers of low - income students and nonwhites.

Our Supreme Court has directed that districts with disproportionate numbers of children with special needs, children who are economically disadvantaged, and children with limited English language skills be taken into account.

The studies found that grossly disproportionate numbers of minority students are identified as eligible for services, and too often placed in isolated and restrictive educational settings.

This week: CA Charter Schools Association endorses Villaraigosa for Gov., a surprise increase in federal funding for child care and education in the new budget, the state's new plan to deal with disproportionate numbers of inexperienced and ineffective teachers in low - income schools & more

The agreement also calls for districts that have disproportionate numbers of minority students in separate placements to take corrective action.

The report shows that Catholic schools in England and Wales recruit disproportionate numbers of both economically deprived and ethnic minority pupils.

Schools not offering the subsidized lunch program also tended to overlap with schools having a higher concentration of white students, highly suggestive of the existence of a set of charter schools serving disproportionate numbers of non-poor, white students.

While integrated models of palliative care in oncology clinics are critical to beginning palliative care early in the course of disease, they may miss important, vulnerable populations who use the ED in disproportionate numbers.

Inevitably, the death penalty has been imposed most frequently, on the poor, and in this country it has been imposed in disproportionate numbers on blacks.

While over half of the world's nations have abolished capital punishment, and while international criticism of the U.S. has been intense, America continues to condemn the poor and racial minorities (particularly those who kill whites) in disproportionate numbers, as well as the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, juveniles (here the U.S. leads the world) and sometimes the innocent — and all this to no apparent deterrent effect.

Clergy and church officials should press this formulation on business and political leaders who, despite all the claims that the mainline has become sideline, are still found in disproportionate numbers in the oldline churches.

However, it also points out that minorities continue to get arrested for marijuana in disproportionate numbers and could get shut out of the legal marijuana industry.

Under President Obama, these efforts led to the removal of a disproportionate number of Latino immigrants.

Little wonder that Eritreans currently make up a disproportionate number of the African refugees landing on European shores.

A disproportionate number of women who seek illegal abortions in Brazil are poor, young, and uneducated.

Namie agrees that turnover — a disproportionate number of people leaving your office or unit, and few people wanting to come in from elsewhere in the company — is another sure sign that something's amiss.

For example, Slice found a disproportionate number of iPhone SE buyers are coming from «other» mobile operating systems, mostly Google's (googl) Android.

Mozaffarian also mentioned that the disproportionate number of younger people drinking sugary beverages compared with elderly people would dramatically increase the number of people who have diseases related to the drinks.

Despite the disproportionate number of games, entertainment apps (think Netflix, HBO GO, etc.) account for 28 of the top 50 most downloaded apps.

Had you looked up Mia Ash in 2015 or 2016, you would have found an attractive London - based photographer with two art degrees and a disproportionate number of Middle Eastern men among her several hundred Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections.

The association of childhood bereavement with success (a disproportionate number of accomplished people lost parents early) is a bit of an eyebrow raiser, but the theme of personal compensation for adversity rings true.

Non-Jewish doctors cite these figures as proof of the danger of Jewish aggressiveness and commercialism in the profession while Jewish doctors cite them as proof of discrimination, arguing that if there are a disproportionate number of Jews in medical schools the reason may be that Jews are brighter than non-Jews.

«Obviously, we are seeing a disproportionate number of problems arise in that one industry.»

«A highly disproportionate number is owned by the top 1 % and the top 0.01 %.

Understandably, there is a disproportionate number of younger users but overall, the Ethereum community appears much less representative of the global population than one might hope.

On an anecdotal level, a disproportionate number of the people on our BNN TV show The Disruptors are immigrants or second - generation immigrants who exemplify a culture of entrepreneurship and are hungry to get ahead.

Additionally, a disproportionate number of arrested students had special needs or were black.

So California could have a disproportionate number of homeowners who claim the mortgage interest deduction, compared to other states with lower home values.

Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC), owned by the French state, controls 39 % of the Icade's capital and holds a disproportionate number of board seats.