Sentences with phrase «low quality opportunities»

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Sometimes there may be an opportunity for a business to offer something that's smaller or lower in quality for a lesser price than the industry standard.

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.

We aim to bring you opportunities to improve your quality of life... to lower your cost of living... and to invest for profitable return...

Our job is to help you discover those places, and then to help you take advantage of the opportunities they offer — opportunities to improve your quality of life... to lower your cost of living... to invest for profitable return — before the rest of the world catches on.

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.

Sales wastes valuable resources on low quality sales opportunities.

We seize opportunities at times like these to purchase quality businesses at lower prices.

Investors should instead be focusing on good - quality companies with relatively low debt levels which are positioned to continue to benefit from diverse growth opportunities.

When your salespeople are bombarded with low - quality leads that aren't a good fit for your product or service, they're going to miss the chance to talk with prospects who are legitimately good sales opportunities.

In most cases, women are living in low - income communities without access to quality education or job opportunities.

Our goal was to find good buy low opportunities, particularly on quality teams.

There is currently a window of opportunity to put the UK economy decisively on a trajectory towards low - carbon prosperity, resource security and environmental quality: resource costs are low, the added benefits of stimulating directed investment are large, and structural reform is required in any case;

A consultation initiated from the ED may be an opportunity to ensure that care is congruent with a patient's wishes and to interrupt the cascade of intensive, end - of - life care that may be a marker of low - quality care.

There are gaps in opportunity and success at all levels — from access to high - quality early childhood education; to segregation and insufficient supports and rigor in K — 12 classrooms; to uneven access, low graduation rates, and looming debt in higher education.

She suspects it is because those living in poor families today have «poor health, limited access to home environments with rich language and experiences, low birth weight, limited access to high - quality pre-school opportunities, less participation in many activities in the summer and after school that middle class families take for granted, and more movement in and out of schools because of the way that the housing market operates.»

Low - resource families have limited parental education, very low family incomes, and / or parents unable to consistently provide high - quality learning opportunities essential for normal brain and behavioral developmeLow - resource families have limited parental education, very low family incomes, and / or parents unable to consistently provide high - quality learning opportunities essential for normal brain and behavioral developmelow family incomes, and / or parents unable to consistently provide high - quality learning opportunities essential for normal brain and behavioral development.

They are employing WGBH to create a 10 - 12 minute video that tells the story of the book, including both the disturbing effects of increased family income inequality on the quality of education provided to children from low - income families, and the evidence on strategies to improve educational opportunities for low - income children.

But it is not yet known how schools and out - of - school programs can strengthen, align and deliver high - quality social and emotional learning opportunities to children, especially those living in low - income areas.

As we reflect on this moment in urban Catholic education, the Jubilee closings should not cause us to lose faith in our future; rather, we have an opportunity to work together and identify new ways — from donor relations to cost - sharing collaboration — to maintain and grow our national network of high - quality Catholic schools, especially those that serve lower - income populations in urban areas.

Without CSDC's assistance, these schools would not have been able to open and provide unique, quality educational opportunities to low - income students in the communities where they live.

She has been instrumental in expanding school choice programs nationwide, which has given students with disabilities and those from low - income families the opportunity to attend the quality school of their parents» choice.

Since ESSA requires states to adopt evidence - based interventions for the lowest performing bottom 5 percent of schools, and school diversity is a research - supported strategy linked to improved student outcomes, (when appropriate) states could use this mandate as an opportunity to invest in these schools by turning them into high - quality racially and socioeconomically diverse magnets.

Various affordances of oTPD include high - quality learning opportunities, access to experts at low costs to districts, ample time to reflect prior to interaction, flexibility for teachers who have busy work lives, and personalized learning spaces (Dede et al., 2009; Sprague, 2006).

Many low - income African - American and Latino students face significant disparities in access to quality education opportunities.

It is unconscionable that an organization that purports to represent low income families would attack an institution that has opened new doors of opportunity for low income families in Jackson to finally have access to a quality educational setting.

Accordingly, Democracy Prep will continue to explore opportunities to partner with communities looking to expand the availability of high quality public school options for low - income students.

All school improvement strategies — particularly interventions focused on the lowest - performing schools — must inform and engage all stakeholders; support enriched curriculum; enhance the school culture; provide high - quality teaching with ongoing professional learning to improve the quality of instruction; be commensurate with the need; and offer engaging learning opportunities that involve all students, families, and staff.

Midtown Educational Foundation At MEF, we seek to impact the future of Chicago education by offering high - quality enrichment opportunities for low - income, at - risk, urban students and their parents through our unique, holistic approach to after - school and summertime programs at the Midtown Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls.

«During the period of time that the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) funds were available, schools used those funds to purchase addition [sic] teacher positions to lower class size (CSR positions — and have adjusted their course offerings to provide a greater variety of options to students, intervention classes, enrichment opportunities, etc..

The positive findings in the Education Department's recent evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program provide more evidence that high - quality private and parochial schools can have invaluable benefits for low - income, minority students.

High - quality early learning opportunities are essential to the future success of our nation's children, especially for those from low - income homes.

The centerpiece of the president's request is Preschool for All, a plan to invest $ 1.3 billion in 2014 and $ 75 billion over 10 years to expand high - quality early learning opportunities to all 4 - year - olds from low - and moderate - income families.

The Mott Foundation works to increase access to quality educational opportunities for all children — particularly those from low - income families and underserved communities.

In remarks entitled «Race, Poverty, Power and Politics in our Education System,» Juneau detailed a trio of initiatives in her state to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to a quality education, including raising high school graduation and reducing dropout rates and improving low - performing schools.

«This new legislation allows taxpayers to invest in the state's educational system, improving an already successful program that gives students from low and moderate - income families the opportunity to attend quality schools,» Duplessis added.

We know that increasing the number of high - quality early learning opportunities, especially for low - income families, improves child outcomes.

«For instances where we have low quality [early learning opportunities] or no access, it is an opportunity to get some exposure for young children to some basic skills,» Riley - Ayers said.

High - quality out - of - school time programs are important for supplementing the normal school day and for closing the opportunity gap between high - and low - income students.

Charter School Lenders» Coalition: Thank you for your leadership in promoting educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities through the replication of high - performing public charter schools... H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, would provide essential tools and resources to address the dire need for quality education for low - income stQuality Charter Schools Act, would provide essential tools and resources to address the dire need for quality education for low - income stquality education for low - income students.

For more than 40 years, The Piton Foundation, which is part of Gary Community Investments, has been committed to improving the lives of Colorado's low - income children and their families by increasing access to quality early childhood and youth development opportunities and fostering healthy family and community environments.

This framework recognizes that to truly close achievement gaps, our nation must address underlying «opportunity gaps» — the deep disparities that exist in access to quality educational resources, particularly for low - income students and students of color.

«To provide all students the quality educational opportunities they deserve, we must push for dramatic and effective change in our lowest performing schools,» Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett said.

Such gaps, combined with increased stress and burnout, can contribute to high turnover rates among prekindergarten teachers, which can lower classroom quality and hamper early learning opportunities for children.

«This is sort of a central question because, if the reason that low - income school districts have low test scores and low opportunities is because they have less high quality school systems, then we ought to really invest in fixing those school systems,» said Reardon in October.

In the 20 years since starting its first school, KIPP Schools has demonstrated its ability to scale and to bring an increasingly high - quality education to thousands of low - income students and students of color who otherwise might not have had the opportunity.

Instead, it is by complying with our state constitution and restoring a uniform system of fully funded public schools so that every student has an opportunity to receive a quality education including a fully qualified teacher and low class sizes so that struggling students can get the help they need to succeed in school and succeed in life.

Students in low - income homes now have the opportunity to write an app of the same as or higher quality than professionals, and the app they create could transcend their life circumstances and provide them with novel career opportunities.

«We know that increasing the number of high — quality early - learning opportunities, especially for low - income families, improves child outcomes.

New Jersey's new school funding formula will provide thousands of 3 - and 4 - year - olds from low - income families with the opportunity to experience a high - quality preschool program.

«It's unconscionable that families in many low - income communities lack the same opportunities to send their children to a high - quality school,» said Landecker, who will serve in an interim capacity as a search is conducted for a permanent executive director.