Sentences with phrase «falling family income»

Many families across the country are being faced with rising college tuition rates and either stagnant or falling family income.

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«Our family had no income, no health insurance, no worker's compensation, nothing to fall back on,» writes Schultz.

Jennifer Greenfield, a professor of social work at the University of Denver, explains: «Families normally pay modest copays that gradually increase as their incomes go up, but then all of a sudden there's this huge jump where the subsidy falls away completely, and they just can't absorb it.»

Food price inflation caused by a falling loonie has negatively affected the ability of low - income families to buy healthy food.

During tough economic times, falling home values can trap lower - income families in distressed neighbourhoods.

«Families normally pay modest copays that gradually increase as their incomes go up, but then all of a sudden there's this huge jump where the subsidy falls away completely,» she says.

In a Pew Research Center survey from August, 56 % of Americans said their family's income was falling behind the cost of living, up from 44 % in September 2007 — just before the recession hit.

However, where financial aid falls short — and it can for families with higher incomes, or when the student has too much money in his or her name — the landscape for scholarships is lush with plenty of options.

For the better part of the last 20 years, the idea of a guaranteed annual income (GAI), a government funded unconditional annual income floor below which no family or individual can fall, has been met with ridicule, dismissal, silence and, more often than not, legislation -LSB-...]

Only a small minority (roughly 15 to 20 per cent) of middle - income Canadians retiring without an employer pension plan have saved anywhere near enough for retirement and the vast majority of these families with annual incomes of $ 50,000 or more will be hard pressed to save enough in their remaining period to retirement (less than 10 years) to avoid significant fall in income.

With a pre-tax household income of $ 35,360 annually, the two - income family would still fall short of meeting basic needs for two children in every state.

And the incomes of the bottom fifth of families actually fell slightly.

An Urban Institute study from that year estimated that one in six nonelderly (under age 65) Americans lives in a family in which adults work at least half - time but family income falls below twice the federal poverty level.

She then started «growing fertilizer» by planting avocado trees that provide shade for delicate coffee bushes, organic nutrients for the soil (the fallen leaves that now carpet much of the farm), and extra income for the family when the fruits are in season.

Eighty - eight percent of the student population at WHEELS has a family income that falls below the federal cutoff for a free lunch, and 99 percent of them are Latino or African - American.

One thing this article does not mention regarding formula, is that if your family's income falls below a certain level per month, you may qualify for WIC services.

While workers wages are falling in real terms the tax credit system - a vital lifeline that boosts income for many families - effectively acts as a government subsidy for «low pay» corporations.

That number would rise by 22,000 students this fall, when the state's new Excelsior Scholarship program kicks in for SUNY students whose families earn less than $ 100,000, and by 32,000 when the income cap is raised to $ 125,000 in 2019, Mujica said.

Other skeptics have noted lower - income students, families falling under the $ 30,000 threshold, would not benefit because their tuition is already covered by state and federal aid, including Pell Grants.

Working families experiencing falling incomes are about to suffer NI rises and the loss of tax credits, while rampant inflation is severely denting their spending power.

Tuition assistance, which goes into effect this fall, would apply students in families with household incomes of no more than $ 100,000 a year.

By 2003, when the national child poverty rate had fallen to 17.6 percent, approximately 54 percent of children of immigrants lived in families with incomes under twice the federal poverty level, compared to 36 percent of children of native - born parents.

The Higher Education Research Institute reports that 40 % of incoming first - year students in the fall of 2004 come from families making more than $ 100,000, despite «need - blind» admissions policies at the 42 most selective state universities.8

NCCP defines a low - income household as one where incomes fall below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Threshold (e.g., $ 48,016 for a family of four with two children in 2014).

We define children as being low - income if their family's annual income fell below two times the federal poverty line at any point during childhood.

Two bills providing for educational vouchers on a limited scale, including one that would restrict such benefits to the children of low - income families, are scheduled for hearings this fall in the Minnesota legislature.

The La Crosse, Wis., schools will go ahead this fall with a plan to bus elementary pupils based on family income, despite a new school - board majority that opposes the idea.

Data from 22,000 children involved in this study of the kindergarten class of 1998 — 99 show that, after controlling for family income, children who attended more academically oriented preschools had significantly higher scores in reading, math, and general knowledge when tested in the fall of their kindergarten year than children in preschool settings without academic content.

For the first time, all 61,000 students in the San Antonio public schools this fall can eat their morning and midday meals at school without spending a dime, regardless of their families» incomes.

Unlike Nevada's nearly universal ESA program, the Opportunity Scholarship is only available to those families whose household income (gross) falls within 300 % of the poverty line.

They were selected because their parents had volunteered for the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) program, an initiative to enable low - income families to use housing vouchers to escape high - poverty neighborhoods and move to mixed - income ones instead (see «New Kids on the Block» and «All Over the Map,» Fall 2007).

Support for a tax credit for businesses and individuals who contribute to private - school scholarships for low - income families has also fallen, to 55 % from 60 % in 2014.

Of course, like other voucher students, their families still have to fall below certain income limits.

The government says 35 % of all pupils in England, which is 2.5 million children fall into its definition of coming from ordinary working families, because they fall below the median income but are not eligible for pupil premium.

While many factors contribute to this problem, it is a reality in American public education that students who have fallen behind are disproportionately in families with low incomes and disproportionately members of communities that have been on the wrong side of inequities and injustice in our society, including people of color, recent immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.

TAKING ON TEACHER EQUITY: Today, the Obama administration is asking states to create plans ensuring that all students have access to effective teachers — and it will publish profiles of all states that will include information about where children from minority and low - income families aren't getting their fair share of these teachers this fall.

Under new legislation, children from low - income families will receive just 12 hours of early learning support a week, adding to the risk of these children falling behind their peers at school.

That's right, there are some tuition - free schools across the country, as well as schools that offer full scholarships to families whose household income falls below a certain level.

PCSD does fall below the state average in the number of children coming from low - income families.

It may be contentious to state that many American children, whether they come from poor, middle - income, or wealthy families, do not have adequate access to high - quality educational opportunities and, as a result, fall short of achieving their academic potential while in school.

The controversial program provides financial aid through public tax dollars for income - eligible families who want to send their children to private schools, offering $ 7,323 per K - 8 student last school year and rising to about $ 7,500 per student this fall.

If I did the same, and my one book performed as well as TF [Twilight Fall], and my family of four were solely dependent on my income, my net would be only around $ 2500.00 over the income level considered to be the U.S. poverty threshhold (based on 2008 figures.)

Coverdell ESA's are only available to families that fall under a designated income level.

If your family falls into a certain income level, you will be awarded money by either the state or federal government to help pay your schooling.

«The burden of taxes falls more heavily on single - earner families than dual - earner families,» says Jack Mintz, director of the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, who believes income splitting would be a fairer policy.

Maternity Leave Only 14 % of US employers provide paid family leave, so unless a new mom is fortunate enough to have a family - friendly employer, her income will fall to zero while on unpaid leave.

«Although interest rates have fallen in recent months, median family incomes are still lagging behind price gains, and mortgage rates will inevitably rise with the upcoming changes in monetary policy,» he said.

Income - splitting for families with dependents under the age of 18 was a promise the governing Conservatives made in the last election, but were unable to fulfill as they fell into a fiscal hole during the recession.

Under the new measure, a family will be judged poor if its income falls below certain specified income thresholds or standards.

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