Sentences with phrase «for high minority»

Moreover, he found that the negative effects of collective bargaining are much greater for high minority schools than for other schools.

As for the high minority dropout rates — according to Texas figures, about 20 percent of minority students drop out, not 50 percent.

Not exact matches

I certainly want to see a higher percentage of investments for minority - owned startups and women - founded startups.

And we found that access to capital remains a huge challenge, especially for minority - owned businesses, which have loan denial rates three times as high as those of non-minority-owned firms.

Contact with women and ethnic minorities lessens unconscious bias, but since neither group is represented much in the upper echelons of business, it can be hard for executives to get that exposure — something not helped by the fact that many white, male higher - ups feel they don't know how to talk to younger women or minorities.

The data shows similar employment barriers also exist for the children of immigrants, especially those whose parents are visible minorities, despite the fact they achieve higher levels of education than Canadian - born children.

A high hurdle for approval means a small minority can derail the deal.

Small business vendors, including minority or disadvantaged businesses, women - owned businesses, veteran - owned businesses and small businesses operating from HUBZone or high unemployment areas, are a vital part of our commitment to world - class customer response and will be given an equal opportunity to compete for Clean Harbors» business in this environment.

National Minority Supplier Development Council Programs Help Minority Business Enterprises Achieve Higher Objectives Application Period is Open Now; Deadline Soon for CATAPULT

Despite stating that «performance is the primary bases for all salary increases,» the reality was that women, minorities, and those born outside the U.S. needed «to work harder and obtain higher performance scores in order to receive similar salary increases to white men.»

Corporate Plus ®, is an unprecedented membership program of the National Minority Supplier Development Council for the highest caliber minority business enterprises which have the proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations, bring them to the attention of more national corporate members, and expand their participation in the NMSDC Minority Supplier Development Council for the highest caliber minority business enterprises which have the proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations, bring them to the attention of more national corporate members, and expand their participation in the NMSDC minority business enterprises which have the proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations, bring them to the attention of more national corporate members, and expand their participation in the NMSDC Network;

«With minority businesses responsible for $ 400 billion dollars of the total United States economy, NMSDC's Centers of Excellence are designed to help reach higher productivity and profits.»

«With minority - owned businesses responsible for $ 400 billion dollars of the total U.S. economy, we hope our support of CATAPULT will result in higher productivity and profits for these companies.»

Black men were also found to be over three times more likely to be arrested than white men, and in prisons black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) males are almost five times more likely to be housed in high security for public order offences than white men.

Working behind the scenes to help them move was Peter Bhatti, executive director of International Christian Voice and the older brother of Shahbaz Bhatti, the former Pakistani minister for minority affairs, «and a high - profile critic of the way the country's anti-blasphemy laws were being used to marginalize Pakistan's religious minorities, including Christians.

There is a small, but highly motivated minority that truly believe they are committing these acts for a higher purpose and out of love and reverence for their community and their god.

Several studies of young unmarried mothers have found that between 20 and 25 per cent became pregnant again within two years (with the rate going much higher among certain minority groups) The repeat of pregnancy appears to be related to a lack of knowledge about the risks of sexual intercourse, limited opportunity for further education, boredom with homelife, and the unavailability of a strong female support group.

«While state policies and the actions of extremist groups often mask the high levels of tolerance in the minds of ordinary Arabs, the typical citizen in this region expresses a great deal of support for tolerant policies,» said Michael Hoffman, who studied religious minorities as part of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.

In addition to managing the Omaha Marriott Downtown, Marcus Hotels & Resorts is also a minority investor in the 12 - story high - rise hotel, which will serve as an anchor for the $ 205 million Capitol District being developed by Shamrock Development, Inc..

For many American Indian student - athletes, already just a sliver of a minority (the NCAA estimates about 3 percent of all high school basketball players will make it to the next level) this is the best opportunity they have to play college sports.

We played and proved to be a crucial ally in building the case for Gay marriage (a just and right fight) «after all black marriages fail at such a high rate» etc and «marriage isn't about raising kids» its funny cause like every other minority group that uses Us to get their rights they bounce to the Suburbs and live «traditional» American lives gender roles included, I love it when the gender warriors turn around and heep praise on Ellen and her wonderful wife or other Gays who have traditional gender roles.

But auditors — and Children's Centre staff themselves — felt they needed to do more to identify and provide outreach services to families with high levels of need, and the NAO found that «less progress was being made in improving services for fathers, parents of children with disabilities, and for ethnic minorities in areas with smaller minority populations».

• Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact breastfeeding support • Shoshone and Arapaho tribal breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore • Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality for African Americans • Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations • Barriers to breastfeeding experienced by Black mothers and how lactation consultants can support them more effectively • Social support and breastfeeding self - efficacy among Black mothers • Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core • Positive changes in breastfeeding rates within the African American community • Grassroots breastfeeding organizations serving African American mothers

Some of the potential causes of poor breastfeeding outcomes among black and Puerto Rican women include breastfeeding ambivalence (7), the availability of free formula from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(8), a high level of comfort with the idea of formula feeding (9), limited availability and lower intensity of WIC breastfeeding support for minority women (10, 11), and issues surrounding trust building and perceived mistreatment by providers (12).

U.S. Senate Republicans voted to end the filibuster of Supreme Court nominations, setting the stage for the rapid elevation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the high court and removing a pillar of the minority party's power to exert influence in the chamber.

From 2012 to the middle of 2015, Dmitrii Medvedev and Vladimir Putin were responsible for a clear minority of bills, outnumbering only initiatives sponsored by the higher courts and the Federation Council.

Not surprisingly, the number of first time candidates outnumber the incumbents (10 to 7; the full list appears after the jump), and the highest - level elected to sign on is Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who has been calling for many of these changes for some time and probably stands to gain if redistricting is indeed taken out of the hands of elected officials.

The proposal would ease admissions rules for a few of the higher - performing schools with the intent of attracting more minority students, and parents who fear that their children will lose out are pushing back.

In a statement they issued, the minority said that «we find it totally unjustifiable and unacceptable that the Deputy Minister would label the entire people of the three Northern Regions who he says he has lived with for 27 years, as unreasonable people, accomplished and persistent liars, people with a high propensity for perpetrating fraud, people who all the time use these fraudulent acts to steal money from the state.»

What is the MOST unbelievable is that legislators with high minority, high need districts — for one reason or another — are supporting a potential (probable) greater cause of inequity than already exists.

According to Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, the government has denied about 565,404 students in Senior High School from benefiting from the free second cycle education for all.

For those who keep such scores, the House of Lords has a higher proportion of women, a higher proportion of people from ethnic minorities, a broader range of ethnic minorities, and far more people from working - class backgrounds generally and the trade union movement in particular, than can be found down the corridor.

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa insists the apology by the Ghanaian High Commissioner is not enough for him to keep his position, adding the Minority will meet to decide on the next line of action.

The program's staff are kicking into high gear for the fourth annual 43North week — a hectic schedule of events, mixers, and a smaller pitch competition for local minority and women - owned businesses.

In a pattern that has remained unchanged for years, minority children got just 10 percent of the spots at New York City's specialized high schools.

«After failing to deliver on their economic promises for more than 18 months, the administration wants to do it again - this time with higher taxes to pay for even more new spending,» Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Kentucky, said in a written statement Monday.

I did not recognise, at the point that this visit was arranged, a need to disclose to my officials and the High Commission that Abid Hussain and I have a common business interest as minority shareholders in a small food company... I sincerely regret that I did not consider the significance of this relationship with Mr Hussain when the arrangements for the visit were being made... I am sorry.

Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. this afternoon issued a statement praising Senate Minority Leader John Sampson for appointing fellow Hispanic lawmakers to «high - ranking positions» within the Democratic conference.

We have the highest goal for minority and women - owned businesses in state contracts.

We already know, for example, that members of Black and Minority Ethnic communities have a higher risk of illnesses such as high blood pressure that may lead to the need for an organ transplant.

«Residents of the Hudson Valley already pay among the highest rates in the country for their electricity and other utilities,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

He proposes to create a statewide reconciliation commission to address police / community relations; recruit more minorities into law enforcement; make publicly available race and ethnic data on police actions; buy replacement vests, body cameras and bullet - proof glass for patrol cars in high crime areas; appoint an independent monitor to review police cases where an unarmed civilian dies and the case is not presented to the grand jury, or the grand jury fails to indict.

Even after rendering an unqualified apology, for his outbursts largely considered partisan, discriminatory and divisive, the Minority in Parliament is maintaining its stance that Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, should resign for pledging to prioritize New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the execution of his mandate.

The Strike Force was formed to tackle drugs, guns and gangs in the city's high - crime neighborhoods but came under fire for its tactics and was criticized by some who claim it unfairly targeted minorities.

He went on to say that it was «disgraceful» that the state administration had not paid money owed to schools through the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, especially because most of that money would go to high need schools in minority neighborhoods.

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will join U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in St. Petersburg Wednesday for a high - dollar fundraiser benefiting the campaign arm of Congressional Democrats.

The Minority's Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is unconvinced by the apology from Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, for publicly declaring a bias towards New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in his dealings.

It was a significant defeat for Democrats and a win for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Kentucky, who persuaded several Republicans who had previously voted to support the higher spending level to change their positions and vote to block the bill.

Some of the poorest districts on Long Island, largely minority districts, pay some of the highest property taxes and get far fewer resources for what they're putting in.

To be fair, he likely promised as much to win the union's backing to take over the Assembly leadership — and no matter that some Assembly Democrats oppose the UFT's efforts to, for example, kill the charter schools that are working miracles in high - poverty, minority neighborhoods.