Sentences with phrase «less resourced peers»

The question is, how do we handle the kids left behind in a concentration of less motivated and less resourced peers?

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While it's not necessary to scare children, moms and dads can still help them gain a better perspective on how they can use their resources to assist their less fortunate peers.

Because academic resources are relatively scarce in higher - poverty schools (e.g., there are more disruptive peers, lower academic expectations, fewer financial resources, and less - competent teachers), parents in these schools seek teachers skilled at improving achievement even if this comes at the cost of student satisfaction.

Across the board, student groups in poorer districts are less resourced than peers in wealthier districts and will receive more new funding as a result.

Traditional Peer Observations spend scarce resources on substitute teachers, lose precious instructional days, and limit observations to less - than - ideal times.

This followed an earlier study from the department finding that «many high - poverty schools receive less than their fair share of state and local funding... leav (ing) students in high - poverty schools with fewer resources than schools attended by their wealthier peers.»

Married women generally enjoy the following (as compared with unmarried peers): * More satisfying relationships with their spouse / partner and children * Greater emotional happiness with less depression * More financial resources / less likely to end up in poverty * Decreased risk of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent crimes * Decreased risk of drug and alcohol abuse * Better physical health * Longer life

Disadvantaged children tend to fall behind before their second birthday: Children whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators by age 2.

Previous studies have documented the association between bullying and both health behaviors and symptoms.21, 43,44 These studies indicate that while being bullied is associated with difficulty making friends and lower use of alcohol, 21 perpetration of bullying is associated with more time spent with friends44 and increased use of alcohol and cigarettes.21 This suggests that although adolescents who are bullied may be at less risk for adverse health outcomes associated with substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bullying.