Sentences with phrase «group disadvantaged children»

Similarly, the tracking of students into classrooms based on ability or academic performance may group disadvantaged children with the most disruptive students.

Not exact matches

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

Elia told the group that schools with very high opt out rates are put at a disadvantage, because they don't have the data to help children who may be struggling with specific learning skills.

Elia told the group that schools with very high opt - out rates are put at a disadvantage, because they don't have the data to help children who may be struggling with specific learning skills.

To start off with, this grouping will cover four policy areas — promoting local economic growth, reducing crime, bettering the lot of disadvantaged children, and looking after the elderly — that amount to # 200 billion - worth of public spending.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

3.51 pm: The Lib Dems have voted in favour of replacing the pupil premium with a beefed - up version called education credit, which would be more generous and would cover a wider group of disadvantaged children.

URIs are the most common reason that parents take young children to the doctor and lead to massive direct costs, high indirect costs including work absenteeism among parents, and even mortality, especially in disadvantaged groups, say the authors.

Researchers evaluated body mass index, insulin resistance, abdominal fat and fat under the skin, circulating levels of pro and anti-inflammatory molecules and the concentrated disadvantage index in a group of 7 - to -9-year-old African - American and Caucasian children.

When «Gen» volunteers to train a group of disadvantaged Maori children for the upcoming National Chess Championships, it causes friction with Ariki, especially since Ariki's son takes an interest in chess.

Leave no child behind — National averages often conceal extreme inequalities and the severe disadvantage of groups at the bottom of the scale

Rochford will work with a group of experts with backgrounds in assessment and working with SEND and disadvantaged children.

Second, when alternatives already exist for many disadvantaged children, universal programs may not yield additional benefits for that group.

The subgroup requirements for accountability in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) were designed to reveal underperformance of disadvantaged groups that could otherwise be hidden in aggregate averages.

All of this was at the front of my mind as a group of us worked to gather signatures for a new public statement of principles called «America's Disadvantaged Children and the Three - Sector Approach.»

Their is also a slide on Fair Trade and two final slides where children can have a debate on the advantages and disadvantages for specific groups of people - Meeting a key Geography Skill.

Also in line with current studies is the report's finding that «for any groups whether minority or not, the effect of good teachers is greatest upon the children who suffer most educational disadvantage in their background, and that a given investment in upgrading teacher quality will have most effect on achievement in underprivileged areas.»

Special education vouchers have a political advantage that vouchers for low - income students lack: they can benefit not only the poverty - stricken disadvantaged, almost never a politically potent interest group, but also anyone who has a child with disabilities, a population that crosses all social and economic boundaries.

Evidence shows that patterns of participation in the arts are determined in childhood, and that participation varies considerably between different socio - economic groups, with the most disadvantaged children the least likely to have access to the arts outside school.

Certain groups of students — such as the children of migrants — are particularly disadvantaged.

«When alternatives already exist for many disadvantaged children, however, universal programs may not yield additional benefits for that group.»

A: I've given top priority to issues of equity and access for many disadvantaged groups, such as the illiterate, youth from remote rural areas, minority groups, the disabled, and children of migrant workers.

The figures show only 54 per cent of children from disadvantaged families reach a good level of development, compared with 72 per cent of the age group overall.

So the message is I think is that it's really good to do these morning ritual things and try and break that ice, but you've also got to consider that the group of children you're going to try and initiate this contact with, if they don't know you it's a big disadvantage.

He is also concerned about the removal of the stipulation that, when drawing school catchment areas, schools «must not exclude particular housing estates or addresses in a way that might disadvantage particular social groups» - and that choices of feeder school should not «unfairly disadvantage children from more deprived areas».

Disadvantaged white British children enter grammar school at the lowest rate of any major ethnic group.

One of the objectives stated by the Department for Education (DfE) is to ensure that good school places are available to children of disadvantaged families, and not just those who can afford them by moving into the right catchment area, paying for private education or tuition, or belonging to a given faith group.

Civil rights groups have closely followed the bill's drafting with an eye toward how it treats disadvantaged and minority children.

The weight states give to closing achievement gaps is an important factor, said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications of the Education Trust, a Washington - based group that advocates on behalf of disadvantaged children.

Hearing these divergent voices helps us understand better what different groups mean when they talk about school reform: policymakers and business leaders want new skills and higher standards; parents in disadvantaged communities worry about their children's lack of hope and eroding values; teachers and principals want the central office to take their concerns seriously; students want schools to be more respectful and engaging.

This definition creates a group of children with considerable language needs who fall between diagnostic categories; it leaves children with both verbal and non-verbal difficulties at a double disadvantage, with limited specialist support.

Title I — using a comprehensive needs assessment process, funding is targeted at meeting the identified needs of children from low - income families and other disadvantaged groups, and for the already identified Priority Schools, supplying additional family and community engagement personnel and specialized training for principals, the first year, and other personnel in the following years based on needs.

We focus on secondary schools because children of color and students from other historically disadvantaged groups are far more likely than other students to be suspended out of school at this level.

A veteran educator and respected Santa Ana community leader, Dr. Rodriguez is President of the INNOVA Group, which builds the capacity of resident leaders and community organizations to achieve better outcomes for children and families living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

While white, black and Hispanic children all made modest test score gains in DC since 2003, the Rhee agenda has not significantly narrowed achievement gaps between the various demographic groups, nor has it brought disadvantaged DC youth up to the national average scores for peers of their same race and class in other cities.

We know that disadvantaged children who go to grammars have a better chance of getting into university, including Russell Group universities, and that is because their attainment improves.

She will work with a group of assessment and SEND experts, as well as those with a background working with disadvantaged children, to find «a solution for a comprehensive statutory assessment.»

Leading accommodation provider Oaks Hotels & Resorts, a division of Minor Hotel Group (MHG), is pledging its support for Australian not - for - profit group Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the wGroup (MHG), is pledging its support for Australian not - for - profit group Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the wgroup Soap Aid, joining the efforts to save and improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across the world.

Athr Gallery, in collaboration with Al Madad Foundation, is pleased to announce Pen to Paper, a group exhibition of works from private collections across the Middle East in support of literacy programs for disadvantaged children.

This is a little shocking given that a child who may be participating in proceedings is often, almost by definition, disadvantaged — «diminished» or a «vulnerable» individual as the draft proposed rules for children in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, Februarchildren in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, FebruarChildren Working Group, February 2015).

They include: considering where children and other vulnerable groups are disadvantaged by Laspo, and amending appropriately; reversing changes to judicial review; developing a new process for exceptional funding; and abolishing the mandatory telephone gateway as the only route to accessing certain civil legal aid services.

Children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopaChildren of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopachildren that are at risk for future psychopathology.

High - quality pre-K programs produce both short - and long - term benefits for children and can also contribute to narrowing the achievement gap through building increased academic skills among disadvantaged groups.

First, our results indicate that groups of children exposed to different adverse experiences do not necessarily overlap; for example, most of the children experiencing maltreatment or social isolation did not experience socioeconomic disadvantage.

Where both parents are depressed, the child is at far greater disadvantage and poorer outcomes have been observed in children up to the age of 7.32 Heightened parental anxiety may result in adverse outcomes for the child, who is also put at increased risk of anxiety.33 Given that children born preterm are already at some disadvantage in comparison to their peers born at term, an increase in the prevalence of PD among this group of parents could compound the negative impact of an early delivery on child outcomes.

While similar social impairment was observed across comparative groups, refugee children were more isolated and disadvantaged.

Designed for, or demonstrated applicability to, special groups: FAST has been shown to have positive outcomes for children from low socio - economic or disadvantaged family backgrounds.

The evaluation of the early effects (short - run) of SSLP found mixed effects, with beneficial effects for some groups, but adverse effects for children from families with higher needs and experiencing greater disadvantage.3 Results from the second phase of the evaluation were more positive.

Group size is a particularly important contributor to effectiveness in the broader education literature.16 Results are mixed regarding the extent to which the benefits derived from the quality care (at least in some domains) may benefit disadvantaged children more than other children — but such findings would be generally consistent with results from intervention and education studies.11, 16

I undertook my Tuesday Evening Men's group in 1999, because I had seen enough men in couple and family therapy to realize that our difficulty in managing emotional conflict was a serious disadvantage when we are being asked by articulate partners or our own children to account for our choices, demands, privileges, and maybe what we think and feel about our troubles and difficulties.