Sentences with phrase «middle child every opportunity»

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Preemptive Love Coalition has been on the ground in the Middle East for years providing families with emergency food and medicine, and the tools to start over through capital, job opportunities, and even life saving heart surgeries for children.

The overall emphasis of this seminar is to provide children with the opportunity to grow in a home environment without being caught in the middle of their parents» hostility by eliminating the parental behaviors that cause divorce abuse.

The overall emphasis of Cooperative Parenting and Divorce is to offer children of divorce the opportunity to grow in a home environment free from being caught in the middle of their parents» hostility.

In the 1960s, the Academy introduced the Junior Academy of Sciences, aimed at middle and high school children to provide additional learning opportunities, and in 1983, an Education Department was formally established.

Children from poor backgrounds and ordinary middle class backgrounds should have the same opportunity to receive an elite education too, assuming they can cope with the standards required.

By providing resources to these students early, and continuing throughout middle school, we can ensure that every child in the New York City public school system has the same opportunity to learn, grow, and potentially enroll in these prestigious schools,» said Senator Klein.

That we provide after school programs for our children and opportunities for enrichment of our young people,» Marsha Gadsden, Director of Brooklyn Ascend Middle School, said.

Middle - class parents are more adept than low - income families at navigating the social networks that link their children to school opportunities.

As a senior at Tufts University studying child development, she volunteered for Citizen Schools, a nonprofit that expands learning opportunities for middle school students in under - resourced communities, and stuck with it, eventually became the managing director of program for the Massachusetts region.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University ofchildren's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University ofChildren's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

San Antonio parent Kerri Smith sent a two - page letter to every Texas official overseeing charters, explaining, «Had my children not been given the opportunity to attend a BASIS school, I truly fear that they would have continued to go through traditional public school in the middle of the pack, not reaching their full potential and not being fully prepared to go off to college one day.»

Pell Grants for Kids would give children of low - and middle - income parents the same opportunity.

Whereas middle - class children have opportunities to develop their skills and talents through private lessons and participation in community - based activities in their elementary years, kids who live in poverty generally do not.

A key argument for why this is the case is that wealthier middle class families can afford to tutor their children to pass the 11 - plus test, where poorer pupils do not have the same opportunity.

If we wait until children are in middle school to begin working with code and robots, we've missed out on an opportunity to make it easy and fun.

Mississippi was placed in the middle of the pack in a national ranking that details the degree of access parents have to impact educational opportunities for their children.

Cascio's research did not examine the effect of universal preschool on middle - class children, other than to observe that where it was offered, middle - class families availed themselves of the opportunity to send their children to free public preschool.

Historically, public education has played a key role in growing the middle class and ensuring that all children, regardless of their backgrounds, have an opportunity to achieve at high levels.

Taylor County Middle School will seek to give every child the opportunity to work at their level of potential each and every day.

But challenges remain in providing all children access to quality schools, in improving opportunities for young people, and in retaining middle - income families.

Numerous provisions contained in S. 1177 represent a huge step forward from current legislation: the elimination of adequate yearly progress and the 100 percent proficiency requirements, tempering the test - and - punish provisions of No Child Left Behind; the continued requirement of disaggregated subgroup data; removal of the unworkable school turnaround models required under the School Improvement Grant and Race to the Top programs; clarification of the term school leader as the principal of an elementary, middle or high school; inclusion of the use of Title II funds for a «School Leadership Residency Program»; activities to improve the recruitment, preparation, placement, support, and retention of effective principals and school leaders in high - need schools; and the allowable use of Title II funds to develop induction and mentoring programs that are designed to improve school leadership and provide opportunities for mentor principals and other educators who are experienced and effective.

While many middle - class families now invest in tutoring and extra learning time, less - privileged children are left on the sidelines, which only widens gaps in achievement and opportunity.

Children from low - income families typically have fewer opportunities to develop language skills than middle - class children, which creates learning gaps evident on the first day of kindeChildren from low - income families typically have fewer opportunities to develop language skills than middle - class children, which creates learning gaps evident on the first day of kindechildren, which creates learning gaps evident on the first day of kindergarten.

Through rigor, structure, and joy, Stellar Collegiate Charter School places every child on the path to college and equips all K to 5 students to succeed in middle school, gain access to selective high schools, and create futures bright with opportunity.

Senator Mikulski said, «As we look at how best to support jobs and opportunity to help middle class families get ahead and not just get by, we must look at how best to educate the children who will make up tomorrow's workforce.

Even «common» knowledge is knowledge that must be taught, and right now — at home and at school — far too many children from low - income homes don't have an opportunity to learn that knowledge (which is common to youth from middle - class and wealthy homes).

Middle - class black families benefited most from the Brown ruling because it gave them the opportunity to move to white neighborhoods and put their children in better schools, said Baum, a professor in the urban studies and planning program at the University of Maryland, College Park.

«And at our recent town hall in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, three out of four attendees wanted more high - quality elementary and middle schools in the area and 71 % said they wanted more educational opportunities for their children.»

Providing children in high - poverty segregated schools with opportunities middle - class kids take for granted will begin to close the gap.

It may be contentious to state that many American children, whether they come from poor, middle - income, or wealthy families, do not have adequate access to high - quality educational opportunities and, as a result, fall short of achieving their academic potential while in school.

The contrast in access to opportunity is stark for low - income children compared with their upper - middle - class peers.

Indiana lawmakers originally promoted the state's school voucher program as a way to make good on America's promise of equal opportunity, offering children from poor and lower - middle - class families an escape from public schools that failed to meet their needs.

The promise that every child, youth, and adult will have an equal opportunity under the Law to access a quality education, get a decent job, and make enough to lead a middle class life is at risk unless IEL and many of its partners take different steps.

«While at Whiteman, I heard that some RPA pilots prefer to work a shift that finishes in the middle of the night because it gives them the opportunity to relax and decompress with their fellow airmen without feeling pressure to get home for dinner with their spouse and children,» she wrote.

Most middle - class parents believe that a college education will give their children job opportunities and economic mobility.

Of course, your feline children consider this hair bonanza an opportunity ingest as much as possible and then gift you their best hairballs, preferably on your pillow or in the middle of the couch.

I also seek ways to simplify processes so that my focus remains primarily on teaching children instead of non-essential tasks.Once again, I am grateful for the opportunity to apply for this student teacher position at Valleywood Middle School.

Middle childhood, described by Erik Erikson as a time of development on their sense of industry, marks a period of opportunity to develop a child's competencies, interests, and a sense of confidence.

The family unit is the primary context for providing the nurturance, resources, and opportunities essential for healthy development.7 Key parenting skills associated with positive child outcomes in early and middle childhood include warm, affectionate interactions that are responsive to children's needs («warmth»), firm discipline in terms of the setting of developmentally appropriate limits and expectations for children's behavior («control»), and an absence of irritable, angry affect («irritability»).7, 8 These behavioral dimensions can be combined to classify a number of «styles» of parenting.

Thus, how and with whom children spend their time in middle childhood may have important implications for opportunities and choices for time - use in later life when individuals have more autonomy to select developmental niches that can foster or deter their well - being.

The overall emphasis of this seminar is to provide children with the opportunity to grow in a home environment without being caught in the middle of their parents» hostility by eliminating the parental behaviors that cause divorce abuse.

The overall emphasis of Cooperative Parenting and Divorce is to offer children of divorce the opportunity to grow in a home environment free from being caught in the middle of their parents» hostility.

RIPP targets a developmental phase in the child's life, the transition from elementary to middle school, as an opportunity to intervene to prevent violence.

Sesame Street was founded in 1969 to give disadvantaged children the same opportunities as middle - class children.

In addition, these assessments provide an opportunity to comprehensively examine the factors that support or impede the success of important transitions children and families make as their youngster begins elementary school and moves into middle school, high school, and young adulthood.

While large urban metropolitan areas boasting a variety of cultural amenities, good job opportunities, and high incomes continue to attract a young demographic, as well as those without children, a new report shows that midsized cities and suburbs are the best option for middle - class families.