Sentences with phrase «of the social mobility challenge»

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Not surprising, then, that drawing connections between geographic mobility and social challenges» environmental destruction, the socioeconomic decline of Middle America, the breakdown of the family, declining civic participation» can be regarded as a form of treachery.

This report highlights the importance of increasing social mobility and how the construction industry can work to promote greater equality of opportunity for all, particularly in a challenging social and economic environment.

It is crucial that the party develops new approaches to deal with the pressing challenges of the early 21st century, such as rising inequality, declining social mobility, global financial chaos and climate change.

This paper studies the relationship between urban transportation systems and social inequality, discusses sustainable mobility, and offers a case study of challenges presented by transit infrastructure.

The Mobilities & Urban Studies programme enables graduates to examine, integrate and design new solutions related to technological, environmental and urban planning challenges, as well as economic, organizational, political, and social strategies - all related to the field of mobilities.

The six recently announced opportunity areas - parts of the country identified as the most challenged when it comes to social mobility - will be given particular focus.

Last month's Social Mobility Commission State of the Nation report was a stark reminder of the challenges we face to ensure every child gets a fair start in life.

These 12 areas, identified as social mobility «coldspots» — areas with both poor social mobility and schools that face challenges - will receive a share of # 72 million to boost opportunities for young people in these communities.

On the Ed Next blog, Mike Petrilli writes about some of the approaches education reformers should consider embracing if we want to give less affluent kids a better shot at moving up: 1) working harder to identify talented children from low - income (and middle - income) communities and then providing the challenge and support to launch them into the New Elite via top - tier universities, and / or 2) being more realistic about the kind of social mobility we hope to spur as education reformers.

This data has not appeared for 2015/16 and is not a statutory requirement for being displayed on the websites of individual schools which means that unless there is a proactive approach to ensuring that there is a consistent view across all schools then this approach may well act as a mechanism to enhance social mobility challenges for the children within the most vulnerable schools.

I believe ACER has a significant contribution to make to important education debates in the UK and other EU countries, in particular addressing the challenge of under - achievement of disadvantaged children and contributing to the UK government's national plan to improve social mobility through education: Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential.

This is yet another example of the endless social mobility challenges disadvantaged young people continue to face.

New figures published today show the enormity of the challenge facing the Coalition Government to improve social mobility through broadening access to top - ranked universities.

The challenge of developing and sustaining a school improvement strategy across a family of schools needs to be met successfully by far more academy chains if social mobility is to become a reality for all.

He will support the regions to «better use evidence to improve outcomes and social mobility prospects for young people, particularly those from disadvantaged homes», and said that reaching social mobility cold spots is «one of the biggest challenges we face in our drive to improve social mobility».

We will not fix the challenges of social mobility and opportunity by complaining; we have to take practical action.

Earlier in the day Alan Milburn, chair of the social mobility committee, called for tuition fees to be scrapped and subsidised housing for teachers working in the country's most challenging schools.