Sentences with phrase «parents at all income levels»

My kid has this problem, my kid can't find a job and these are parents at all income levels, at all class levels.

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The social giant collects much more information than that, which results in at least 600 targeting options including household income, level of education, home type, home value, home ownership status, household composition, parents of children with specific ages, newly engaged couples, new vehicle buyers, expats, a variety of buyer profiles, people who frequently buy online, frequent travelers, and much more.

These reductions for the lowest - income groups were so large because President Reagan doubled the personal exemption, increased the standard deduction, and tripled the earned income tax credit (EITC), which provides net cash for single - parent families with children at the lowest income levels.

In addition, parents of all income levels appreciate the convenience and peace of mind knowing their children will receive a healthy breakfast at school.

«Congressman Ellison recognizes that progressive politics matter at the most local of levels: to families seeking a job that pays the bills, to kids from low - income families hoping to go to college, and to parents worried about whether their kids of color will be treated fairly by the criminal justice system.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Parents at every level of income do this.

In a June speech at the City Club in downtown Chicago, Lewis asked her well - heeled audience, «When will we address the fact that rich white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African - Americans and Latinos, no matter what the parents» income or education level?»

She found that student performance is better in areas with competing multiple districts, where parents at the same income level can move to another locality, in search of a better education.

These include a relatively standard set of student and family demographics: an indicator for whether anyone in the family received free or reduced - price meals at school in the past year, the family's income as a percentage of the federal poverty line, whether the child was born in the United States, whether the child lives with a single mother, and the highest level of education either parent has attained.

Parents of students living in a household with income above the poverty level are more likely to be involved in school activities than parents of children living in a household at or below the povertParents of students living in a household with income above the poverty level are more likely to be involved in school activities than parents of children living in a household at or below the povertparents of children living in a household at or below the poverty line.

«If we want to address educational opportunity at large we need to intervene at a structural level,» he said, explaining that there are many social policies in effect that make it difficult for low - income and minority parents to support their children's education.

These reforms gave parents, at every income level, more access to private schools.

She found that student performance is better in areas with competing multiple districts, where parents at the same income level can move — at the margin — from one locality to another nearby, in search of a better education for their children.

Although Berkeley's student assignment plan allows parents to rank - order their first - choice, second - choice, and third - choice schools, it considers a number of factors in the actual assignment process, including the parent's level of education, income, and primary language spoken at home.

As Eva Moskowitz puts it: «If (we) backfilled older grades... the incoming students» lower relative academic preparation would adversely affect the schools» other students... We have an obligation to the parents in middle and high school, and the kids in middle and high school, that until the district schools are able to do a better job, it's not really fair for the seventh - grader or high school student to have to be educated with a child who's reading at a second - or third - grade level.»

*, giving policymakers, researchers, educators, and parents information to identify schools and cities where students from low - income families are achieving at high levels compared to their more advantaged peers, nationally.

We have released school and city scores for the 300 largest U.S. cities *, giving policymakers, researchers, educators, and parents information to identify schools and cities where students from low - income families are achieving at high levels compared to their more advantaged peers, nationally.

In addition, parents of all income levels appreciate the convenience and peace of mind knowing their children will receive a healthy breakfast at school.

Chicago Public Schools divides areas of the city into one of four socio - economic tiers by looking at each area's median income, education level, home - ownership rates, single - parent family rates, rates of English - speaking, and neighborhood school performance.

Community colleges reported that incoming freshmen increasingly needed remedial courses to bring them up to college level, at a cost to both schools and parents.

I think some of their motivation was less self - serving; they wanted to fulfill Dr. Hall's vision that low - income children from single parent homes and tough neighborhoods could and would succeed at levels comparable to suburban Atlanta peers.

When some part of parental benefits are reserved for the so - called primary worker or for both parents in a dual - income situation where there is roughly equal earning levels, then the second parent, the so - called primary earner, is going to get parental leave at a higher income replacement rate.

At the Goldberg Law Group, we can explain income - based state calculations of payments for payers or payees, the factors that courts examine when determining appropriate levels of spousal maintenance and things to consider when scheduling a noncustodial parent's availability for visitation.

The amounts to be paid are based on the average amounts of money that parents at various income levels spend to raise a child.

Parents whose combined gross income is at or near the $ 50,000 level, may be able to get more money for college by completing a simplified needs test to calculate (and verify) their expected family contribution (EFC).

The Income Shares model for determining the amount of child support is predicated on the concept that the child should receive support at the same level that the child would receive if the parents were living together.

Family level factors were assessed at age 5 months, including family adversity (single parent family, low parental education and age at birth of first child, and insufficient income) and harsh reactive parenting (assessed using three self - rated items from the Parental Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale).

These included characteristics on multiple levels of the child's biopsychosocial context: (1) child factors: race / ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian / Pacific Islander / Alaska Native), age, gender, 9 - month Bayley Mental and Motor scores, birth weight (normal, moderately low, or very low), parent - rated child health (fair / poor vs good / very good / excellent), and hours per week in child care; (2) parent factors: maternal age, paternal age, SES (an ECLS - B — derived variable that includes maternal and paternal education, employment status, and income), maternal marital status (married, never married, separated / divorced / widowed), maternal general health (fair / poor versus good / very good / excellent), maternal depression (assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at 9 months and the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2 years), prenatal use of tobacco and alcohol (any vs none), and violence against the mother; (3) household factors: single - parent household, number of siblings (0, 1, 2, or 3 +), language spoken at home (English vs non-English), neighborhood good for raising kids (excellent / very good, good, or fair / poor), household urbanicity (urban city, urban county, or rural), and modified Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment — Short Form (HOME - SF) score.

Using data from the 2003 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this paper provides the national estimates of time spent together by married parents at varying levels of income and education.

Eligibility for mothers included age < 18 years at delivery, first - time delivery, black, low income (defined as eligible for WIC — family income under 185 % of poverty level), and no chronic illnesses that would interfere with parenting or adolescent development.

She works at the federal and state levels on child care and early education promoting policies that support both healthy child development and the needs of low - income working parents.

After controlling for age at adoption, age, the adoptive mother's education level, household income, and the girls» corresponding behavior problems from the second wave of data (2 years prior), we found that that the association between NCR - family stress and the adopted Chinese girls» internalizing problems and externalizing problems was mediated by authoritarian parenting and moderated by authoritative parenting.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Ultimately, targeted interventions at risk factors identified by this study can be developed at the community level to improve the health of parents and children of low - income families.

Research shows it has the potential to promote normal developmental trajectories for high - risk children, such as those from low - income backgrounds and / or those with very premature births.13 In contrast, unresponsive parenting may jeopardize children's development, particularly those at higher risk for developmental problems.14 The critical importance of responsive parenting is highlighted by recent evidence identifying links between high levels of early responsive parenting and larger hippocampal volumes for normally developing preschool aged children.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.

Eligibility for mothers included age less than 18 years at delivery, first - time delivery, African American ethnicity, low income (defined as eligible for WIC: family income under 185 % of poverty level), and no chronic illnesses that would interfere with parenting or adolescent development.

Those parents with family income above the poverty level and who reported more family stress at baseline were most likely to engage into the intervention.

Add the widening inequality gap, two income households, the sandwich generation (parents and kids living at home), debt levels reaching maximum levels... and you can plainly see that people are sinking in financial quicksand.

In fact, after following 17,000 people in the United Kingdom over four decades, Bates saw that young subjects who were better at reading and math still ended up having higher incomes, better housing and better jobs in adulthood than the kids who had perhaps higher IQs or richer parents, but read or performed math at lower levels.