Sentences with phrase «economic gap»

Findings show that socio - economic gaps between high achieving pupils are significant through a lot of the developed world.

It shows that socio - economic gaps between high achieving pupils are significant throughout much of the developed world.

Research shows that the socio - economic gap in science for clever girls in England equates to three years of schooling - eight months greater than that for boys.

They were uttered after a review of the growing economic gap between rich and poor nations and of the escalation of military defensiveness in the world.

When apartheid ended, Iqbal was disillusioned to see that political equality did not close the nation's enormous economic gap and decided that pursuing a business career was the best way he could contribute to his country's transformation.

The findings of the Yale University research add to evidence of a widening racial and economic gap when it comes to air pollution.

In every important metric of success from student achievement to access to rigorous classes to high school and college completion, stubborn racial and economic gaps remain.

Societies, preaching for absolute equality among their citizens, always end up with the largest economic gaps.

The new polling also finds there are big socio - economic gaps in access to extra-curricular activities, with pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to take up activities than their better - off peers (46 per cent compared to 66 per cent).

It's difficult to describe Cambodia because of its past ancient civilizations, a relatively recent genocide, and the ever - present reality of the growing economic gap, but I say two things: awe - inspiring and majestic.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has been courting tech companies to help fill the economic gap created by a shrinking federal workforce.

The promotion of economic growth has not reduced the economic gap between the developing and the developed countries, as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund assumed it would.

The economic gap is now widening, rather than lessening, between the developed nations and the developing nations.

This distance can not be overcome by increasing taxes on the rich, because it's a social as much as an economic gap that separates us.

Not only are they underrepresented politically, but in 74 of the 140 nations studied, economic gaps have actually widen in the last year.

De Blasio said that he was waiting to hear more from the former secretary of state and ex-first lady about bridging the economic gap — a signature issue for him.

«These are the ties that unite our society — and yet they are not powerful enough on their own if the economic gap between us is allowed to grow too big... I say we One Nation Tories can not ignore the gulf in pay packets that yawns wider year by year.

WHEREAS the economic gap between the wealthy and the needy has risen dramatically over the past 40 years during which time the value of the minimum wage has declined significantly; and

This shows the economic gap between the children and the adult world, illustrating their disregard for dull social norms as they pester people for money to buy ice - cream.

The topic itself is significant because the global gender gap across health, education, economic opportunity and politics has closed by only 4 % in the past 10 years, with the economic gap closing by just 3 %.

The socio - economic gap in science for bright girls in England is equivalent to three years of schooling, eight months greater than that for boys, while for reading the three year gap is nine months greater than that for boys.

«While England's brightest pupils score around average in international tests — and better in science — this analysis shows that there are some very big socio - economic gaps in attainment between the brightest pupils from poor and better - off homes.

«We have investigated how the socio - economic gap in 15 - year - olds» PISA scores compares across selective versus non-selective school systems.

«In fact, the opposite may be the case; in countries where academic selection is prominent, the socio - economic gap in science scores tends to be greater.»

Prof John Jerrim, of the UCL Institute of Education in London, says that Canada's high league table ranking reflects the narrow socio - economic gap in school results.

Requirements around academic participation, behavior and teacher permission often coincide with racial and socio - economic gaps between students who participate and those who do not.

There are also substantial socio - economic gaps in access to extra-curricular activities, with pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to take up activities than their better off peers (46 % compared to 66 %), with just half of those receiving free school meals (FSM) taking part.

It may also be the case that with the rising share of young adults enrolling in college these days, economic gaps between those who borrow for college and those who do not may be widening.

Urban development, population explosion, environmental changes, socio - economic gaps, and the rising middle class in metropolitan centers in Africa redefine the structure of the city as it continuously evolves.

But the difference also suggests that the economic gap between developed and developing countries — one measured as much by greenhouse - gas emissions as by standard economic statistics — has narrowed significantly.

Rabbi Melchior recently founded Civil Action Forum (Hebrew link), which is calling on the government to use the proceeds from Israel's natural gas deposits to achieve social goals, such as narrowing socio - economic gaps and building affordable housing.

By comparing outcomes for and experiences of children in households with higher and lower incomes it summarises what the study has revealed about inequalities up to age 8, explores whether there is any evidence that the socio - economic gap has narrowed or widened in recent years and highlights some key messages from the study about to improve outcomes for all children and to reduce inequalities.

Social tensions can flare up when houseboat and neighbors» lifestyles are separated by a wide social and economic gap.