Sentences with phrase «facing language issues»

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his Election Day hotline, 800-771-7755, will help people facing language issues, polling place barriers and other potential civil rights problems.

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Let's face it, it's not always easy to stay on top of things when you're catching flights, experiencing tech issues and dealing with language barriers.

Based on the above, UKTI commissioned the ECR program in combination with the PIB service to, among other things, allow companies to employ foreign - language - speaking students at U.K. universities and other British institutions of higher learning to address issues related to language and cultural barriers that companies may face in entering particular foreign markets.

The comments about liturgy and related issues — a frustration with intrusive front - facing altars in the naves of baroque churches and so on — express in coded language the author's passionate preferences in this area, and will strike a chord with some Catholics.

So when we, in the Church, discuss homosexuality as though it were an issue faced by «other people» who are «out there,» when we resort to stereotypes and language about hell and judgment and damnation, we may be doing serious damage to the most precious and vulnerable among us.

These people lived at different times, in different cultures, in different places, and spoke different languages, had different beliefs and values, and faced different issues and challenges.

Other issues in children adopted from institutions and / or from traumatic backgrounds: The adoption community and related specialists have done extensive research and developed reams of information on language acquisition, developmental delays, learning differences, behavioral issues, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and other challenges that some of these children can face.

Navigators are experts in helping patients overcome the numerous obstacles they face, including monetary difficulties, transportation issues, educational and even language barriers, and have become an integral part of the cancer care model.

We fight the same fights repeatedly, even as the language around the eternal issues shifts and (some of) the famous faces change.

Providing appropriate tests for English - language learners is one of the biggest challenges that states face in complying with requirements for that group of students under the No Child Left Behind Act, concludes an issue brief by the National Council of La Raza.

Our faculty is studying the most pressing issues facing our educational system today — the achievement gap, language and literacy, urban school reform, new leadership models, testing and accountability, to name just a few.

We developed the framework by defining the issues we consider when we bring technologies into the classroom, by observing other teachers who use technologies, and by engaging others in discussions about problems and challenges they faced when they or their colleagues brought technologies into their existing English language arts contexts.

The contentious political discourse leading up to the votes largely ignored the research on best practices for educating English language learners, as well as the practical and pedagogical issues facing educators.

His research areas and expertise encompass issues pertaining to language, literacy, and the unique challenges faced by English language learners.

Connecticut experts with decades of educational experience working with Connecticut educators were replaced by five out - of - state consultants with virtually no experience working with the biggest issues facing poorer school districts; poverty, language barriers and the large number of students who need special education services.

Achievement First fails to take its fair share of children in poverty, children who face language barriers, children who need special education services and children who have behavioral or discipline issues.

Finding workable, effective strategies for teaching language arts is one of the most difficult issues facing school districts today.

«I came into office thinking I knew everything I needed to know about the direction we needed to go with public education,» said Osmond, who served as CEO of a for - profit education company... [After] a dozen classroom visits and hundreds of emails from educators, Osmond says he came to understand the challenges public school educators face in the course of a typical day: overcrowded classrooms, outdated technology, language barriers, behavioral issues, and students who are hungry and unbathed.

From advocating for improved early childhood education, to increasing the rigor and relevance of curriculum, to fostering understanding of cultural and social mores amongst disparate groups of students, schools will be at the forefront of addressing the heavy - duty issues that the greater population faces as we continue to change in terms of how we look, the languages we speak, and the traditions we celebrate.

What would happen if I had two middle schools in my suburban town and one had a lottery — and one didn't and the one with the lottery ended up with the students who are less poor, face less language issues, don't come from immigrant, have fewer special education students....

Tune in to the April 9 ASCD Whole Child Podcast about issues facing English language learners.

Note that there is absolutely no reference to the fundamental issues associated with students that face language barriers, students that require special education services or issues related to having qualified teachers who have the experience and skills to face those vitally important issues.

It is important to note that Kishimoto makes no reference to the fundamental issues associated with students that face language barriers, students that require special education services or issues related to having qualified teachers who have the experience and skills to face those vitally important issues.

When ordering electronics from China, most people will face the high quantity requirements, quality issues and language / cultural barriers.

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The artists included in Cities of Conviction use visual language to explore the pertinent cultural issues facing Saudi Arabia and its citizens, which are in parallel with those facing artists from Utah and, in a world becoming ever more global, the artists also address the dilution of specific elements of culture.

Among other issues, the term — as it is defined now — leads not only to the obligation to help countries facing climatic risks, but also those facing economic harms from a premature abandonment of fossil fuels (language demanded, no surprise, by Saudi Arabia).

Admittedly they are helped by the tendency of some people in politics and the media (and in discussions on the internet of course) to use dramatic, alarmist even, language when faced with relatively mundane issues but I don't see any realistic or responsible alternative to telling it how it is.

He points to the Census as an example where Hispanics face language barriers, immigration fears and issues of self - identification.

Addressing an issue of first impression in Delaware, the appeal focused on the use of Federal Express to serve a Notice of Intent in the face of unambiguous statutory language requiring the use of certified mail.

As I discuss in this post, in that opinion the court went out of its way to mention the alternative approach recommended in A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting but ultimately noted that it was faced with interpreting the language at issue.

Awareness is the key, and due to the amazingly rich cultures, languages and religions, coupled with physical security issues, Africa is faced with and presents a different set of challenges to the Internet community.

Held over two hours and described by one participant as a «12 - hour United Nations meeting», the talks were often strained by a language gap, but found both sides working toward understanding how they view issues facing the bitcoin network.

Hispanic families receiving child welfare services may face multiple behavioral health and wellness concerns, from familial trauma and separation due to immigration issues to language barriers affecting service provision and disproportionality in the foster care system.