Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality;
limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect against risks.
The island is very small with
limited educational opportunities and many children come from families with an average wage of $ 25 per week.
I became an avid solicitor of stories of all kinds, and developed a great respect for the strenuous business of living in a town that offers low - paying jobs,
limited educational opportunities, significant isolation, and a whole lot of bad weather.
This law, like the charter school law, is about opportunity for people who have
limited educational opportunities today.
The federal law has its roots in civil rights reform, when its first iteration, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was passed in 1965 to address poverty and
limited educational opportunities for people of color.
However,
limited educational opportunities, a lack of suitable jobs and an inflexible welfare system can leave young people feeling cast aside and unsupported.
Inequality in access goes far beyond socioeconomic status, and reliable measures would incorporate a more granular understanding of what
limits educational opportunities.
At the Askwith Forum on Thursday, April 25, a panel examined factors that
limit the educational opportunities of African American and Latino students, and reviewed what we know about best practices to overcome those barriers.
This gave way to a discussion about the factors that
limit educational opportunities of African American, Latino, and immigrant students, as well as the great need to find ways to address barriers to access.
Through interactive workshops, sessions, panels and plenaries, participants will debate the issues that
limit educational opportunities for communities of color, LGBTQ, and girls and women and create strategies for addressing them.
In a brief accompanying the report, the teachers union and its allies charged that L.A.'s charter school explosion «
limits educational opportunities» for more than 500,000 public school students, and «imperils the financial stability» of the district.
ESEA was developed in response to the demands of communities during the civil rights movement that more be done by the federal government to address poverty and
limited educational opportunity for people of color.
Research reveals a measurable relationship between race and a slew of other social factors that
limit educational opportunity.
Not exact matches
Principles and Goals The Latino Coalition supports dynamic free enterprise,
limited government, low taxes, quality
educational opportunities for all, reasonable government regulation, legal immigration, fair and open trade, and a strong national defense, all in support of American exceptionalism.
They are compelled to live in segregation from the «upper» castes and to use different water sources on account of their «polluting» influence; their
educational and career
opportunities are often greatly
limited by their caste.
In Greece intensive efforts are made to
limit the
educational and commercial
opportunities of Muslims, and relations with the Muslims of Turkey are prevented whenever possible.
«It is unacceptable that
educational experiences that promote
opportunity and achievement are
limited by an ability to pay.
Too many children are already finding their access to
educational opportunities is
limited by parents» ability to pay.»
This potentially correctable vision impairment has a profound social and economic impact, including
limiting educational and employment
opportunities for individuals, families, and communities.
More new sites will need to be allocated for
educational use and increasing urban centre development and continuing changing demographics may also drive up pupil yields in areas where expansion
opportunities are
limited and new sites are rarely available.
[3] Just as voucher holders may benefit from a real estate broker to find housing in a high -
opportunity neighborhood, low - income families in school choice systems with
limited information about high - performing schools could benefit from an adviser who connects them to
educational opportunities.
That feature is what lost the support of longtime social - justice warrior (and founder of the pro school choice Black Alliance for
Educational Options) Howard Fuller, who in July shocked many allies by stating his opposition to the Nevada plan: «Parental choice should be used principally as a tool to empower communities that face systemic barriers to greater
educational and economic
opportunities... I could never approve of a plan that would give those with existing advantages even greater means to leverage the
limited number of private school options, to the detriment of low - income families.»
School visits provide
opportunities that can enrich lives, particularly for those whose
opportunities have and perhaps always will be
limited by their home lives, and develop life skills that can then have an impact on self - development, attitudes to learning, self - esteem and long - term
educational achievement.
In the principles, the groups highlight the important and historic role the federal government has played during the 50 years since the ESEA was originally passed in promoting
educational opportunity and protecting the rights and interests of students disadvantaged by discrimination, poverty, and other conditions that may
limit their
educational attainment.
As a movement, knowledge - rich schooling has the potential to promote excellence, inspire passion, and enhance
educational equity — particularly for children from homes with
limited access to books and fewer
opportunities than their more affluent peers to travel or visit museums.
While TL2020 has increased the learning
opportunities for Salisbury students, it has also provided a solution to a complex
educational challenge: moving forward to create a progressive learning environment for all children while
limiting budgetary impact.
Fund (LDF) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), highlights the continued need for greater
educational equity, and warns that race and gender disparities in
opportunity and academic achievement lead to high dropout rates,
limited job
opportunities, and increased risk of poverty for African American females.
These
opportunities include, but are not
limited to, charter schools, partnership schools and other contracted
educational programs.
Our own research, and that of the Education Endowment Foundation demonstrates that this
limits children's
educational opportunities through their entire school life.
Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant improvement in American education for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost
opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not
limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading
educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.
Likely, there is not one among us who believes poverty should
limit a child's
educational opportunities.
While doing away with such a controversial department might seem prudent, the truth is,
educational opportunity for poor children would be even more
limited without it.
New data illuminates pervasive challenges among education voucher programs that significantly
limit the extension of expanded
educational opportunities touted by advocates of the programs and the Trump Administration.
We envision a day when Illinois families»
educational opportunities are not
limited by geography or income and that one day all children receive the education they deserve for a successful future.
Therefore, it is unconstitutional to develop and fund education programs that intentionally or unintentionally
limit access to
educational opportunities based on racial or ethnic backgrounds, or disabilities.»
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be
limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the
educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of
limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal
educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal
educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
The bill maintains a
limited oversight role for the federal government — what Murray calls «guardrails» — that aims to ensure equal
educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.
Unionizing these schools will
limit teachers» academic innovation and constrain
opportunities for their students, which will slow the
educational improvements that have been made in each of these low - income communities.
In certain areas of Argentina access to broader
educational opportunities for some communities has previously been relatively
limited.
The State's decision not to provide charter schools with facilities funding, and decision to fund charter school students in a manner that results in these students receiving as little as half the support that traditional public school students receive, serves no purpose but to
limit the ability of charter schools to provide students with the high quality
educational opportunities that these children deserve and these schools were designed to offer.
TWIN FALLS — Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna is supporting an effort to raise the cap on the number of new charter schools that can open each year, saying the
limit could deny children some
educational opportunities...
Impoverished urban neighborhoods also have
limited funding for public services such as schools, and thus the
educational opportunities in these locations are often subpar compared to wealthier suburbs (Darling - Hammond, 2009).
Career
opportunities for licensed veterinary technicians include, but are not
limited to, traditional private practices (small animal, large animal, and mixed), research facilities, zoos, aquariums,
educational institutions, private industry and local, state, and federal government positions.
Because the program is exclusively for students from lower - income families, Aderant's partnership with Cristo Rey will be working to give «at - risk» Atlanta youth their best chance to overcome the financial and social barriers that
limit their
educational and professional
opportunities.
Penalties for a date rape conviction can include registration as a sex offender, imprisonment, fines, and have the residual effect of a ruined career, lost
educational opportunities, and
limited housing choices.
(2) The reasonable likelihood that the relocation will enhance the general quality of life for both the child and the parent seeking the relocation, including, but not
limited to, economic and emotional benefits, and
educational opportunities.
But if they do not provide them with a full
opportunity for acquiring the kinds of difficult - to - acquire - but - vitally - important skills that are demonstrated by well - educated lawyers, then law schools will have cheated students out of an incredibly valuable
educational opportunity, will perhaps have
limited their possible lifetime achievements, and will have deprived our society of a group of influential critical thinkers so essential to a flourishing democracy and a global marketplace.
Furthermore, New Britain is a family - oriented community as well, so it is a good place to raise a family, especially with the
educational opportunities that are present within the city
limits and the activities that are present for individuals of all ages, making this an affordable community to live.
Due to effects of multigenerational poverty,
limited educational and economic
opportunities, high levels of drug use and trade, and pervasive community violence, urban youth in Baltimore and many US cities are at increased risk for exposure to a variety of stresses, including early life stress, recurrent and chronic stress, and exposure to significant and / or recurrent traumas.