Sentences with phrase «income city parents»

c) Tell thousands of mostly black and lower - income city parents their children's accomplishments were a fraud.

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Most new parents understand the importance of life insurance, but few realize that their odds of losing their income because of disability are far greater than dying young, says Mike Haggerty, director of financial planning services at Community America Credit Union in Kansas City, Mo..

The conference released a report that found married couples spent 12.6 percent of their income on child care, while single parents are spending 45.1 percent — compounding an ever - increasing cost in living for housing in the New York City.

As New York City Administration for Children's Services requests for the removal of children rise, advocates say low - income parents of color with few resources are being punished, with the criminalization of parenting choices nicknamed Jane Crow.

While they're at it, how about looking into the city income tax he could avoid by using his parents» address?

With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

The study, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), also found that staying out late without telling your parents is unrelated to factors such as family income, the number of children in the family or being in a step - family, but is related to the quality of the emotional relationship the child has with their parents and whether they live in a city or in the country.

Joined by Manhattan Borough President - Elect Gale Brewer, as well as City Councilmen Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez, the parents described the new system as a «ticking time bomb» that would erupt right as the city's incoming mayor assumes offCity Councilmen Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez, the parents described the new system as a «ticking time bomb» that would erupt right as the city's incoming mayor assumes offcity's incoming mayor assumes office.

Originally, cuts to the budget of the city's Administration for Children's Services would have eliminated $ 91 million in funding that paid childcare costs for 16,000 low - income children so that their parents could work or go to school.

Low - income, working parents and the family child care providers who take care of their kids were dealt a heavy blow when Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut child care subsidies for more than 16,500 New York City children, the single largest cut to city funding for child care since the 19City children, the single largest cut to city funding for child care since the 19city funding for child care since the 1970s.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

To that end, he supports the city's universal pre-K plan, but also said schools in low - income neighborhoods need additional resources and better management, as well as better parent - teacher interaction.

The critics of choice have long argued that low - income parents from the inner city are particularly unlikely to be guided by performance criteria.

The most consistent advocates for school vouchers in America are low - income black and Hispanic parents who live in central cities.

There can be little doubt that education shortcomings in the United States spread well beyond the corridors of the inner city or the confines of low - income neighborhoods where many parents lack a high school diploma.

In a June speech at the City Club in downtown Chicago, Lewis asked her well - heeled audience, «When will we address the fact that rich white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African - Americans and Latinos, no matter what the parents» income or education level?»

The report, released Nov. 16 by the New York City - based Public Agenda research group, found that low - income parents and those who are members of racial and ethnic minorities are more interested in an academic focus than are wealthier and white parents.

Low - income minority parents have neither the resources to move out of their city nor the political power to force policymakers to meet their education needs.

«If you work a second shift as a parent, and can never talk on the phone, it's problematic, but if you can text, that's a game changer,» says Deb Socia, executive director of Next Century Cities and former executive director of Tech Goes Home, an initiative to help improve technology access among low income parents.

Its scores on state tests are among the city's highest, and hundreds of parents — mostly low - income African - Americans and Latinos — vie to enroll their children through a lottery every year.

Parents generally — inner - city and low - income parents as well as others — care deeply about their children «s education.161 Their level of interest is not always readily apParents generally — inner - city and low - income parents as well as others — care deeply about their children «s education.161 Their level of interest is not always readily apparents as well as others — care deeply about their children «s education.161 Their level of interest is not always readily apparent.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

*, giving policymakers, researchers, educators, and parents information to identify schools and cities where students from low - income families are achieving at high levels compared to their more advantaged peers, nationally.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

We have released school and city scores for the 300 largest U.S. cities *, giving policymakers, researchers, educators, and parents information to identify schools and cities where students from low - income families are achieving at high levels compared to their more advantaged peers, nationally.

New York School Talk is eighteen months old and eager to expand our network of writers — parents, teachers, students, education leaders — who share our conviction that all New York City's children, regardless of income and ethnicity, must have access to high - quality schools.

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In one school district that appears to have beaten the odds, Union City, N.J., students consistently performed about a third of a grade level above the national average on math and reading tests even though the median family income is just $ 37,000 and only 18 percent of parents have a bachelor's degree.

To a great extent, parents could choose their child's school, but if any school approached more than 40 percent low - income students, the district would assign and bus some suburban students into city schools and vice versa.

We are parents of students at Hamilton Elementary Middle School, which received some much - appreciated positive attention due to its selection as an «Opportunity School» by an organization called MarylandCAN («City's low - income students among highest achievers,» May 22).

Chicago Public Schools divides areas of the city into one of four socio - economic tiers by looking at each area's median income, education level, home - ownership rates, single - parent family rates, rates of English - speaking, and neighborhood school performance.

Earlier investments of nearly $ 3 million in this personalized learning portfolio include Rocketship, a national network of blended learning schools seeking to eliminate the achievement gap in low - income neighborhoods, New York City's School of One blending learning model upon which New Classrooms is based, and CFY, a national nonprofit organization that runs the acclaimed online learning platform, PowerMyLearning.com, which provides students, teachers, parents and school leaders with free online access to pre-screened digital learning activities produced by third parties, as well as consumer ratings.

These included characteristics on multiple levels of the child's biopsychosocial context: (1) child factors: race / ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian / Pacific Islander / Alaska Native), age, gender, 9 - month Bayley Mental and Motor scores, birth weight (normal, moderately low, or very low), parent - rated child health (fair / poor vs good / very good / excellent), and hours per week in child care; (2) parent factors: maternal age, paternal age, SES (an ECLS - B — derived variable that includes maternal and paternal education, employment status, and income), maternal marital status (married, never married, separated / divorced / widowed), maternal general health (fair / poor versus good / very good / excellent), maternal depression (assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at 9 months and the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2 years), prenatal use of tobacco and alcohol (any vs none), and violence against the mother; (3) household factors: single - parent household, number of siblings (0, 1, 2, or 3 +), language spoken at home (English vs non-English), neighborhood good for raising kids (excellent / very good, good, or fair / poor), household urbanicity (urban city, urban county, or rural), and modified Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment — Short Form (HOME - SF) score.

To assess adversity among inner - city low - income youth, clinicians should consider adding the following experiences to current ACE measures: single - parent homes; lack of parental love, support, and guidance; death of family members; exposure to violence, adult themes, and criminal behavior; date rape; personal victimization; bullying; economic hardship; discrimination; and poor health.

Estimating the Effects of Head Start on Parenting and Child Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - BeiParenting and Child Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Beiparenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being Study.

The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, which followed a cohort of nearly 5,000 children born in large U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000 (roughly three - quarters of whom were born to unmarried parents), sheds light on the relationships of low - income, unmarried parents.11 The vast majority of unmarried fathers in the study indicated they were romantically involved with their child's mother at the time of the child's birth.

Designed by two prominent academics, Sara McLanahan and Irv Garfinkel, the study is a longitudinal survey of 5,000 low - income married and nonmarried parents conducted in 75 hospitals in twenty cities at the time of their child's birth.

The aim of this study was to determine whether an intervention from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program system was effective in reducing parental reports of child behavioral difficulties in urban low - income settings in Panama City.

This study examined maternal parenting trajectories and economic, social and health resources associated with these trajectories among low - income predominantly Black and Hispanic mothers over time using three waves of data from the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three - City Study (N = 1140).