Sentences with phrase «low economic opportunity»

In an environment where young rural adults already suffer from isolation and low economic opportunity, the shorter school week could exacerbate their problems.

Areas of great economic growth, as well as those of low economic opportunity and low appeal to many college graduates, need teachers for their students.

Not exact matches

The context here is that we're currently in the «Moving to Opportunity» era, which is fueled by the theory that low - income families improve their lots when they're able to live in wealthier neighborhoods with better economic prospects.

What's more certain is that the decline of steady employment opportunities has robbed men lower on the economic scale of the stability to marry.

«In today's low - price energy environment, providing the offshore industry access to the maximum amount of opportunities possible is part of our strategy to spur local and regional economic dynamism and job creation and a pillar of President Trump's plan to make the United States energy dominant,» Zinke said of the planned sale.

«Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods raises important questions concerning competition policy, such as how the transaction will affect the future of retail grocery stores, whether platform dominance impedes innovation, and if the antitrust laws are working effectively to ensure economic opportunity, choice and low prices for American families,» Cicilline wrote.

In tandem with the 100,000 Opportunity Youth Initiative, Starbucks has opened four stores with classroom and training space as part of its effort to support local economic development in diverse low - to - medium income communities across the U.S.. Each of these stores creates 20 to 25 new jobs with benefits, partners with a local women - and minority - owned supplier and contractor, and works with local nonprofits to provide job - skills training to youth.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

I think there is a substantial commercial and economic opportunity both in the construction of the pipeline and in the advantages of lower priced oil that would result from the pipeline for the United States and for Canada.

These results suggest that rather than lowering the opportunity cost of having children, recessions create the economic uncertainty that makes those about to undertake breeding much more skittish and therefore more likely to postpone childbearing.

And when the fundamentals of economic and earnings growth are solid, pullbacks can offer opportunities to buy stocks at lower prices, helping improve your portfolio's long - term prospects.

And they are typically buying opportunities, provided there are no economic or financial shocks to today's low volatility regime.

As we've said throughout the year, we believe investors are still paying a larger premium than they should for low - risk securities, and that we are finding better opportunities in companies with more economic sensitivity.

Building a high performance, low carbon economy is a major economic opportunity and a vital environmental responsibility for Canada.

In our view, the underlying fundamentals of global economic and earnings growth remain positive, meaning pullbacks like the current one may be an opportunity to add stocks at lower prices if appropriate for your situation.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

I want to lower barriers to entry, to ensure everyone has decent economic opportunities, to break up the oligopolies and encourage mutualist enterprises.

It is a sound revenue stream for funding future upgrades that improve straphangers» daily commutes, while expanding access to public transportation for hundreds of thousands of our low - income neighbors who face barriers to economic opportunity because they can not afford to ride a bus or train.

It's about warmer homes, quieter and cleaner cars, greater economic and energy security, as well as jobs and business opportunities created by the low carbon transition.

Report author Stewart Lansley said: «Up to a third of those of working age are facing a deepening livelihood crisis, one which has brought weakening job opportunities, low living standards and a range of new economic uncertainties compared with the immediate post-war decades.

The lawmakers said the platforms allow low - cost services that have led to growth in many technology - based businesses «that have created much - needed jobs, tax revenue, and economic development opportunities throughout our state.»

With too many communities living with double - digit unemployment and limited access to affordable groceries, we continue to evaluate local opportunities that will allow us to do what we do best: open stores, create jobs, stimulate economic development and lower the cost of living for customers.

The Governor also thanked the Delegation for replenishing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund, a fund that can be accessed by States in times of significant economic crises, and advocated for an extension of the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund, which was created to help connect low - income individuals with subsidized employment opportunities that otherwise would not be available due to the current economy.

«The link between economic freedom and prosperity is clear — states that support low taxation, limited government and flexible labor markets see greater economic growth, while states with lower levels of economic freedom see lower living standards and less economic opportunity,» said Fred McMahon, co-author of the study.

But I'm also very serious about creating jobs and economic opportunity here in the Hudson Valley and having energy prices stay low so we can do that.»

Both men have said creating new economic development opportunities, creating a more inclusive county government, addressing the chronic overcrowding at the county jail and lowering the cost of running the county Resource Recovery Agency as priorities.

«We clearly need to create better job opportunities for everyone in the lower rungs of the economic ladder, where work has become increasingly hard to come by,» Bayer said.

* 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.

The economic crisis should have been an opportunity to invest in low - carbon infrastructure for the 21st century.

He points out that children of low socio - economic levels often have fewer opportunities to engage in learning experiences that will develop critical and creative thinking.

The use of interdistrict - choice programs is unlikely to increase most students» educational opportunities significantly, a new report concludes, despite recent attention to the idea as a means of reducing economic and racial segregation and giving students in low - performing public schools a chance to find a better school.

The Federal Work - Study program was introduced as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, with the goal of enabling low - income students to «work their way through college.»

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.»

Chief among them is the exacerbation of the problems the pedagogy was originally intended to address — namely, low academic performance and limited economic opportunities.

According to Prosperity Now, a national nonprofit to expand economic opportunity for low - income families, and the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, white households have seven times the amount of wealth as African Americans, and six times as much as Latinos.

uGO is a demonstration of Erin's commitment to working in solidarity with low opportunity communities to find solutions to social and economic injustices.

Differences between high and low boundary participation neighborhoods in terms of demographic characteristics, indicators of economic opportunity, and neighborhood characteristics are not significant at middle and high school levels.

I think that it's very clear here in Arizona that we have an opportunity to be the blueprint for the West when it comes to how we think about education and attainment; and I think for us, our vision really is to make sure that the Arizona workforce and economy gets what it needs from this opportunity group of low - income, first - generation, and diverse students to really make the economic future of Arizona exceptionally bright.»

Economists say the burden of student loans, combined with fewer job opportunities and lower salaries, are two reasons the economic recovery is slow.

While they carry out their mission by working for and with low - income residents to help them secure and maintain affordable housing, they also support community - based economic development opportunities to help the region reach its full potential.

«First time and move - up buyers continue to capitalize on extremely favorable financing opportunities as key economic dials move slowly and rates remain low.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's governor says today's era of stubbornly low interest rates means it's time to revisit retirement plans, temper business investment expectations and encourage policy - makers to pounce on smaller morsels of economic opportunity.

Franklin India Low Duration Fund features in the credit opportunities fund category of CRISIL Mutual Fund Ranking - The Economic Times, 9th January, 2018

F&J's keeps their adoption fees low to allow people of all socio - economic levels the opportunity to enjoy pet family members.

In a recent study on Low and Medium Density Development, Landscape Architects Wes Michaels and Ebru Ozer found that, «Mid-sized resorts offer more opportunities to balance the demands of resort tourism with the environment and the cultural needs of the local population... The environmental savings are also beneficial for the economic vitality of the individual resorts as well as the long term sustainability of the entire region in relationship to tourism.»

Underscoring that maintaining carbon - intensive modes of production established in 19th - century Europe will incur enormous social and economic cost in the medium and long term, whereas shifting to a carbon - neutral future based on green technology and low - carbon energy creates wealth, jobs, new economic opportunities and local cobenefits in terms of health and reduced pollution,

But making the right choices can guide that transformation, with the potential to deliver significant emission reductions and better economic opportunities as we transition to a low - carbon future.

They include: reliance on industry innovation that has been the driving force behind America's energy renaissance — innovation that launched the surge in shale energy production, prompting increased natural gas use and resulting in lower carbon emissions; embracing the successful, free - market approach to energy and economic growth while lowering emissions by basing decisions on sound science; and allowing more opportunities for energy exploration and development.

The result is fewer opportunities for American workers, lower incomes, less economic growth, and higher unemployment.