Sentences with phrase «including issues of poverty»

NASP has developed and identified resources to help schools and families engage in constructive dialogue and action regarding social justice that affect children's learning and well - being, including issues of poverty, race, privilege, violence, and economic isolation.

Part two of this infant mortality podcast addresses some theories that explain this disparity, including the issues of poverty, education and racism in the African American community.

But the things that concern me are yet to be addressed, including the issue of poverty and all the hell that people, especially black people, are catching in this economy.

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These seven innovators» actions and ideas aren't just improving the ways we do business; they also speak to broader issues, including national security, gender bias, world poverty and the state of the startup community at large.

The main problems with the religious right, Harris says, include disregard for poverty and international justice (particularly for women), obsession over the issues of abortion and gay marriage, and a mindset that generally embraces greed - centered capitalism.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

In my investigations the most frequent issue raised was coffee; then there was much about the needs of travellers; other concerns included immigrants, poverty in Britain, and a multitude of relatively trivial issues, most of them addressed from a far left - wing perspective.

The problem is that this kind of extreme poverty is often part of a whole complex of problems that might include addiction, mental health issues, childhood abuse and family break - up.

Marking 60 years of Christian Aid Week, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron covered in their write - ups their view on Britain's role in the world covering issues including the aid budget, the refugee crisis and helping to eradicate global poverty.

They were killed because they supported the liberating theology and dignity of the base Christian communities; they named social injustice, not communism or outside subversive influence, as the root cause of the crisis (revolution in their view was inevitable unless issues of poverty and social inequality were adequately addressed); they promoted a negotiated settlement to Salvador's civil war, including a significant role for the FMLN and other popular organizations; and, they named U.S. policy as a fundamental obstacle to peace in El Salvador.

This dimension of American poverty has historically been overlooked, with policymakers — and many social justice groups, including Catholic ones — instead focusing solely on financial issues.

Poverty leads to a range of issues that impact upon health outcomes, including access to healthcare, poor diet, poor housing, vulnerability to violence and so on.

When viewed as a public health issue with lifelong consequences including poverty, mental illness, injustice, and risk of infectious disease — we all benefit when children are diapered.

FPEEG, the All - Party Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating sPoverty and Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating spoverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating spoverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating systems.

The conference «Fuel Poverty: Our Vision for the Future» is supported by National Grid and Northern Powergrid and will focus on six key vision statements exploring the wider issues of fuel poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy Poverty: Our Vision for the Future» is supported by National Grid and Northern Powergrid and will focus on six key vision statements exploring the wider issues of fuel poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy poverty including; energy efficiency programmes, fuel poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy poverty and health, the heat or eat debate, hard to treat properties, energy behaviour and a fairer energy market.

The first two columns are the indicators which best cover a state's ability to deliver on bread and butter economic issues; the Poverty and Economic Performance category includes variables such as unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, and government debt, while the Provision of Public Services category includes infrastructure, energy reliability, education, and policing.

The statement said the conference will feature, amongst others, discussions on major issues for sustainable development including the contribution of Tourism to poverty reduction and peace.

The Conference, which is being organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in conjunction with the Government of the People's Republic of China, under the overall theme «Tourism for Peace and Development,» will feature, amongst others, discussions on major issues for sustainable development including the contribution of Tourism to poverty reduction and peace.

The hearing raised a number of issues, including accountability and child poverty, but Batmanghelidjh and Yentob both denied that there had been any mismanagement or failure of governance at the charity.

Areas of policy interest include education, tackling poverty, and promoting business & enterprise; and he also has a special interest in affordable credit and sub-prime debt issues.

Susan Boyle, a Democratic Common Councilor representing District 3, said city issues including poverty, violence and code enforcement are bipartisan problems that all councilors tackle together, regardless of party affiliation.

There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.

Submissions for the competition tackled most of the big - ticket issues, including energy and water consumption, poverty and climate change.

The papers included in this interdisciplinary special issue address how poverty can affect human biology and cover issues including war and forced displacement, minorities and migrants, poverty in both developed and developing countries, health inequalities among girls and women in poverty and the impact of the economic downturn.

Making progress on this difficult issue is predicated on acknowledging an uncomfortable truth, one that can easily be demagogued: On average, due to a host of factors beyond their own control, including poverty, fatherlessness, and trauma, poor children of color are more likely to misbehave at school than are their peers.

Her research interests include race and poverty issues in schooling and the development of culturally relevant teaching practices.

They explore complex contemporary issues and problems facing education and society — including issues of community - focused leadership development for high - poverty rural schools, college access and student success, sexual violence, cross cultural counseling, community college leadership, and state and institutional policies that affect children and adult learning — with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference for students, teachers, counselors, administrators, policy makers, and communities.

Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, American Sociological Association, and Spencer Foundation, and she has published in a variety of journals, including Journal of Children and Poverty, Education and Urban Society, Journal of Latinos and Education, Contemporary Sociology, Journal of At - Risk Issues, and Bilingual Research Journal.

One of the issues is how to define «highly qualified» teachers, and activists don't want that definition to include teachers in training, including Teach for America members, who are college graduates who get five weeks of summer training and then put into high - poverty schools to teach on their own.

In addition to a focus on poverty, the issue also features articles on a range of issues important to school leaders, including response to intervention, family engagement, and English - language learners.

Cameron has lectured extensively and appeared in local, national and international media, including interviews in The New York Times, PBS: Religion and Ethics and Al Jazeera International, discussing issues ranging from effective responses to poverty to the role that proper childhood education can play in the future prosperity of the West.

The authors examine the literature on potential sources of disproportionate identification rates — including test bias, poverty, special education processes, inequity in general education, issues of behavior management, and cultural sensitivity — and conclude that no single simple explanation exists.

The piece provides some good insights for those unfamiliar with the issue, including this reprehensible description of the hostility some reform - minded parents in (crime and poverty - ridden) Compton received from local teachers:

She's ready to work with us to confront the issues facing children and their families today, including poverty, wage stagnation, income inequality and lack of opportunity.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

I chaired a member - driven Task Force on Poverty, which did extensive research on this issue and expanded our work to include research on the effects of trauma on our students.

This series of paintings, created across the span of two decades, spotlight Dial's critiques of contemporary social and political issues including but not limited to poverty, war, and homelessness.

Aisling Prior, independent curator, will speak about Breaking Ground, the Ballymun Regeneration Limited per cent for art commissions, reflecting on a range of issues including the media's label of «Poverty Tourism» being attached to Seamus Nolan's short stay «Hotel Ballymun» located in the top floor of Clarke Tower.

Some of these issues include (but are not limited to) environmental justice, sexual violence, student poverty and housing, combating racism, as well as decolonizing the curriculum.

And yet that is the central issue facing the world at Durban: most non Annex - 1 countries — a category now including such poverty - stricken nations as the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Singapore and so on — insist that a new round of Kyoto is the be-all and end - all, an absolute precondition for any progress towards a truly global deal encompassing all the major emitters.

A hard look at the issue of energy poverty, including a new «energy development index», a handy measure of how far countries have advanced along the road to energy maturity in the areas of per capita energy use, the use of modern energy services and rates of electrification.

This can subsequently «contribute to existing problems — including food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty, the spread of disease, rapid urbanization, and political instability — in areas of the world that already struggle with some of these issues.»

Recent issues have focused on a range of topics, including high - efficiency, low - emissions coal technology, synergies between coal and renewables, water and the energy industry, urbanisation, and energy poverty.

A new coalition of leading UK environmental and social justice groups, convened by Oxfam and NEF (the new economics foundation) and including Friends of the Earth and the Royal College of Nursing, says the government can not choose between tackling poverty and climate change; it must begin to tackle these related issues together and it must take action now.

In these pieces, Lomborg addresses the issue of energy poverty and argues that the world's poor need better access to cheap fuels, including fossil fuels.

Some of the more novel additions included The 13th Juror (devoted to social justice issues such as poverty and homelessness), Florida Animal Law, and a Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog.

Work primarily in the area of family law, but may also assist with other poverty law issues including consumer, housing, employment, public benefits, and probate.

The Managing Attorney will supervise and mentor attorneys, paralegals and other staff and volunteers; handle administrative duties; and handle cases as sole counsel or co-counsel for low - income individuals and families in a wide variety of poverty law areas including family law, housing, public benefits, and consumer issues.

Access to justice is a complicated issue with multiple systemic factors including poverty, racial profiling, lack of basic legal and practical education, inadequate social services, inadequate government funding, lawyers not wanting to work for little money, etc..

List of topics covered include social, political, economic and environmental issues, including human rights, economy, trade, globalization, poverty, environment and health related issues.