Sentences with phrase «identified as disadvantaged»

To a population of students who are mostly identified as disadvantaged, the academy promotes participation in student council, enrichment activities and competitive sports.

On top of that, districts also receive 20 percent more in «supplemental» per - pupil dollars based on the number of students identified as disadvantaged.

Not exact matches

The great interest of the study arises from the fact that, as the years went by, the researchers noticed that many of the children they had identified as «at high risk» (i.e., children subject to four or more serious disadvantages) were able to lead satisfying and socially productive lives as adults.

That kind of lifestyle wotmld reveal a dedication to the subversion of any and every pollution system that divides the world into the realms of the clean and the unclean, and disadvantages and dehumanizes those who are identified as the unclean.

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.»

«In fact, our study results are already being used by municipal and state agencies to identify priority areas for planting and tree conservation, as well as examining potential disparities in disadvantaged communities,» she said.

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But, to the extent that other characteristics of schools where disadvantaged students are found — such as safety and disciplinary problems, more bureaucratic rules, poor leadership, greater student turnover, or a greater distance to work — are important elements, improving these working conditions could mitigate the turnover problem we have identified.

Roughly 40 percent of students were identified as economically disadvantaged based on their eligibility for free and reduced - price lunch.

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In addition, more than 70 percent are identified as high needs, nearly 60 percent are economically disadvantaged, and 15 percent are homeless at any given time.

Organizations such as the Education Trust have identified hundreds of schools across the country where disadvantaged kids routinely buck the trend of underperformance.

In California, schools identified as needing improvement were more likely to contain a Black, Latino, socio - economically disadvantaged, and limited English proficient subgroup than schools making AYP.

Ofsted's report recommends ways that schools, early years settings and childminders can improve the situation, such as ensuring key information is shared promptly at points of transition, so that the needs of the most disadvantaged children are identified quickly.

«High needs» schools were identified by characteristics such as fewer experienced teachers; more socioeconomically disadvantaged students; a lower neighborhood median income; and fewer students passing state exams.

However, research into gifted and talented schemes rarely records the impact of the schemes on the students not identified as gifted and talented, who are more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Accountability groups shall mean, for each public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.

For example, they might consider only Identified Students as being from low - income families for reporting on achievement gaps between economically disadvantaged and other students or selecting schools for performance consequences, while identifying all students as being from low - income families for determining eligibility for supplemental educational services.

The district identifies students as educationally disadvantaged if they qualify for free - or reduced - price lunch, live in public housing, or are English Language Learners.

Overall, a third of the school's students are identified as «high needs,» a designation that includes special education students and English language learners, students who are in foster care or from households receiving state assistance with food or housing and those from economically disadvantaged families.

About 19 percent of Lake Villa's students are economically disadvantaged and there is a growing number of children identified as limited English proficient.

Instead of relying on intelligence and achievement test scores solely for identification, multiple criteria would be used, including more non-traditional measures such as observing students interacting with a variety of learning opportunities (Passow & Frasier, 1996) it is a belief of many in the field of gifted education that new conceptions of giftedness and a new paradigm for identifying and selecting students will help minority and disadvantaged students become more represented in gifted programs (VanTassel - Baska, Patton, & Prillaman, 1991; Ford, 1996).

Depending upon how fees are administered, some families may feel that the sliding scale fees identify the program as being only for disadvantaged families.

As a result of this study, successful community colleges» processes and strategies in overcoming concentrated disadvantage barriers will be identified.

This pooled pot will fund trials to evaluate teaching and learning approaches, as well as intervention programmes, solely focused on raising the attainment of EAL pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and in particular those groups identified by the Strand / Murphy reports as most at - risk of under - achieving at school.

To reach all learners, with emphasis on special populations such as those students identified as receiving special education services, English language learners, gifted and talented learners, students identified as at - risk, and students who are economically disadvantaged.

In devising RHSC's Pupil Premium (PP) spending strategy, as well as the need to constantly support the improvement of general teaching standards throughout the school, we identified the areas in which our disadvantaged pupils need support.

In a stunning and disturbing new report highlighting the political malfeasance of elected and appointed leadership across the country, the Education Law Center has identified 47 school districts in 20 states that rank as America's Most Fiscally Disadvantaged School Districts.

In 2015, I worked on a national study for the DfE which set out to identify what distinguishes schools where students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve as well as, or even better than, students from non-disadvantaged backgrounds.

The new program, which is a collaboration with the Oakland - based nonprofit Grid Alternatives, aims to install solar arrays on some 1600 California homes by the end of 2016, all of which are in neighborhoods the state has identified as being «disadvantaged.»

The BC Code exempts organizations that provide housing, employment, and services to an identified group (such as women only) where those services are meant to address past disadvantage.

Worse than that, outcomes in the strategic areas identified as critical to overcoming disadvantage in the long term remain well short of what is needed.

First, the Government has identified as its priority tasks those issues that are included in the National Reporting Framework for Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage as developed by the Steering Committee for Government Service Provision.

... in the areas identified as crucial to reducing disadvantage, outcomes fall well short of what is needed.

The government must identify overcoming Indigenous disadvantage as a national priority and clearly target the reduction of such disadvantage (from both a deprivation and inequality perspective).

These reports highlight the need for all Australian governments, led by the federal government, to have clearly targeted, long - term plans which identify redressing Indigenous disadvantage as a national priority and which measure progress within an equality framework; to be transparent about the outcomes sought, with adequate performance indicators and benchmarks; and to ensure ongoing and independent monitoring and evaluation of outcomes.

The government should also identify overcoming Indigenous disadvantage as a key national priority for improving compliance with our international human rights treaty obligations.

COAG agreed the importance of significantly closing the gap in outcomes between Indigenous people and other Australians in key areas for action as identified in the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators Report (OID) released by COAG in 2003.

The Queensland Cabinet endorsed such principles as improved partnership arrangements between the State Government, business leaders and Cape York communities to better address the disadvantage experienced by Cape York Indigenous people; integration and enhancement of existing planning processes between State Government, business leaders and Cape York Aboriginal communities to identify and implement trials of new operating practices; and encouragement of the Commonwealth Government to participate in the process at an appropriate stage.

To ensure that teachers, parents, and society no longer view secondary vocational school students as disadvantaged, we must find ways for helping these children identify their own strengths.

As does Australia's Welfare 2013, the Productivity Commission paper identifies lone parents and their children, Indigenous Australians, people with a long - term health condition or disability, and people with low educational attainment as most vulnerable to long - term disadvantagAs does Australia's Welfare 2013, the Productivity Commission paper identifies lone parents and their children, Indigenous Australians, people with a long - term health condition or disability, and people with low educational attainment as most vulnerable to long - term disadvantagas most vulnerable to long - term disadvantage.

Regional agreements and regional governance have been identified as a way in which Indigenous disadvantage may be addressed through the recognition of Indigenous rights and the capacity building of communities.

• to describe the lives of children in Ireland, in order to establish what is typical and normal as well as what is atypical and problematic; • to chart the development of children over time, in order to examine the progress and wellbeing of children at critical periods from birth to adulthood; • to identify the key factors that, independently of others, most help or hinder children's development; • to establish the effects of early childhood experiences on later life; • to map dimensions of variation in children's lives; • to identify the persistent adverse effects that lead to social disadvantage and exclusion, educational difficulties, ill health and deprivation; • to obtain children's views and opinions on their lives; • to provide a bank of data on the whole child; and to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families; • to provide evidence for the creation of effective and responsive policies and services for children and families.

Developing appropriate standards of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information was identified as a national health information priority in 1995, with the National Indigenous Health Information Plan (1997) being developed as a consequence.301 However, the plan remains largely unimplemented.302 The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report has also identified concerns about the quality of data available on health measures contained in that framework.303

«The priorities I have identified for my term as Commissioner are underpinned by two unshakeable and personal commitments: the first one is my commitment to addressing the disadvantages still faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today and the second is my commitment to doing all in my power to achieve a truly reconciled Australia,» Commissioner Gooda said.

The Australian Government work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Northern Territory to overcome disadvantage and identify and address other issues of concern in their communities, through the establishment of legislation, programs and policies, as necessary, which are consistent with international human rights standards.

In addition to addressing disadvantage, the Social Justice Report 2000 also identified supporting Indigenous governance and the building of Indigenous community capacity as the second integral strand of a rights framework for reconciliation.

The IEDS has identified reforms to the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme as a way to commit to «urgent, ongoing and tangible action'to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage.

The Australian Government has identified reforms to the native title system as a strategic priority [10] and has recognised the potential for the native title system to contribute to closing the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Furthermore, when a VOW contains all the information of an Association or Real Estate Board, plus the additional features you have suggested, the costs associated with operating such a website (VOW) should put a VOW type brokerage at a disadvantage against a non-VOW type Real Estate brokerage, that simply wishes to attract new business as a result of being identified as a: «discount broker»?