Sentences with phrase «economically affluent communities»

San Pedro, which was abandoned by several residents during the 1940s as a result of the economic depression which followed the devastation of the 1931 hurricane and the decline in the coconut industry, was by the mid-1980s one of the most economically affluent communities in Belize.

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While generally considered an affluent, largely white community, the district's demographics have shifted dramatically: today over half of San Rafael students are Latino, economically disadvantaged, and / or English learners.

«The release of PARCC scores confirms what we have known about New Jersey's charter schools: they are closing the achievement gap for economically disadvantaged students and in some cases, outperforming the state's more affluent communities,» said Nicole D. Cole, Esq., President and CEO of the New Jersey Charter Schools Association.

Every community, whether rural or urban, economically disadvantaged or affluent, has been touched by this issue.