Sentences with phrase «lower economic background»

We found that children with a lower economic background were more likely to be in a problem profile at each age.

The researchers tested the auditory abilities in adolescents from lower economic backgrounds at three public high schools in Chicago.

Ethan Netterstrom, who started in April as the director of advanced learning, suggested that lowering the threshold for identifying advanced learners who come from lower economic backgrounds and providing stronger supports for students identified as advanced learners can help bring more students into the program.

Here are five things typically assumed about students who come from lower economic backgrounds.

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I should also add, of course, that this economic growth was achieved against a background of very low inflation.

As it currently stands, pupils from deprived economic backgrounds have lower levels of attainment than their wealthier counterparts.

All this would be testing enough against a background of falling inflation, lower interest rates, and economic recovery.

Halvorsen's work focuses on elementary social studies education, particularly for children from low socio - economic backgrounds, the history of education, teacher preparation in the social studies, and the integration of social studies and literacy.

In Salta there are many institutions devoted to formal education of the blind, but a low socio - economic background prevents some from attaining a higher education.

(Watson, Louise and Ryan, Chris 2010) also found a higher proportion of public school students came from low socio - economic status backgrounds.

So if we have Indigenous students who are from a low socio - economic background, as we know about 55 per cent are, that are living in rural and remote areas, they're three times behind the eight ball.

«We need to hone in on tackling the gender divide that has seen the results of Australia's boys trail behind girls and work to close the performance gap between students from high and low socio - economic status backgrounds,» he said.

Pupil Premium Promise - Development of the whole child (Life Experience programme) Limited life experiences of pupils from poor socio - economic backgrounds has a direct link with lower attainment.

NISW highlights and celebrates the progress U.S. schools have made in using inclusive practices to ensure a quality education for an increasingly diverse student population, including students with disabilities, those from low socio - economic backgrounds, and English language learners,» according to a release from the organizers.

Delany College is located in a low socio - economic area of western Sydney and has a highly diverse student population — 92 percent of students are from a non-English speaking background.

This despite the fact that eligibility for Milwaukee vouchers is limited to students from low - income families while «students in MPS schools come from a much broader range of social and economic backgrounds.»

«This holds regardless of a student's circumstances, whether they are students with disability, students in rural or remote locations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, those from non-English speaking backgrounds, low socio - economic backgrounds, gifted and talented students, or any combination of these,» Gonski 2.0 states.

Money would then be available to bring needy schools up to 95 per cent of the government's schooling resource standard (SRS), which is calculated by taking a base cost for educating each student and adding money for disadvantage (such as coming from a low socio - economic background, being indigenous, or living in a remote area).

If the American dream is to mean anything for children from low - income backgrounds, they need access to a public education that helps them overcome economic and social barriers and achieve at high levels.

Educating Students who Live in Poverty A discussion with Ray Landers, principal at Boaz Middle School in Boaz, AL, and finalist for the 2009 MetLife / NASSP National Principal of the Year award, about the reform efforts he has implemented at his school to reach students from low socio - economic backgrounds.

Moreover, the argument that selective school systems may help pupils overcome their low socio - economic background is not upheld by international comparison, according to the DfE's own report.

There is little evidence that pupils from low socio - economic backgrounds are more likely to succeed against the odds when academic selection is used to sort pupils into different secondary schools.

When we address the low graduation rates and underlying literacy issues facing young men of all socioeconomic backgrounds, we are also helping high - performing young women of all races and economic backgrounds succeed.

Getting school age kids from low socio - economic backgrounds to start preparing for a college education is not an easy task.

The Colorado Department of Education reports there are 66,163 students in Colorado identified as gifted (2014 - 2015), including gifted children with disabilities (twice - exceptional), gifted children from diverse populations and gifted children of low socio - economic backgrounds, representing approximately 7.7 % of the K - 12 public school population.

Their conclusion, as reported in the journal Econometrica, was that «Having a high - quality teacher throughout elementary school can substantially offset or even eliminate the disadvantage of low socio - economic background.

In the background of all this rate talk, is the global economic impact of lower oil prices.

Standard Life has been ranked fourth in the Index for the commendable work it has taken to tackle this and enable those from lower socio - economic backgrounds to succeed.

Besides, even if these students from lower - income families do end up having jobs with the same income as those from higher - income families, they'll still have more to pay than their better - off peers due to their socio - economic background.

These additional indicators often skew against schools that have kids from lower socio - economic backgrounds.

They're associated with people from lower socio - economic backgrounds.

Climate scepticism appeared particularly common among older individuals from lower socio - economic backgrounds who are politically conservative and hold traditional values; while it is less common among younger individuals from higher socio - economic backgrounds who hold self - transcendence and environmental values.

«High levels of debt combined with low salaries make legal aid work unsustainable for those from lower socio - economic backgrounds» concluded a 2013 study by the Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL).

The combination of prohibitively expensive professional courses, high levels of debt and low salaries makes it extremely difficult for those from a lower socio - economic background to enter the legal aid profession and then to sustain a career in the sector.

(1) High levels of debt combined with low salaries make legal aid work unsustainable for those from a lower socio - economic background

Students from lower socio - economic backgrounds or students who are less informed may, understandably, punt for cheaper courses which cover the «regulatory minimum» of SQE content.

Unpaid internships also exacerbate class divisions in Canadian society where students from lower socio - economic backgrounds are denied opportunities to gain critical experience due to their inability to engage in unpaid labour.

Experience in Non-Profit sector: Years of volunteering at low cost animal clinic lead to experience in spreading awareness of public services and exposure to a multitude of people from various ethnic backgrounds and socio - economic status and their animals.

You know, at the moment United Kingdom is, I'm afraid, an unfair place for many that come from a low social economic background and anything we can all do to help those kids have an equal chance in education and in life, how could you not go to that.

Given that cultural background undoubtedly impacts feeding practices and that rates of childhood obesity are elevated in groups with lower socio - economic status and some ethnic groups in the US, it is of high importance to validate this measure with additional samples.

Designed for, or demonstrated applicability to, special groups: FAST has been shown to have positive outcomes for children from low socio - economic or disadvantaged family backgrounds.

Mandatory sentencing laws target particular property offences generally committed by people of lower socio - economic backgrounds.

Children from low socio - economic backgrounds have fewer educational opportunities, making it difficult to escape their current circumstance.

They find that being maltreated approximately doubles the probability of engaging in many types of crime and that the effects are worst for children from low socio - economic status backgrounds.

This limits the generalizability of the results to children with low socio - economic background.

Object - place binding was mainly used by boys from low socio - economic (SES) background.

It will therefore be important to attempt to replicate these findings in other samples, including a sample who have a lower socio - economic background.

Among families of lower socioeconomic backgrounds, stressors associated with economic strain may influence parenting behaviors (Elder, Eccles, Ardelt, & Lord, 1995; Simons, Whitbeck, Melby, & Wu, 1994) and may be more salient predictors of parenting trajectories than the familial or parental domains assessed.

In 1985, McGee founded the African American Cultural Association, which promotes educational and cultural awareness to children from very low socio - economic backgrounds.

The homeownership rate has steadily declined to generational lows over the past decade, keeping a broad swath of renters — from all social and economic backgrounds — in the rental market for more than a year.