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Reiterating Education Minister Nick Gibb's call for greater social mobility, Wilshaw said it was a «moral outrage» that independent schools were failing to do more to help disadvantaged children in neighbouring state schools.

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«Instead of helping some of the most disadvantaged children in our communities, Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals spent $ 182 million on a computer mess,» said Michelle Mungall, New Democrat spokesperson for social development.

According to The Telegraph, profits from the film will be donated to two charities in Argentina that help disadvantaged children.

«One of the saddest moments during my time as Education Secretary was the day I took a call from a wonderfully generous philanthropist who had devoted limitless time and money to helping educate disadvantaged children in some of the most challenging areas of Britain but who now felt he had no option but to step away from his commitments because his evangelical Christianity meant that he, and his generosity, were under constant attack.»

But what the research I've described here makes clear is that intervening in the lives of disadvantaged children — by educating them better in school, helping their parents support them better at home, or, ideally, some combination of the two — is the most effective and promising anti-poverty strategy we have.

In the same way that the zero - tolerance approach to discipline sends precisely the opposite psychological message to disadvantaged kids than what we now know they need in order to feel motivated and engaged with school, so do many basic elements of traditional American pedagogy work in direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those children succeeIn the same way that the zero - tolerance approach to discipline sends precisely the opposite psychological message to disadvantaged kids than what we now know they need in order to feel motivated and engaged with school, so do many basic elements of traditional American pedagogy work in direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those children succeein order to feel motivated and engaged with school, so do many basic elements of traditional American pedagogy work in direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those children succeein direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those children succeed.

As I mentioned above, one of the premises I'm working from here is that childhood is a continuum, and if we want to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, we need to look for opportunities to intervene in positive ways at many different points along that continuum.

As a result, in a neighborhood with an intense concentration of deep disadvantage, like Roseland, it is next to impossible for large numbers of children to get the kind of help they need to make it out of there and to make it to a really successful adulthood.

Much of his book concerns ways in which children from socially deprived backgrounds can be encouraged to «build» character traits that will help them overcome their disadvantage.

The Pupil Premium, which is known as the Pupil Deprivation Grant in Wales, provides schools with extra money to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The government has pledged # 4 million to appoint 77 parenting experts to help families in disadvantaged areas bring up their children.

It provides # 300 for every child from a disadvantaged background in a maintained early years education setting to help tackle the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils which develops from an early age.

According to Selorm Adonoo, Head of Communications at the NHIA, «the NHIS as a social protection scheme has a mandate to enroll all identified vulnerable people, and our collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has been very useful in helping us reach out to many of the disadvantaged people in the society and bringing relief to them.»

«School kids living in homeless shelters must contend with unimaginable levels of stress and hardship, and are at a tremendous disadvantage when trying to keep up with their housed peers in class,» said DAVE GIFFEN, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children.

The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, suggests that well - implemented Montessori education could be a powerful way to help disadvantaged children to achieve their academic potential.

The plans were announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and will include a # 1.5 million innovation fund to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds improve in areas such as literacy and numeracy.

«There's a need to improve the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the prevalence of mental disorders in children experiencing socio - economic disadvantage and to improve the effectiveness of programs to help students.

An early - childhood - education program in Maryland is helping to narrow the school readiness gap between disadvantaged children and their middle - class peers, says a state education department report.

Another businessman has followed in the footsteps of Eugene Lang, who started the I Have a Dream Foundation in New York City that helps pay for the college expenses of disadvantaged children in Harlem.

The services are being provided to help children who are economically disadvantaged to better succeed in school, and a disproportionate number of these children are racial or ethnic minorities.

Mr. Fuller established the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University in Milwaukee to help improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged children.

In a bid to reach more than 80 schools in West Berkshire, BDZ Holdings in Newbury has teamed up with the charity to help improve the outcomes for children who are underachieving in the county, which could result in over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and sociallIn a bid to reach more than 80 schools in West Berkshire, BDZ Holdings in Newbury has teamed up with the charity to help improve the outcomes for children who are underachieving in the county, which could result in over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and sociallin West Berkshire, BDZ Holdings in Newbury has teamed up with the charity to help improve the outcomes for children who are underachieving in the county, which could result in over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and sociallin Newbury has teamed up with the charity to help improve the outcomes for children who are underachieving in the county, which could result in over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and sociallin the county, which could result in over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and sociallin over 3,000 disadvantaged children progress academically and socially.

This investment will be targeted at the most disadvantaged areas of the country — including the Department for Education's Opportunity Areas — to help make sure every child gets the best start in life.

A Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching has been announced by education secretary Justine Greening to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds master the basics of reading in primary school.

In addition, EdTech resources can help reduce the stress levels of disadvantaged children and children with disability during exams.

The programs included in title I are designed to help disadvantaged children meet high academic standards.

[94] Head Start and Early Head Start have long led the effort to help prepare disadvantaged children to succeed in school and in life.

Better measures of economic disadvantage can help us better understand the variation in outcomes within the population of children who are eligible for subsidized meals

Cited in the DCL's 63 footnotes are studies indicating that targeting large sums to high - quality programs can help disadvantaged children.

Tennessee officials say heavy cuts to children's programs in President Donald Trump's budget proposal could hinder the long - term progress the state has made helping poor and disadvantaged kids.

Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the EEF, said: «We very much welcome the Deputy Prime Minister's announcement that the Government is investing # 10 million for the EEF to fund and rigorously evaluate projects to find out into what works in helping disadvantaged children make the difficult transition from primary to secondary school.

Yet quality pre-K is especially important for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, who often lack the exposure to literature, reading and numeracy that is common in middle - and upper - income homes: It can help ensure that these kids don't show up to kindergarten already far behind other students.

The Pupil Premium was introduced to help disadvantaged children and the schools in which they are educated.

The policy, devised as a way to help disadvantaged children, provides schools with a base rate of funding for each student, currently $ 2,896, and adds dollars based on need, such as the number of children receiving special education services, free and reduced - price lunches and lessons in English as a second language.

But the concern is that increasingly tight school budgets may dominate the agenda and hold back much - needed progress in helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential.

She said: «We have to recognise that actually for grammars in terms of disadvantaged children they really do help them close the attainment gap.»

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: «The pupil premium has been one of the most significant changes in our education system for a long time and is already closing the attainment gap by helping up to two million disadvantaged children get the support, education and skills they need to get on in life - whether it's through literacy classes, catch - up lessons or one - to - one tuition.»

Title I provides formula grants to states and, in turn, to districts to help disadvantaged children achieve proficiency on challenging academic standards and to improve the performance of low - achieving schools.

At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more children, expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.

Math Community — There are various Math Communities that help districts and schools with high numbers of disadvantaged children in meeting challenging learning standards by providing additional academic support and opportunities.

I'm proud of the impact we've made, but we need to double - down on our efforts at a time when so many students are being targeted or unfairly treated because of their race, religion, gender, and nation of origin; when vital funding that helps disadvantaged children is at risk; and when proven solutions that can significantly increase the number of children who read by third grade and who graduate high school career or college ready still aren't in place across our nation.

And in his address to Congress Feb. 28, President Donald Trump specifically urged lawmakers to take up school choice legislation to help disadvantaged children, which could impact the policy specifics of any tax - credit...

«We have to recognise that actually for grammars, in terms of the disadvantaged children that they have, they really do help them close the attainment gap,» she claimed, prompting shouting from delegates.

Help us put books in the hands of disadvantaged children.

In Phnom Penh, guests visit the Apsara Arts Association, which aims to help disadvantaged children and preserve Khmer culture by teaching young people traditional Khmer dance.

Formed in 2012, the Games On Song choir is made up members of the games industry who volunteer their time and voices to sing and raise money for GamesAid; a UK based video games charity which acts as an umbrella to support a number of smaller charities who help disadvantaged and disabled children and young people.

We put in place the first legal clinic in a public school in Chicago, and by doing so we've been able to help many parents of disadvantaged children and others with their legal needs.

Based on her longstanding commitment to children, Justice Pariente has served as a mentor to students through Take Stock in Children, a program for helping economically disadvantaged students earn a college schochildren, Justice Pariente has served as a mentor to students through Take Stock in Children, a program for helping economically disadvantaged students earn a college schoChildren, a program for helping economically disadvantaged students earn a college scholarship.