Sentences with phrase «middle class environment»

While these studies were mostly about the positions of black families in different middle class environments and thus the discussion was centered on the experience of the black families, it would be interesting to learn more about how these families are received by their wider environments.

Furthermore, disorganized attachment shows modest short - and long - term stability, in particular in middle class environments, and it is not just a concomitant of constitutional, temperamental, or physical child problems.

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The staggering growth in China's middle class, the current Chinese political environment, the Chinese investor's penchant to speculate, and Vancouver's reputation as among the most liveable cities in the world have contributed to these rising prices.

Homeownership has been the most effective step on the ladder into the middle class and to create wealth for most Americans since the 1950s, and continues to fill that role It also fulfills the promise of the Housing Act of 1949 of a «decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.»

And the Republican war on women (and gays, and blacks, and hispanics, and the poor, and the middle class, and atheists, and Muslims, and the environment, and...) continues.

And I wonder if somehow my middle class lifestyle, and my ignorance helped to sustain that environment in which such dreadful depravity is cultivated.

Ultimately, the two artists and their output reflect divergent environments: one the international milieu of Roman Catholic cathedral and aristocratic palace, the other the Protestant, middle - class marketplace of Amsterdam.

While industry standards have picked up as the regulatory environment has changed, the new problem for China is a rising middle class now can't get enough milk.

We are working with people from the community to provide safe, enriching, and engaging environments for children so they can develop just like their middle - class peers.

Over the past decade, many African countries have posted high growth rates, improved governance and business environments, and boast a growing middle class: the decade between 1999 and 2008 has been Africa's best in terms of expansion of GDP since the 1960s.

Mr. Bishop says if re-elected his legislative priorities will include job creation and economic expansion, protecting the environment, working for seniors and the middle class, providing access to affordable health care and supporting veterans.

«I don't think any economist would believe that, in the environment that we're in, that raising taxes on middle - class families would make any sense.»

She has been a strong advocate for affordable housing, the middle and working class, laborer rights, animal rights, the environment and for a more effective police force.

We both believe in fighting to make sure women get paid what they deserve for equal work, in protecting our environment and in making sure that middle - class values are at the top of the agenda.

In my three plus years in the Senate, I've delivered on my promise to ensure our region gets its fair share, which includes record school aid, lowering middle class taxes, enacting equal pay for women, and supporting a better business environment while protecting the rights of workers.

«As Attorney General, she has been a fighter for middle class families, for children, for immigrants, and for the environment,» Perez said in a statement released by Harris» campaign.

Given that China is home to 20 percent of the planet's population and a burgeoning, ever more consuming middle class, it's not surprising that the country's footprint on the environment is growing.

Frank Siegrist suggests that third children are usually an accident (5 October, p 31), but in my English middle - class environment,...

The rising middle class has an interest in a stable investment environment and will put pressure on the government to get its act together and enforce anticorruption measures.»

Antonioni was raised in a middle - class environment that he accepts has influenced his creative perspective.

The first of these components is Walter Mosley's original novel which transplants traditional noir archetypes from a strictly urban environment to the African American middle - class.

The most creative and innovative and daring proposals of South America usually come from Brazil, such as Lúcia Murat's Praça Paris (Lúcia Murat, 2017), which really grants a voice to Afro - Brazilians through a young black woman from the favela (Rio's slums), trapped between the endless violence of her environment and the progressive flirting with disaster of her middle class white psychotherapist.

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.»

Finally, middle - class schools tend to draw stronger teachers who avoid the tougher working environment found in high - poverty schools.

I believe that whether one wants a less polarized environment, or a skilled workforce and more middle - class jobs, or pluralism and democracy, or diversity and tolerance, or just for children to thrive and be joyful, the answer always starts with a powerful, purposeful public education.

«The elimination of state requirements specific to class size will best ensure that each student with disabilities is placed in the least restrictive environment (LRE), as directed by his or her Individualized Education Program (IEP), and has access to the broad array of coursework available to his or her nondisabled peers, particularly in the middle grades and high school.»

Contrary to the arguments of some conservative reformers, focusing on achievement gaps even helps White middle class children by improving the quality of teaching, curricula and school environments all students experience.

Indeed, a growing body of research suggests middle - class and White students benefit because diverse learning environments make us all smarter.

As for cultural diversity, research has shown that schools that do the best job of educating low - income students tend to favor a traditional curriculum, strict discipline, and a paternalistic environment, whereas typical middle - class schools tend to be less structured and more child - centric.

Socioeconomic integration is a win - win situation: Low - income students» performance rises; all students receive the cognitive benefits of a diverse learning environment (Antonio et al., 2004; Phillips, Rodosky, Muñoz, & Larsen, 2009); and middle - class students» performance seems to be unaffected up to a certain level of integration.

Our Clinton Hill Middle founding class of students and teachers will surely benefit from Ms. DeLuca's knowledge, teaching experience, and determination to foster a warm and inviting educational environment.

This maintained all white and all black suburbs until the first black middle class families were able to move into white environments (Lacy, 2007).

In these suburbs, black families are most likely in upper income brackets of the middle class, and thus more likely homeowners, which distinguishes them from lower - middle class blacks families who live in working class environments (Lacy, 2007).

Black middle class families that live in mostly white environments must also put a large emphasis on the ability to code switch and be familiar with the cultures associated with both largely black and largely white communities (Lacy, 2007).

To avoid the problems associated with living in a majority white environment, some middle class black families will seek out a majority black middle class neighborhood (Lacy, 2007).

While middle - class Canadians may be worried about mortgage rates, land - transfer taxes and rising home prices, luxury home buyers are more concerned about safe investment environments and ways to maintain or create more wealth.

His parents owned a split - level home on several acres of land, and they raised their children in a middle - class environment.

Tourism Australia has identified a number of key opportunities from China: a growing upper and middle class; the emergence of the Free Independent Traveller (FIT) segment; growth in demand for Business Events; a strong digital and social media environment creating new media, advocacy and distribution channels; expansion of aviation capacity under the Air Service Agreement; and increased awareness of the China opportunity by governments and industry stakeholders.

This is for the person who is seeking an authentic experience of Middle East culture, an incredible natural environment and world class accommodation.

If one thinks about it, the fewer middle class people in the world the better for the environment.

Andrew: One of the other paradoxes is that the revival of the Hudson River took the emergence of a big middle class that cared about the environment and pollution to be supportive of the multi-billion dollar bond acts, to build the sewage plants to cut the crap flowing into the river.

Governor Cuomo is leading the national effort to create a clean energy economy that benefits our environment and establishes new paths to the middle class for working people.

There is a large educated middle class that actually does care about the environment, and by the way does enjoy clean drinking water.

«We remain committed to seeing this pipeline built as part of a sensible strategy to advance our environment and economic interests — diversifying our markets and creating thousands of good middle - class jobs, including in Indigenous communities.»

DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Danville, IL, 1/2005 to 6/2007 Assistant Teacher • Assisted in implementing middle school lesson plans according to lead teacher's instructions • Provided support to individual students with their assignments and learning concepts • Ascertained that students behaved properly during class time and ensured a safe learning environment for them to thrive in • Performed research work to gather materials for class instruction • Supervised students during classroom activities and in playgrounds

This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and the quality of the home environment of seventy - seven Chilean majority and Mapuche minority families from low and lower - middle - class backgrounds in explaining individual differences in vocabulary acquisition of their three - and - a-half-year-old children.