Sentences with phrase «limited access to education»

In addition, street food vending has become an important employment opportunity for millions of people who may have limited access to education and / or funding especially because the initial investment is relatively low.
Sobel and Gollan are interested in challenging structural power and limited access to education, and their practice can encompass anything from teaching in a classroom to the kind of thought - provoking, text - based vinyl that adorned the windows of «Nonstop Cooper,» which asked for dialogue around community and education.
Extremely limited access to education and well - paying jobs characterized conditions for the poor in the district towns of Belize.
They generally had no legal standing independent of their fathers or husbands, no means of making a living independent of the family enterprise, and very limited access to education.
Productivity: limited knowledge of farming techniques, limited access to planting materials, pests and disease Environmental: climate change, aging trees, unfertile soil Social: limited access to education, gender inequality, fewer leadership roles for women Financial: poverty, lack of access to finance

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Besides, for the hundreds of millions of rural peasants who have already migrated to cities — supplying factories with an endless supply of cheap labour — life in cities like Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen means being treated like second - class citizens, since their access to social services and education for their children is tightly limited.
But, some things must be called out to protect consumers from a rule that favors certain stakeholders over others, that increases the cost of education and advice, and severely limits access to qualified annuity IRA experts.
As part of my academic studies, I spent time with Malagasy women, many of whom had managed to start small businesses despite limited formal education, a lack of mentorship and very limited access to capital.
Gaining access to higher education is difficult for many even in Europe and North America, but this access is even further limited in Africa due to a variety of reasons.
Poverty has various manifestations, including lack of income and productive resources sufficient to ensure sustainable livelihoods; hunger and malnutrition; ill - health; limited or lack of access to education and other basic services; increased morbidity and mortality from illness; homelessness and inadequate housing; unsafe environments; and social discrimination and exclusion.
Our team at the Nature Museum is continually evaluating and extending our reach and offerings with a goal of getting deeper into more Chicago neighborhoods, especially those with diverse populations whose access to nature and environmental education may be limited.
In any country, but particularly in a country such as Bangladesh where antenatal education is minimal, and where access to other sources of information is limited, the messages new mothers get from doctors, nurses and midwives are crucial.
In Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan, so called «encampment policies» restrict the free movement of refugees to certain parts of the country with limited access to services, work or education, and consequently many are dissuaded from settling down.
At one school, after the principal two years ago «was giving out limited access letters like candy,» McLean said, his local Community Education Council held a meeting with city school officials and the National Action Network to discuss the issue.
«Limiting ICE's access to detainees at Riker's Island is a very important step in the right direction toward protecting our immigrant communities,» said City Council Education Committee Chair and Bills Co-Sponsor Daniel Dromm.
This is the latest project to be completed in the Campus Center, a community education facility designed to make General Education Development (GED), college degree and certificate programs available to residents with limited access to higher eeducation facility designed to make General Education Development (GED), college degree and certificate programs available to residents with limited access to higher eEducation Development (GED), college degree and certificate programs available to residents with limited access to higher educationeducation.
Rush Holt, the chief executive officer of AAAS, thanked each of the House members, representing both parties, for signing letters to their respective leadership, urging them to resist efforts that would limit access to higher education by eliminating graduate tuition waivers.
The report observes that India benefits from large numbers of energetic English speakers and «strong» legal and financial systems but notes that many of the country's numerous science and engineering graduates have had only «limited access to first - tier [science and technology] education
«Car seat laws for older kids have limited impact: Education, access to seats might be better route, study author says.»
He entered the political arena in 1986 when he led student protests against a bill that threatened to limit access to higher education and create a two - tier university system.
Individuals with limited economic resources and limited access to high - quality education have fewer opportunities to develop science literacy and health literacy, the report says.
* The notion «low - resource environments» is used to specify an environment where: (a) resources assigned for genomics research are scarce, (b) access to genomics knowledge and information is low, (c) implementation of Genomics is limited, (d) genomics education is relatively poor, and (e) collaborative opportunities in genomic research with other institutions are rare for geographical, societal, economic or political reasons.
Rural, older Floridians encounter a multitude of factors that put them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) such as limited education, decreased health literacy, low income, increased heart disease, lack of insurance, and limited access to health care.
This suggests that online yoga education platforms may provide a useful option for those with limited access to appropriate therapeutic yoga classes, or with physical or medical restrictions that make travel or mobility difficult.
Despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and more limited access to health care, U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest.
In fact, eLearning has become a tool for people with very limited means to access education.
In voting to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities last month made several other changes in existing law that would limit students» access to federal loans and grants, but would increase the amounts students who qualify could receive.
The idea of a government - sponsored exam limiting access to postsecondary education has never been popular in America, the land of second chances.
The cycle of poverty is a phenomenon where poor families, more severely in LEDCs, become trapped in poverty for generations due to limited or no access to fundamental resources such as education, financial and subsequent generations also being underprivileged.
Although quality improvements in existing programs and system - building efforts to coordinate services and enhance access are clearly important, they are unlikely to be enough to produce breakthrough impacts for children who face the cumulative burdens of low family income, limited parent education, and social exclusion.
In his research, the academic found that having someone around to play a «grandmother role» — chatting and offering simple words of encouragement rather than instruction — helped boost student learning and level the playing field for those from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited or no access to education.
eLearning is the best possible solution for democratizing higher education in Africa and ensuring that access to quality higher education is not limited by geographical location, tuition fees, or lack of access to academic resources.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, reflecting rising concerns that stricter college - admission requirements will limit minority students» access to higher education, this month filed a petition on behalf of 14 Hispanic groups denouncing the use of minimum cutoff scores and the «overemphasis» placed on test scores in the admissionsEducation Fund, reflecting rising concerns that stricter college - admission requirements will limit minority students» access to higher education, this month filed a petition on behalf of 14 Hispanic groups denouncing the use of minimum cutoff scores and the «overemphasis» placed on test scores in the admissionseducation, this month filed a petition on behalf of 14 Hispanic groups denouncing the use of minimum cutoff scores and the «overemphasis» placed on test scores in the admissions process.
School textbooks have been found to play a «critical role» in improving education outcomes in developing countries, but limited access to these learning materials is hampering student progress.
Don't expect overwhelming enthusiasm for your innovative character education Web site if students and teachers have limited access to computers.
When considering online education for either students in rural communities who have «access to only a limited number of course offerings in their public schools» or advanced students interested in taking courses for college credit, the public expresses considerable support.
Although, filtering systems, which block or limit access to unsuitable websites, are a common tool in many education establishments, they come with several limitations.
It's time for the state's leaders to justify to Connecticut parents why our education system limits the size and expansion of quality public schools, while thousands of students languish on waitlists with no access to an adequate education.
In these states, access to early childhood education is limited; wages for teachers are not competitive with those of comparable professions; and teacher - to - pupil ratios in schools are unreasonably high.
At Carmen Northwest High School (CNHS), a majority of students are from low - income homes in Milwaukee's central city, where access to a challenging college preparatory education has been limited.
Due to these constraints, these children do not have access to a quality education that may limit their future growth and opportunities.
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With little fanfare, Gov. John Bel Edwards» proposal to limit access to vouchers was rejected Thursday by the Senate Education Committee.
The study of 600 teachers, conducted by Abacus Associates for the Connecticut Education Association, underscores mounting concerns by legislators, educators, parents, and others about the test's validity, fairness, and negative impact on students — particularly those in high - poverty districts and those with limited access to computers.
A section at the end of the report lists the «various challenges autonomous charter schools face,» such as «small size, limited resources, and access to existing special education structures and supports.»
I have highlighted three types of activities that would be easy to recreate in other teacher education spaces, especially by teacher educators who have access to limited (technological) resources or are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with geospatial technologies.
Limited access to special education services for school - aged children with developmental delay.
To help with new Parent and Family Engagement requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and to meet the civil rights obligations of schools in working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) and English Learner (EL) families across the state of Maine, leaders in the Maine Department of Education are partnering with TransACT ® Parent Notices to provide all 266 local education agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended timelineTo help with new Parent and Family Engagement requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and to meet the civil rights obligations of schools in working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) and English Learner (EL) families across the state of Maine, leaders in the Maine Department of Education are partnering with TransACT ® Parent Notices to provide all 266 local education agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended timelineto meet the civil rights obligations of schools in working with Limited English Proficient (LEP) and English Learner (EL) families across the state of Maine, leaders in the Maine Department of Education are partnering with TransACT ® Parent Notices to provide all 266 local education agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended tEducation are partnering with TransACT ® Parent Notices to provide all 266 local education agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended timelineto provide all 266 local education agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended teducation agencies representing thousands of schools and teachers with unlimited access to expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended timelineto expertly written parent notifications that meet legal requirements and guidance on required audiences, and recommended timelines.
That's why I feel compelled to hold Mayor Bill de Blasio, accountable for denying public charter schools access to public space, and limiting the education options available to South Bronx families.
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