Sentences with phrase «high minority ethnic»

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Since Wall Street usually expresses its priorities by rewarding, through higher compensation, the behavior it seeks, the firms that are offering more money to women and ethnic minorities appear to be sending the message that they want to change what historically has been a white male dominated business.

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.

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

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.

If one were to discount ethnic minorities and immigrant groups then that figure would doubtlessly be considerably higher.

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».

The sample was stratified by country and electoral ward type to over-represent families in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and wards with a high proportion of disadvantaged and ethnic minority families.19 Electoral wards were defined as ethnic minority (at least 30 % of population «Black» or «Asian», 1991 census), with the remainder defined as disadvantaged (upper quartile Child Poverty Index20) or advantaged (not in upper quartile Child Poverty Index).

This study took place in 3 middle schools and 3 high schools in a large, urban US school district that serves predominantly low - income, racial / ethnic minority students.

(b) Those missing from the registers form high percentages of the young, the poor, ethnic minorities and the rootless who often live in bedsitter land.

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.

Given the fact that nearly 90 % of ethnic minorities vote Labour and the highest concentration of them live in London it gives that particular interest a huge sway in selections.

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.

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.

The Labour leader also appointed Dawn Butler as the shadow minister for black and minority ethnic communities, which means that there are five MPs in the shadow cabinet from the BAME community — the highest ever number.

If Labour can really turn out university students and young ethnic minorities, it can take a couple of these seats - but to take any others it would need a high youth turnout across the board, or to significantly increase its support among Kippers.

Comparison of 2010 ethnic minority vote choices on the (also online) YouGov web panel with the more comprehensive Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in the ethnic minority vote choices on the (also online) YouGov web panel with the more comprehensive Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in thminority vote choices on the (also online) YouGov web panel with the more comprehensive Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in the Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in thMinority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in the EMBES.

Pakistan's High Commission has rebuked Attorney General Dominic Grieve for his «negative and divisive» comments about corruption in some ethnic minority communities.

A higher proportion of life peers than MPs are women, and significant numbers of ethnic minority members have been appointed in recent years.

Given that he was doing this in the middle of Tower Hamlets, a borough with one of the highest proportion of ethnic minority residents in the country, this appeared perfectly sensible.

The researchers found that a higher proportion of underrepresented minority matriculants used the community college pathways compared with white students or other racial and ethnic groups.

According to the EUA report, although nearly 80 % of European higher education institutions have a policy in place to support students with disabilities and 69 % to support socioeconomically disadvantaged students, less than one - quarter have specific policies for ethnic minority groups and immigrants.

Participants included high - level military scientists, representatives of Myanmar's president and government ministries, then - opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and three prominent ethnic minority groups.

Bounceur had to deal with what felt at the time like some of the consequences of being an ethnic minority when politics stalled his studies while he was still at high school.

Some studies have suggested that the higher odds of breast cancer subtypes with unfavorable prognoses in minority racial / ethnic groups could be explained by differences in socioeconomic status.

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that female students, racial / ethnic minorities, and students of lower socioeconomic status are particularly affected, with teens in these categories less likely to report regularly getting seven or more hours of sleep each night compared with their male counterparts, non-Hispanic white teenagers, and students of higher socioeconomic status, respectively.

In California, both NME and pertussis clusters were associated with factors characteristic of high socioeconomic status such as lower population density; lower average family size; lower percentage of racial or ethnic minorities; higher percentage of high school, college, or graduate school graduates; higher median household income; and lower percentage of families in poverty.

The higher odds of prevalence of asthma and obesity among ethnic minority children contributed to these differences, although ethnic minority children were less likely to have reported other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems.

SLAVE MARKET FOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of reach.

The highest percentages of treatment occurred among publicly insured individuals and separated, divorced, and widowed persons; whereas the lowest percentages occurred among uninsured adults, racial / ethnic minorities, and men.

In all its variations, the new approach is poised to become a disruptive force in higher education for low - income racial and ethnic minorities.

A frequent criticism of the accountability movement and NCLB was that the focus on racial and ethnic minorities and on the lowest - performing students led to a neglect of the nation's highest - performing youngsters.

Separate and apart from overall averages, there has been continuing concern for the level of skills among racial / ethnic minorities as well as concern for the effects of accountability on low - versus high - performing students (specifically, whether or not NCLB placed so much attention on low - performing students that high - performing students were neglected and suffered as a result).

A significant factor Rastrick High School in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, has approximately 1400 students on its books with 40 per cent of those black or ethnic minority and 12 per cent currently on the Free School Meals programme.

In this article, the authors examine the question of whether high - stakes tests will mitigate or exacerbate inequities between racial and ethnic minority students and White students, and between female and male stu - dents.

The Catholic Education Service rejected the suggestion that their schools were socially exclusive: «Catholic schools in England have higher proportions of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds with 33.5 % of pupils in Catholic primary schools from ethnic minority backgrounds compared with 27.6 % nationally.»

For example, In all ‐ elementary districts, those with the highest ethnic minority status (25 ‐ 100 % ethnic minority students), regardless of poverty levels, have fewer library / media center specialists per 100 students than low ethnic minority status districts (0 ‐ 6 % ethnic minority students).

Higher achievement: OAS students» performances on standardized tests generally meet or significantly exceed state and district averages, a striking finding considering that OAS schools serve a greater proportion of ethnic minorities and a greater proportion of economically - disadvantaged students.

Diversity is also held in high regard for the school as 25 % of the student body is comprised of international students while over 25 % of domestic students identify themselves as ethnic minorities.

In elementary schools with the highest ethnic minority populations, regardless of poverty levels, there are fewer libraries specialists per 100 students than low ethnic minority status.

The study says the proportion of ethnic minority youngsters going to university is «very high on average».

The goals of Early College are to welcome students of racial and ethnic minorities, low - income families, first generation college attendees, and / or English language learners to higher education.

The No Child law, signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, requires testing in reading and math from grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, and reporting of scores for groups of students including racial and ethnic minorities.

While the report suggests the numbers of racial minorities in charters should be higher, it's more important for charter schools to support socioeconomic integration and for students to be exposed to other students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Illinois, serves almost 2,000 students, more than 20 percent of whom are ethnic minorities and more than 25 percent of whom are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.

Our ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged students were the canaries in the coalmine showing us how high stakes testing diminishes educational quality.

They held up the apparent gaps these tests illuminated between ethnic minorities and whites or between low - and high - income groups.

Every educational initiative — from academies, to the London Challenge and Teach First — focused on transforming schools in the capital, where there are a far higher percentage of ethnic minorities than elsewhere in the country.

The highest proportion of new teachers in any given year is female, with White women accounting for higher numbers than women in ethnic minority groups.

The schools chosen for the project had a high percentage of ethnic minority students and a high percentage of students who qualified for free and reduced - price lunch.

Involve all students, particularly low income, first - generation college, and underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds, in precollege program learning experiences that focus on developing college aspirations and preparing students for entry into higher education.