Sentences with phrase «other areas of concentrated poverty»

Policymakers have been trying ever since to quell the rising tide of mediocrity that plagues even suburban communities, much less the dire situation in cities and other areas of concentrated poverty.

Not exact matches

Significant amounts of research shows that it is not just poverty that limits a student's life outcomes; living in high - poverty areas and attending school among other poor students — in other words, concentrated poverty — have significant effects as well.

This study builds on previous research by Zhao and colleagues from Princeton, Harvard and University of Warwick, which found that poverty consumes so much mental energy that those in poor circumstances have little remaining brainpower to concentrate on other areas of life.