Sentences with phrase «facing children living in poverty»

Teachers should not be blamed for the challenges facing children living in poverty.

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• The involvement of the father in the life of a family is associated with lower levels of child neglect, even in families that face other factors, such as unemployment and poverty (Gaudin and Dubowitz, 1997).

DB: «The 50 councils worst affected by government cuts will face a reduction of # 160 per head on average, despite the fact that about a third of their children already live in poverty.»

«At a time when there are over 3.7 million children in the UK living in poverty, and families already hit hard by the Coalition Government's economic and social policies, it is scandalous that parents now face an additional, unacceptable tax on their children's learning.»

The event is giving pupils the opportunity to learn about the issues faced by many children around the world trying to access an education while living in zones affected by conflict, natural disasters or extreme poverty, and who lack the basic tools and teachers they need to learn.

It is well documented that children and families living in poverty face a number of stressors and risks that impact their healthy development and well - being.

The U.S. is also facing a poverty crisis, with most recent Census data showing that nearly 15 % of Americans and over 21 % of children live in poverty — a figure that has remained fairly constant since the Great Recession began in 2008.

Fearless leaders work in schools under - resourced and overburdened and serve disproportionately large numbers of children who live in poverty and face racism daily.

Educators in Detroit's public school system face a tough reality: Detroit Public School students are last in the nation among urban students proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and fifty - seven percent of Detroit children under the age of 17 live in poverty.

In addition to living in poverty, minority children face disadvantages that include living with one parent (as 65 percent of Black children do) and lacking access to preschool (as 53 percent of Hispanic children doIn addition to living in poverty, minority children face disadvantages that include living with one parent (as 65 percent of Black children do) and lacking access to preschool (as 53 percent of Hispanic children doin poverty, minority children face disadvantages that include living with one parent (as 65 percent of Black children do) and lacking access to preschool (as 53 percent of Hispanic children do).

Imagine if Connecticut's elected and appointed officials actually stopped denigrating teachers, the teaching profession and public schools and started listening to teachers and providing the resources necessary to improve educational outcomes, especially for Connecticut children living in poverty, facing English language challenges or requiring special education services.

In fact, the net effect of Governor Malloy's unethical teacher evaluation system is that teachers who have the courage, conviction and principles to serve students who live in poverty, who face English Language barriers or wo need special education services will be disproportionately punished for devoting their professional lives to educating our society's most vulnerable childreIn fact, the net effect of Governor Malloy's unethical teacher evaluation system is that teachers who have the courage, conviction and principles to serve students who live in poverty, who face English Language barriers or wo need special education services will be disproportionately punished for devoting their professional lives to educating our society's most vulnerable childrein poverty, who face English Language barriers or wo need special education services will be disproportionately punished for devoting their professional lives to educating our society's most vulnerable children.

For example, in our compulsory Access to Justice course students read about and discuss the barriers faced by women experiencing domestic violence while also living in poverty, struggling with precarious immigration status, and supporting their children.

Our hypotheses were motivated by the widespread environmental inequities (both physical and psychological) faced by children living in poverty along with increasing evidence that environmental stimulation, parental nurturance, and early life stress affect brain growth and functioning.

Too many children face adverse experiences in the earliest years: Almost half of all children under 3 years old live in low - income households, and more than one fifth live in poverty.

If one's family of origin was dysfunctional; faced issues such as abuse, substance abuse, poor health, or poverty; did not provide children with real - world skills; or did not adequately demonstrate love, that person may experience difficulties in these areas later in life, especially if they start a family of their own.

Young children living in poverty are more likely to face challenges that can negatively impact their development and create disparities in their cognitive and social abilities well before they enter Head Start or pre-kindergarten programs at age 4.

Young children living in poverty are more likely to face challenges that negatively impact their development.

We must do more to improve reading proficiency among all kids while focusing attention on children in lower - income families who face additional hurdles of attending schools that have high concentrations of kids living in poverty.»