"Educational disadvantage" refers to a situation where a person does not have access to the same opportunities or resources as others to gain knowledge and skills, making it harder for them to succeed in their education.
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Connecting students to experiences and expertise that they would otherwise not have access to is one way technology can be used to
address educational disadvantage.
One of the most alarming social trends in the past 40 years is the increasing
educational disadvantage of children raised in low - income families.
Despite the
many educational disadvantages these children had faced, they were extremely fast learners and could absorb and apply new information very easily.
The new school takes its name from research suggesting that a «relay» of three years of good teachers can erase the
average educational disadvantage of low - income children.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to address
educational disadvantage in the North, claiming this should be at the heart of efforts to create a Northern Powerhouse.
The Early Start Programme aims to tackle
educational disadvantage by targeting children who are at risk of not reaching their potential within the education system.
In Improving Rural Hispanic Students» Transition to College and Career, researcher Ed Kissam uses data from the 2002 - 12 Educational Longitudinal Survey to examine specific factors associated
with educational disadvantage among rural Hispanic students.
Girls who take applied subjects like health and social care at GCSE may be facing
educational disadvantage as a result, research shows.
Offering data concerning black poverty, unemployment, crime, juvenile delinquency, narcotics use, and
serious educational disadvantage, Moynihan maintained that the deep roots of this «crisis» lay in American slavery.
Consequently, addressing
Indigenous educational disadvantage attracts a multitude of solutions that manifest themselves as ever - changing policy approaches, often underpinned by ideology.
It forms part of the Department of Education and Skills social inclusion strategy Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) to help children and young people who are at risk of or who are
experiencing educational disadvantage.
Ultimately no one organisation, charity or school can
end educational disadvantage alone - by working together to develop enhanced partnerships, we all stand a much better chance of ensuring no child is left behind.
No good comes from classifying some children as having a disability when in fact they do not have one or from labeling a child with a disability when the child may experience other kinds of
educational disadvantages arising from ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or socioeconomic conditions.
Also in line with current studies is the report's finding that «for any groups whether minority or not, the effect of good teachers is greatest upon the children who suffer
most educational disadvantage in their background, and that a given investment in upgrading teacher quality will have most effect on achievement in underprivileged areas.»
I agree with most of this article and the idea that students with
more educational disadvantages should receive proportionately more assistance to achieve educational success.
ESEA was conceived, we should remember, as a way for the federal government to help states
reduce educational disadvantages that they lacked the resources, the know - how, or the will to reduce on their own.
As part of the move, James Toop, chief executive officer of Teaching Leaders, will become chief executive officer designate of the newly merged organisation, with the aim of
eradication educational disadvantages in England's schools.
Discussing educational disadvantage, it cites 2015 research suggesting many students are not able to access «taster» work experience for a variety of reasons — including gender, disability, cultural background and socioeconomic status.
Finally, a key issue given little attention in the book is the continuing
wide educational disadvantage of poor, particularly black, children, and the hope that educational intervention in the early years may reduce it.
We therefore can not expect to tackle
regional educational disadvantage by moving teachers around: home - grown talent is essential and heads need to look beyond the «usual suspects» in an area.
«The government's inability to confront the harmful practice of ability grouping coupled with its desire to further expand selective schools will exacerbate the challenges highlighted in this report and further
entrench educational disadvantage.
«Our proposed new funding formula
recognises educational disadvantage in its widest sense, including pupils who do not necessarily benefit from the pupil premium but whose families may be only just about managing,» she said.
Membership of this Network is open to grant - makers with an active interest in funding work to address
educational disadvantage within state - funded schools and colleges for children and young people aged 5 - 18.
The Education Act 1998
defines educational disadvantage as «the impediments to education arising from social or economic disadvantage which prevent students from deriving appropriate benefit from education in schools».
You can also find out more about programmes that address
educational disadvantage such as tackling disadvantage in primary schools, the Early Start Programme and special educational arrangements for Travellers.
It tackles
educational disadvantage by targeting children between the ages of 3 and 4 who are at risk of not reaching their potential within the school system.
Paul Tough, author of the American book, is a best - selling social - affairs reporter who has written a brilliantly readable account of the growing evidence that inner resources count more than any amount of extra teaching support or after - school programmes when it comes to
overcoming educational disadvantage.
The ITAS acknowledges
Indigenous educational disadvantage, providing supplementary tutorial support to Indigenous students in order to increase participation and graduation rates.
in the area of employment for example, today's adults are still suffering the legacy of
educational disadvantage of 40 or 50 years ago.
The report Excellence and equity: Tackling
educational disadvantage in England's secondary schools launched at an event in June with Schools Minister David Laws, argues that the additional # 1.25 bn over the next two years from the pupil premium should be focused on primary schools, while the pupil premium in secondary schools would be held at its current level.
· The publication of a comprehensive evaluation of the Museum's work with the Government's Breaking the Cycle initiative, designed to
address educational disadvantage at primary school level; also the completion of the Artformations action research project, with the Abbey Theatre and the Arts Council, and the related exhibition.
The charity was established in 2002, and for the past 11 years it has worked towards breaking the link between parental income and
educational disadvantage.
That a child's prospects are limited by their parents» income is grossly unfair, and
this educational disadvantage needs to be addressed.
You'd struggle to find a political figure more dedicated to tackling
educational disadvantage than Baroness Sally Morgan.
The government has expressed concerns about the attainment gap, yet it is being left to schools to address this particular area of
educational disadvantage.
Including the income variable in the model all but eliminates the estimated relationship between single - parent family structure and educational attainment, suggesting that differences in parental income play a key role in
the educational disadvantage facing students raised in single - parent families.