Sentences with phrase «income children currently»

Less than one - third of low - income children currently have access to publicly funded or publicly subsidized child care and preschool programs.

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However, parents currently spend 9 to 22 percent of their total annual income on childcare, per child.

Increasing the child tax credit is important to make sure that most families do not pay higher taxes, because the plan eliminates the personal exemptions — currently excluding $ 4,050 of income from taxes per family member.

There are currently more than 15 million American children living below the poverty line, and almost 7 million of them are living in deep poverty, with family incomes of less than $ 12,000 a year for a family of four.

I have a few qualms about his hunch that «The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid work, at least as work is currently structured» — because that assumes that all women who want a high status - high income partner plan to have children.

Almost all growth in the foreseeable future in sales of standard milk formula (infants < 6 months) will be in low - income and middle - income countries, where consumption is currently low,» [1] explains Series author Dr Nigel Rollins from the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health at WHO, Geneva.

The Comment examines what is currently being done, and what should be done nationally and internationally to address nutritional and developmental needs of women and children in low - and middle - income countries.

- 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

Child poverty is currently defined by the number of children living in households with an income that falls 60 % below median earnings.

Currently, many children have their own disposable income, usually an allowance.

While we live in a market - driven economy ~ where winning and wealth accumulation are desired outcomes ~ education advocates on all sides of the political aisle currently assert that public schools are failing our children ~ especially minorities and low - income students.

Local school districts currently check a sampling of participants in the child - nutrition programs to ensure that they comply with the federal income - eligibility standards.

«I'm deeply hopeful that this type of technology can be used to bridge these gaps and can provide low - income children with a high quantity of responsive, individualized high - quality reading and vocabulary practice that is currently more available to their higher income peers.»

Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and one of the most published researchers on the topic, writes in recent letter to the editor of the Times that, «Publicly funded preschool, currently offered through Head Start, state programs or child care subsidies, returns modest benefits for low - income children.»

That document and the N.C.L.R. study both show that Hispanics currently lag far behind whites in both educational attainment and income, and that Hispanic children are especially affected by social disparities.

The program is open to all low income families who have children currently enrolled in public school Read more...

In her first year as principal at Harvard Elementary in 2012 - 13, Aisha McCarthy was confronted with a school failing to meet No Child Left Behind standards, more than 96 percent of the student body coming from low - income households and a shocking 11 percent of students currently homeless.

For example, Walker's budget proposes lifting the income eligibility requirements totally for any child not currently in the voucher program and allowing the private school to charge tuition on top of voucher for any families of four making over $ 70,000 per year.

Vouchers would be distributed to the parents or guardians of low - income children that currently attend «chronically failing school [s].»

After examining the various measures available to replace FRPL as a proxy for student poverty, our analysis shows the best policy option for Connecticut to measure low - income students, for purposes of a statewide school funding formula, is to add HUSKY A (Connecticut's children's Medicaid program, which includes children from birth to age 19 and their caregivers) to the measures currently used to directly certify students for school meals.

With 93 percent of eligible children participating, adding HUSKY A's high utilization rate to the programs and categories currently captured by direct certification provides capacity to more accurately measure low - income student percentages, while not decreasing the overall low - income student count in the state's highest - need districts.

Our research finds adding HUSKY A (Connecticut's children's Medicaid program, which includes children from birth to age 19 and their caregivers) to the measures currently used to directly certify students for school meals may be a good alternative and one solution to the growing challenge of accurately identifying low - income students.

Currently, the average school day is less than seven hours and the median school day ends at 2:50 p.m. 56 The average workday, however, does not align, requiring parents to make tough choices about their income, parental involvement, and child care.

I am a qualifying child of my mom who lives in Maryland but I currently reside in Illinois due to school and paid state income taxes only to Illinois because I worked there.

You currently make enough to have an adjusted gross income of $ 60,000 with no children, spouse, or other complex financial situations.

Currently a homemaker with one income, fiances», as I am home with our 3 - month - old child.

I'm currently in school finishing a masters degree and really want to try to take care of this but I'm currently working off of one income with my child and things are really tight to pay the $ 600 being stated for repayment.

The Vancouver Imputed Income Lawyers of MacLean Law note this new imputed income case reiterates the principle that spousal and child support, is paid on what you can really earn, not what you are currently earning if you are underempIncome Lawyers of MacLean Law note this new imputed income case reiterates the principle that spousal and child support, is paid on what you can really earn, not what you are currently earning if you are underempincome case reiterates the principle that spousal and child support, is paid on what you can really earn, not what you are currently earning if you are underemployed.

The average pay for child care teachers is barely more than $ 10 per hour, lower than for most other jobs, including parking lot attendants and dog walkers.26 These low wages contribute to economic insecurity among the child care and early education workforce, with one in seven living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.27 Currently, about half of people working in the child care sector rely on public benefit programs such as Medicaid and nutrition assistance.28 Low pay contributes to high turnover rates, which can threaten quality in early childhood programs during children's critical developmental period.

She currently directs Improving Contraceptive Options Now, a project focused on expanding family planning options and reducing unintended pregnancy for low - income women, and the Expanding Children's Early Learning (ExCEL) summer study, a demonstration testing the effectiveness of a rigorous summer program for preschoolers entering kindergarten in the fall.

Review of existing services: Interested parties perform a thorough assessment of currently available services for low - income women and children to determine how the program could fit into that continuum.