Sentences with phrase «lesser academic status»

«Making a leap from high - ability high school to college of lesser academic status can be a real downer: Students who are «undermatched» as they shift into higher education show a 27 - percent hike in symptoms of depression.»

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Additionally, charter schools serving low - income populations are more likely to have high academic status and high growth and less likely to have low academic status and low growth than non-charters serving low - income populations.

Traditional research on college completion has focused on factors such as socioeconomic status and high school academic preparation, but less is known about how psychological factors predict college outcomes.

Relative to high income countries, academic achievement in low - income countries can be more affected more by students» social status and less by teacher quality.

The amount you get, though, will depend on your financial need, your cost of attendance, your status as a full - time or part - time student and your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.

The amount you get, though, will depend not only on your financial need, but also on your costs to attend school, your status as a full - time or part - time student, and your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.