Sentences with phrase «of race and income»

Ms. Ravitch has a new book coming out, called «Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools,» in which she criticizes what she sees as a useless distraction from the problems of race and income inequality.

In 2009, my general education students outperformed the state average and went on to champion the notion that it is possible for poor students of any color — even though they may be far below grade level — to close the achievement gap in terms of race and income.

Yet America's public school system remains deeply segregated and unequal in terms of both race and income.

But I think it's unfair to discount the views of those who disagree, and it would be untoward to suggest they don't care about other kids or are insensitive to issues of race and income.

«This study shows that severe food allergies are beginning to impact children of all races and income,» said lead study author Dr. Ruchi Gupta, a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

He created the Algebra Project to make college - preparatory algebra the standard for students of all races and incomes, and until age 70 flew from Massachusetts to Mississippi every week to teach high school math.

However, parents of all races and income brackets want to be involved in their children's education and find many ways to do so.

It would warm your heart to see a group of first graders of all races and income levels excitedly discussing how they are going to design a new planet, respectfully listening to one another's suggestions, and encouraging participation and consensus - all while learning critical thinking at levels that surpass much older children in other schools.

When Reston founder Robert E. Simon, Jr., bought the Northern Virginia farmland 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C., he had the vision of developing a community that would embrace walkability, density, access to green space and a diversity of races and income levels.

Not exact matches

They all get at «that fundamental question — whether we believe women and families of all races and backgrounds and income levels deserve an equal shot in life.»

Occupy Wall Street made popular the idea of a country divided between the 99 % and the 1 %, but its really the chief executives of the nation's biggest businesses that are pulling away in the income race and leaving everyone else behind, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.

The problem, he says, is that Trump has turned the race into «more of a celebrity sweepstakes» that focuses on one candidate's personality while ignoring a host of important policy issues, from income inequality and health care to job creation.

That's why growing numbers of employers and talent scouts are considering signs of potential that standard credentials don't capture — and that transcend lines of race, income, and class.

Here's the Financial Samurai stocks and bonds asset allocation model, which is appropriate for folks who build multiple income streams and get out of the rate race sooner due to an aggressive accumulation of capital.

If you — like so many folks — muse about the day you can leave the stress of the rat race behind, grab control of your life, and head off on an adventure abroad... with an income that went with you... That day could be a lot sooner than you think.

And well now that I finally have one again, I thought it would be appropriate to give you all an update on my dividend income, net worth, as well as any thoughts on what's to come ahead in my journey of building up dividend income so I can one day quit the rat race.

Last month, I completed 510 days of my freedom race and it was nice to have crossed $ 1500 in passive income for the second time this year.

Last month, I completed 480 days of my freedom race and it was nice to have crossed $ 1500 in passive income for the first time this year.

For all of the dynamism and strength of the US economy, it has come to be characterized most fundamentally by enormous disparities in wealth, income and opportunity that strongly correlate to race, ethnicity and geography.

Last month, I completed 930 days of my freedom race and it was nice to have crossed $ 1800 in passive income.

You Are Investing in Something Good — The US real estate market has seen better days (like when pioneers raced out West and planted flags in the ground to claim their acreage), but property is one of those things that, when taken care of, can result in many years of income returns.

Last month, I completed 300 days of my freedom race and it was great to have crossed $ 600 in passive income as well for the first time.

These may have lessened the fall in Canadaâ $ ™ s corporate tax revenue losses, but not by much. Even worse, this tax shifting makes the overall net impact even more negative as any revenue gains from income shifting come at the expense of even greater revenue losses elsewhereâ $» and fuel a race to the bottom with tax cuts.

«These corporately backed trade agreements have significantly contributed to the race to the bottom, the collapse of the American middle class and increased wealth and income inequality.»

Last month, I completed 270 days of my freedom race and finally breached barrier of $ 500 in passive income.

The data were weighted by age, gender, education, race, region, and income to be representative of the general population.

Societies differ greatly in their attitude toward the income people may have, the relations among their various races, and the distribution of political power.

The achievement gap between low - income and wealthy students has grown significantly, exacerbating socioeconomic and racial tensions and heightening the sense of inequality among various underserved communities, as large achievement gaps in educational outcomes based on race and ethnicity remain, or by some accounts, even worsen.

The study found that outside of race, people generally are friends with people just like them — specifically when it comes to education level, income and political party affiliation.

«Young men who grow up in homes without fathers are twice as likely to end up in jail as those who come from traditional two - parent families... those boys whose fathers were absent from the household had double the odds of being incarcerated — even when other factors such as race, income, parent education and urban residence were held constant.»

When other factors (race, ethnicity, income and education) are taken into account, marriage is a significant predictor of a mother's happiness while employment status is not.

Jensen's stamp, as manifested in the parks that he designed here and in the philosophy that all people, regardless of race or income, should be able to partake of nature, is a tangible and important one...

Mean and standard errors of monthly weight gain after adjusting for maternal age; race / ethnicity; education; household income; marital status; parity; postpartum Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children program participation; prepregnancy body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); infant sex; gestational age; birth weight; age at solid food introduction; and sweet drinks consumption.

Women of every culture, age, income level and race can develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Breastfeeding estimates varied by race / ethnicity, mother's age and education, participation in WIC, and ratio of family income to the federal poverty threshold.

Stakeholders» input was integrated into development of A Healthy Start for Minnesota Children: Supporting Opportunities for Life - Long Health, a theory of change that depicts how public understanding, health in all policies, and community innovation lead to 1) safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and 2) social and economic security, which in turn will help the state achieve its ultimate outcome — that every Minnesota child, prenatal to age three years, will thrive in their family and community and achieve their full potential regardless of their race, where they live, or their family's income.

Across different races / ethnicities, income and education levels, 80 % of parents agree or strongly agree with the statement: «I feel as if I'm a really good parent.»

When the researchers accounted for a number of variables — like mothers» weight and education, family income and race — bottle - feeding itself was still linked to lesser self - regulation later on in infancy.

Compared with those included in the analysis, mothers of excluded participants were less educated, had lower annual household income, were more likely to be of nonwhite race / ethnicity, and breastfed for a shorter duration.

You recognize there is inequity in how women are treated during pregnancy because of race, ethnicity, religion, income and education levels.

Estimates are adjusted for child age, sex, fetal growth, gestational age, race / ethnicity, and primary language and for maternal age, parity, smoking status, IQ, depression, employment, and child care at 6 months» post partum, as well as for parental education level, annual household income, and Home Observation Measurement of the Environment short form score.

Demographic differences across families that can bias studies in favor of breast - feeding include parental race, age, marital status, family income, insurance coverage, the mother's education and employment, and whether a woman smokes or drinks during pregnancy.

«I vividly remember her work to break the cycle of violence against women and to stop discrimination based on race, income, religion, ability, region, gender identity, or genetic information.»

He specifically identified race relations, income inequality, and the state of political discourse as threats to the fabric of the republic.

covariance with ethnicity / race and socio - economic attainment (i.e. people of the same ethnic or racial groups may have similar incomes, and in some cases socio - economic attainment affects racial or ethnic identification as in the U.S. where as income rises, families who historically identified as latino begin to identify as white)

Insomuch as haggling and bartering are socio - economic mechanisms to supplement income (please note that this article does not consider the practice of religious alms giving, the taalibe or the role of marabouts, which could be the subject of its own blog post), an understanding of the production of poverty (and the simultaneous production of wealth in other territories) is one factor that disproves the idea that haggling, bartering and re-haggling are reflective of the race, ethnic heritage or culture of the individual.

Turns out Chan is politically active and served on the transition team of incoming Democratic New York City Councilman Justin Brannan, who just won a tight race in Bay Ridge Brooklyn last month.

«It's time we restore integrity to this office by ensuring that everyone — regardless of gender, race or income — gets treated with dignity and respect.

We will not let unscrupulous companies create unlawful barriers to renters, and my office is committed to ensuring that everyone is treated equally under the law, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income.»

Today's latest poll, conducted by Ipsos MORI for STV news, addresses three of the key questions about the future of Scottish politics — the race for second place at Holyrood, the debate about whether the Scottish Parliament should be attempting its new income tax powers in the near future, and the impact that a UK -LSB-...]