Sentences with phrase «find issues of poverty»

I generally find issues of poverty, opportunity, and global development to be over-theorized and under - reported.

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Articles and teaching sessions are devoted to social scandals like the increase in hunger, poverty, homelessness and illiteracy in the U.S. Likewise, issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy, aid and grotesque military appropriations are frequently critiqued on behalf of a foreseen new social order that will be founded on liberationist principles.

Similarly, although many schools do excellent work promoting knowledge and understanding of racism and poverty, it is much rarer to find even Catholic schools having Pro-life Awareness Weeks as a standard annual whole - school activity in which pupils are encouraged to understand the justice and coherence of Church teaching on abortion and related issues.

A new generation of American Jews are compelled by issues in their own backyard - like poverty and illiteracy - rather than the faraway flashpoint of Israel, the survey found.

... And soon to grace the wall of the dining room — aka the Founding Fathers room — is Lee's recent birthday present to her partner, a letter from yet another famous New York governor, Franklin Roosevelt, that touches on the issues of his era, such as poverty.

«Although the share of children in immigrant families did affect the child poverty rate in the analyses, the findings suggest that media coverage and public discussion on the effects of immigration on child poverty do not seem to correspond with the empirical evidence and are likely to overstate the issue.»

In «The Stamp of Poverty,» neuroscientist John D. E. Gabrieli of M.I.T. and psychologist Silvia A. Bunge of the University of California, Berkeley, describe recently discovered differences in brain anatomy and function between kids growing up in poverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income ineqPoverty,» neuroscientist John D. E. Gabrieli of M.I.T. and psychologist Silvia A. Bunge of the University of California, Berkeley, describe recently discovered differences in brain anatomy and function between kids growing up in poverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income ineqpoverty and more affluent children — findings that add urgency to the issue of extreme income inequality.

While we may drastically disagree on the causes and solutions to issues of poverty, social justice, gender equality, the refugee crisis or finding peace in the Middle East, the ability to understand and carefully consider an argument with which you disagree is the beginning of insight.

«I think we find above all our poverty is definitely still an issue for the performance of our students, and the acquiring of a second language, our English language learners... but the gap between our [English language learners] and our non-English language learners is still there,» Perez said.

To that I would counter that any charity that can't find a funding model outside of extorting its volunteers likely has equally uninspiring solutions to issues like poverty.

9) One of the things many travelers to India find challenging is the poverty and desperation they see, which leads us to the thorny issue of dealing with beggars.

The Jamaican artist is known for his compositions of neighborhood - found objects that address issues of consumer culture, poverty, and race — from his installation of disposed strollers at New Museum to his transformation of typical outdoor structures, like playgrounds, into playful objects in his newest installation Nari Ward: G.O.A.T., again.

Founded by filmmaker Paul Haggis, Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) is a non-profit organization that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty around the world.

Ward's experimental use of found objects like shopping carts, soda, shoelaces, and fire escapes point to social and political issues like poverty, race, and consumer culture.

I made that an important part of the lesson I do with my students and that I included in my book by using materials found at The Best Articles About The Study Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn't Enough, including ones pointing out that self - control issues don't cause poverty — it is more likely to be the other other way around.

A lack of self - control is often one of the charges leveled at low - income adults and kids, despite overwhelming research finding that poverty causes (not the other way around) what some would consider self - control issues but, which, might in fact be logical choices (see The Best Resources Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn't Enough).

The importance of early interventions that target caregiving is underscored by studies demonstrating high cost - effectiveness through greatly enhanced long - term outcomes.41 Furthermore, children who receive more nurturing caregiving may also be protected from exposure to stressful life events, suggesting this central target may have positive ramifications on brain development.42 Considering these issues, study findings are relevant to the public policy debate on the importance of early preschool programs for young children living in poverty.

Parental mental illness Relatively little has been written about the effect of serious and persistent parental mental illness on child abuse, although many studies show that substantial proportions of mentally ill mothers are living away from their children.14 Much of the discussion about the effect of maternal mental illness on child abuse focuses on the poverty and homeless - ness of mothers who are mentally ill, as well as on the behavior problems of their children — all issues that are correlated with involvement with child welfare services.15 Jennifer Culhane and her colleagues followed a five - year birth cohort among women who had ever been homeless and found an elevated rate of involvement with child welfare services and a nearly seven - times - higher rate of having children placed into foster care.16 More direct evidence on the relationship between maternal mental illness and child abuse in the general population, however, is strikingly scarce, especially given the 23 percent rate of self - reported major depression in the previous twelve months among mothers involved with child welfare services, as shown in NSCAW.17

«It is a shocking number but not a surprising number,» said Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of the policy group Rhode Island Kids Count, which issued the finding in a report: «Child Poverty in Rhode Island».

In its 2003 Report, the World Bank sought to address the twin goals of economic development and poverty reduction and found that «dealing with efficiency will not automatically also resolve all equity issues».36 After extensive research and practical application, the World Bank has taken the view that tenure security is vital to promoting economic development; however the nature of that security is not necessarily tied to formal individual title: