Sentences with phrase «income children fall»

Many people are aware that children lose reading skills over the summer and that low - income children fall behind, compared to their more advantaged classmates.

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Across the country, other states have been experimenting with similar programs to keep low - income working parents from falling off the child care cliff, in keeping with the recommendations in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act passed in child care cliff, in keeping with the recommendations in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act passed in Child Care and Development Block Grant Act passed in 2014.

With a pre-tax household income of $ 35,360 annually, the two - income family would still fall short of meeting basic needs for two children in every state.

Last week I shared on TLT's Facebook page and Twitter feed news of a Center for Disease Control report finding that rates of childhood obesity among low - income children have fallen modestly in 19 states between the years 2008 - 2011, the first such... [Continue reading]

MPs repeatedly interrupted Harman and the chamber fell silent as Alice Mahon explained why she could not support income cuts to the poorest children in Britain.

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

«Doctors in the emergency room harness the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess the extent of brain trauma in incoming patients — from a child who falls off the bed to a victim of a major accident,» Prof. Pick continued.

By 2003, when the national child poverty rate had fallen to 17.6 percent, approximately 54 percent of children of immigrants lived in families with incomes under twice the federal poverty level, compared to 36 percent of children of native - born parents.

Bilingual children from low - income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement over time.

Writing in a linked Comment, Professor Peter Byass, Umeå Centre for Global Health Research says «Undoubtedly child mortality is falling, and the world should be proud of this progress» but he adds»... Of the estimated six million under - 5 child deaths in 2015, only a small proportion were adequately documented at the individual level, with particularly low proportions evident in low - income and middle - income countries, where most childhood deaths occur... That six million under - 5 children continue to die every year in our 21st century world is unacceptable, but even worse is that we seem collectively unable to count, and hence be accountable for, most of those individual deaths.»

NCCP defines a low - income household as one where incomes fall below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Threshold (e.g., $ 48,016 for a family of four with two children in 2014).

The one unambiguous, reform - driven victory of the last two decades has been the successful networks of urban charter schools that we used to call «no excuses» schools before the term, which once meant there's no excuse for adults to fail children, fell into disrepute and it became de rigueur within the movement to criticize those schools» discipline practices instead of applauding them for sending tens of thousands of low - income kids of color to college, which not long ago was nearly the entire point of the movement.

We define children as being low - income if their family's annual income fell below two times the federal poverty line at any point during childhood.

Two bills providing for educational vouchers on a limited scale, including one that would restrict such benefits to the children of low - income families, are scheduled for hearings this fall in the Minnesota legislature.

Because this gap grows much wider in the later grades, Bell and Chetty suggest that «low - income children start out on relatively even footing with their higher - income peers in terms of innovation ability, but fall behind over time, perhaps because of differences in their childhood environment.»

Data from 22,000 children involved in this study of the kindergarten class of 1998 — 99 show that, after controlling for family income, children who attended more academically oriented preschools had significantly higher scores in reading, math, and general knowledge when tested in the fall of their kindergarten year than children in preschool settings without academic content.

As for the voucher program, organizers announced in June that about 1,200 low - income children (out of 2,600 applicants, 1,700 of whom were eligible) will receive vouchers this fall.

The government says 35 % of all pupils in England, which is 2.5 million children fall into its definition of coming from ordinary working families, because they fall below the median income but are not eligible for pupil premium.

Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group, said nine children in every classroom of 30 now fall below the official poverty line, and called for free school meals to be available to all pupils, regardless of income.

TAKING ON TEACHER EQUITY: Today, the Obama administration is asking states to create plans ensuring that all students have access to effective teachers — and it will publish profiles of all states that will include information about where children from minority and low - income families aren't getting their fair share of these teachers this fall.

Under new legislation, children from low - income families will receive just 12 hours of early learning support a week, adding to the risk of these children falling behind their peers at school.

During a time when large numbers of low - income children are continuing to fall behind academically, however, an innovative approach to educating them with both academics and enrichment such as sports and arts has emerged: expanded learning time as part of school - reform efforts.

Through their fellowships, they have started initiatives that engage and retain great teachers; help low - income students to advance, rather than fall behind, during the summer months; and provide critical support to help foster children achieve better educational outcomes, among others.

ESSA, the federal law that replaced No Child Left Behind and goes into effect this fall, requires that states define «ineffective» and «inexperienced» teachers in their plans, and describe ways they'll ensure low - income and minority students aren't being taught by them at higher rates than their peers.

Parents who have noticed an influx of English - language learners and low - income students at their schools said that the culture shift has made it more difficult for their children to make friends and that the academic environment has changed, with test scores falling and talented teachers leaving.

School vouchers of $ 4,200 a year, formally known as «Opportunity Scholarships,» are touted as a way to help low - income and minority children who are falling behind in their local public schools by providing access to better options in private ones.

A central rationale for providing these alternatives is that traditional schools fall short in educating children from low - income households and communities, children of color and children with special needs.

(31.4 %) of households whose incomes fall below $ 50,000 and with children ages 6 to 17 do not have a high - speed internet connection at home.

PCSD does fall below the state average in the number of children coming from low - income families.

It may be contentious to state that many American children, whether they come from poor, middle - income, or wealthy families, do not have adequate access to high - quality educational opportunities and, as a result, fall short of achieving their academic potential while in school.

The controversial program provides financial aid through public tax dollars for income - eligible families who want to send their children to private schools, offering $ 7,323 per K - 8 student last school year and rising to about $ 7,500 per student this fall.

the smoothness of a target date may seem appealing now, but what happens if one child falls ill 5 years before the planned retirement and you need more income than you planned?

Since most children earn little income, they usually fall into the lowest marginal tax brackets of 10 % or 15 %.

As long as your child has earned income with which to open the Roth IRA account, and as long as he or she falls under the adjusted - gross - income (AGI) limitations, then he or she can make an IRA contribution regardless of age.

If big polluters don't pay their fair share for the price for pollution, the heavy burden will continue to fall on low - income families, communities of color, our children, wildlife and future generations.

The unemployed, retired, and children - all accident victims without income on which to base a loss of income claim - often fall into the under - $ 100,000 category, while still experiencing very significant injuries.

Without the spare change to fall back on, this will help children realize that if they want that big ticket item, they're going to have rely on their own income and savings.

In addition to the Federal Child Tax Credit, which gives you $ 1,000 credit for every child in your home (if you fall within a certain income bracket), parents can also take advantage of The Child and Dependent Care Credit, which will reimburse you up to $ 3,000 for child care for one child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or Child Tax Credit, which gives you $ 1,000 credit for every child in your home (if you fall within a certain income bracket), parents can also take advantage of The Child and Dependent Care Credit, which will reimburse you up to $ 3,000 for child care for one child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or child in your home (if you fall within a certain income bracket), parents can also take advantage of The Child and Dependent Care Credit, which will reimburse you up to $ 3,000 for child care for one child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or Child and Dependent Care Credit, which will reimburse you up to $ 3,000 for child care for one child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or child care for one child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or child under age 13, and up to $ 6,000 for child care for two or child care for two or more.

Under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act, one can avail deduction of up to Rs 15,000 for self, spouse and dependent children, while an additional Rs 20,000 is available for parents above the age of 60 (who fall in the senior citizens category) on premium paid for a health insurance plan.

If you fall behind in your payments, the state's child support enforcement office may begin collection activity against you, using such tactics as wage garnishment, seizure of income tax refunds, property liens and suspension of driver's, professional and occupational licenses.

Michigan makes it hard for non-custodial parents to fall behind in their child support obligations because most child support orders include mandatory income withholding provisions.

During the past 3 decades, a broad national consensus has emerged identifying poverty - related disparities in child development and school readiness as a critical public health problem.1, 2 Children growing up in poverty fall behind their middle - class peers in development from the time they say their first words, usually shortly after their first birthday.3 In a 2009 population - based analysis, 4 40 % of low - income eighth graders performed below the basic level for their age group in reading.

Indeed, families acted to maintain their standard of living in the face of stagnant and falling wages, earnings, and incomes during the 1970s and 1980s by having fewer children and sending both parents into the workforce, a strategy that undoubtedly has increased the stress on low - income two - parent families (Levy, 1988), and that contributed to the rise in out - of - wedlock births as a proportion of all births.

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.

In this Research Brief we present evidence on the socio - economic vulnerability of immigrant children and highlight the relative contribution of immigrant background to the risks of falling behind in household income, education, health and life satisfaction.

These terms will not only teach the students a valuable lesson, but will also protect the parent - landlord and child from a falling out among friends or other issues that can arise and jeopardize rental income.