Sentences with phrase «neighborhood than a success»

No one even noticed that the church, by its decision, was saying that it would rather be a presence in this neighborhood than a success elsewhere.

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We know, for example, that teacher quality counts more than almost any other external factor, including class size or neighborhood attributes, in determining academic success.

«Rather than being an up and out model where scholars succeed by going to college but then leave their communities and their neighborhoods, we want success to resonate with our scholars returning to their communities and making their world a better place.»

The Fordham report looked at two schools that used lotteries for admission, two with open enrollment and two — John Hay and the Cleveland School of Arts — that select their student body, but found that selectivity alone couldn't explain success, particularly since more than 60 percent of students in both Cleveland schools were from poor neighborhoods.

School segregation isolates many students of color in neighborhoods that battle entrenched poverty — where housing remains inadequate and the unemployment rate is considerably higher than that of more affluent communities29 — and these challenges affect student academic success.

In the recent State of the Union address, the President recognized the persistent link between segregated neighborhoods and schools, saying «In this country, the success of our children can not depend more on where they live than their potential.»

With many airlines posting negative profits, the neighborhood kid selling lemonade is finding more financial success in business than airlines worth billions.

Look for signs in your neighbourhood, because a REALTOR ® who is familiar with the neighborhood, who has had success there, is better than a «stranger».