Sentences with phrase «income support level»

Key policies include introducing a Guaranteed Annual Income; ensuring universal access to quality childcare and early childhood education; cutting debt for post-secondary students; honouring the Kelowna Accord with Aboriginals; expanding the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual Canadians; and easing the income support levels required for immigrant family sponsorship.

Not exact matches

More mainland tourists, supported by rising income levels, are visiting Macau and spending more money at Sands» resorts.

But more general support for consumer spending is coming from growing incomes, sustained high levels of confidence, low borrowing costs and wealth gains across a range of assets.

The truth from the ground, based on the extensive footwork due diligence I conduct plus emails from readers around the country reporting similar observations, is that the inventory of home listings of soaring (the published inventory reports by design have 2 - 3 month lag), prices are dropping quickly, the time it takes to sell a home is increasing significantly and, most important, the potential pool of middle class home buyers no longer have an income level that will support the size of mortgage it takes to «buy» a home.

The Supplement was intended to provide working families at low - income levels with additional resources for child - rearing costs, including child care support.

Consumption remains supported by rising incomes and buoyant confidence levels.

In this study, and in opposition to findings elsewhere, higher levels of social support were associated with greater depressive symptomatology, leading researchers to speculate that for low - income men the perceived costs of reciprocity may have deterred them from utilizing available support; or that peer groups may have influenced their alcohol or drug use, or placed demands on their resources (Anderson et al, 2005).

There is an obvious disparity between the funds made available by the federal government to support free meals for low - income students and the revenue collected by school districts (from federal «paid» meal reimbursements and student payments) to support the very same meals when served to children at higher income levels.

I was a teen mom and I've been divorced for 3 years this summer, with one income and no child support, I'm still above the poverty level which I must say is not set to be «living wage» because people like me, who are just above it, have a hard time making ends meet.

We are proud to be able to support children in their bilingual journey regardless of their income level.

Our municipality - level results show that greater exposure of a community to the war is correlated with greater support for fiscally expansionist local mayors, whereas the individual - level survey data shows that stronger feelings of war - related trauma resulted in greater demands for income redistribution and government intervention.

First, whatever the level of inequality, there is a relative income effect: the rich support redistribution less than the poor.

In recent months a number of polls have been put forward indicating growing levels of support for basic income.

«Working collaboratively with the Broome County Promise Zone, those interested in serving as mentors will be matched with children in schools that are part of CCPA's University - assisted community school effort, which aims to level the playing field for students from low - income families who lack some of the supports for academic success from which children from middle - class families benefit,» Bronstein said.

Sixty - six percent of those polled support banning political contributions by companies that do business with the level of government they contribute to, and 55 percent support banning elected officials from earning income outside of their government salary.

In addition to supporting the pension forfeiture, 66 percent of those polled also support banning political contributions by companies that do business with the level of government they contribute to, and 55 percent back banning elected officials from earning income outside of their government salary.

Some supported the proposal on equity and fairness grounds, since elites were already perceived to benefit disproportionately from the state's resources, through special - interest appropriations of oil wealth, and because it would bring a huge benefit to low - income Alaskans and those living at a subsistence level.

«I thank the sponsors for this bill and Mayor de Blasio for his support for raising the income eligibility threshold of the real property tax exemption for low income homeowners to a realistic level.

«Feedback to LITRG staff and volunteers from members of the public strongly suggests that government departments are failing to provide the necessary quality of guidance and levels of support to ensure that unrepresented individuals on low incomes can fully comply with their obligations or understand their entitlements under the tax and related welfare systems.

During last year's legislative session, I strongly supported the successful effort to reduce the middle - class income tax rates to their lowest levels in 70 years.

The bill targets buildings that are delinquent, at risk of default or already in foreclosure, by providing refinancing capped at a level that can be supported by the building's income.

If the idea is that it's easier for Republicans to support continuing tax cuts just on some income levels after they've all expired, such a bill (with $ 500,000 or $ 600,000 as the threshold) could pass the House.

«I support an independent commission making the determination of salary levels,» Krueger said, «but also feel any increases must be tied into reforms of our ethics laws, the ending of lulus and explicit rules about amounts and sources of outside income.»

In future years, Darling said government plans to continue the same level of support for those on lower incomes; plans to this end will be set out in the autumn's pre-budget report.

In addition, public support for income redistribution through higher taxes on the wealthy has now reached historic peak levels: according to Gallup polls in 2013 and 2014, a majority (52 %) of Americans agree that the government should redistribute wealth through heavier taxes on the rich.

Because the question how many people can the earth support is an incomplete question, and doesn't take account of with what technologies, at what average level of well - being, with what distribution of income, with what political and economic institutions.»

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

We talk about our income goals for the week, how we can creatively generate more income, who we want to support at a high level, and how we want to contribute to the world.

So, it would seem that the majority of women want a man with an equal or greater level of income but — crucially, for most this isn't a matter of wanting to be supported.

This shift has been stimulated by a combination of influences, including greater demand by families at all economic levels, increased public understanding of the importance of early learning, greater support for investment in programs for low income children as a matter of equity, and growing concern about the threat of economic globalization and the need to enhance the nation's human capital by building a strong foundation early in life

One of former governor Angus King's reasons for supporting the initiative was to level the playing field by providing computers and Internet access to students from low - income families.

A reasonable case can be made for providing much higher levels of public investment to support the childcare needs of lower - income families.

When author Karin Chenoweth began to investigate what goes in to making a school successful, she looked at a rather unexpected place: schools in low - income communties that, despite their lack of resources and supports, were showing impressive levels of student achievement.

But the longer school days, intensive support, and individual attention public charter schools provide is often exactly what it takes to level the playing field for kids from low - income backgrounds.

«If we want to address educational opportunity at large we need to intervene at a structural level,» he said, explaining that there are many social policies in effect that make it difficult for low - income and minority parents to support their children's education.

By middle school, many low - income students of color in San Jose's poorest neighborhoods have been tracked into a vicious cycle of failure, having fallen well below grade level and lacking the support they need to overcome their disconnect from school.

In particular, ESEA reauthorization provides an opportunity for Congress to consider fresh ideas that would support states and districts in increasing school funding equity so that students in low - income communities receive the resources they need to achieve at high levels.

TFA seemed like a good avenue because it was focused on the demographic I wanted to work with - low - income students - and it was also a career path because they gave you additional opportunities - a certain level of support and development and you could complete your master's degree while teaching.

The program targets low - income, one / two star schools with meaningful levels of additional funds to support evidenced - based, proven methods of increasing student achievement.

«This historic FCC decision in support of a $ 1.5 billion increase in E-rate program funding levels the playing field by ensuring students in low - income and rural communities gain full access to today's digital learning environment.»

Monitor trends in higher education financing at the federal, state, and institutional levels and advance strategies that work in concert — rather than at cross-purposes — to provide financial supports to low - and moderate - income students

For those children with disabilities or students from families with incomes less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level ($ 44,863 for a family of four), students will receive 100 percent of the statewide average basic support per - pupil, or around $ 5,700.

For families with incomes exceeding 185 percent of the federal poverty level, the funding amount is 90 percent of the statewide average basic support per pupil, or around $ 5,100.

Their mission: to give low - income students, and all students, an extraordinary level of personalized data - driven instruction and support.

He expects schools to provide the high quality of teaching and support that will enable students of every race, income group and ability level to achieve.

The Connecticut Center for School Change works to ensure that all students — regardless of income, ethnicity, language, race, zip code, disability — have equal access to and experience of a high - quality education and are supported in achieving at high levels.

Working side by side, they have been able to prove that with the right support at school and at home, students even in low - income areas can perform at grade level and higher.

CHSA believes that greater support for these models at the federal, state, and local levels will significantly improve the secondary and postsecondary outcomes of students, particularly those from low - income and middle - class backgrounds.

This is especially true for Michigan's low - income students who need extra support at all levels,» said Gilda Z. Jacobs, President and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy.

Hidden just beneath the EdNext toplines was an interesting finding: 56 percent of Democrats said they support universal vouchers — accessible to all families regardless of income level — compared to just 45 percent of Republicans.