Sentences with phrase «percentage of children»

The less - than - spectacular scores of American students on international tests are due to our high percentage of children in poverty.

Title I funding provides financial assistance to schools with high percentages of children from low - income families to ensure that all children meet state academic standards.

A behavior disorder developed by a small percentage of children with conduct disorder whose behavior does not improve as they mature.

They affect a far higher percentage of the children who are the subject of care proceedings or who are at the heart of disputes between their parents.

In addition, a small percentage of children in the present study showed low levels of social skills from ages 2 to 5.

Title 1 funding provides financial assistance to schools with a high percentage of children from low - income families to ensure that all students meet state academic standards.

Child poverty in the county has dropped steadily in recent years — 8 percent in 2012 to 5 percent in 2013, and third statewide in terms of lowest percentage of child poverty.

For example, one cohort may have a larger percentage of children with special educational needs, or lower prior attainment.

A significant achievement of the program is the increased percentage of children three years of age receiving services at home or in community early childhood environments.

The result is an alarming percentage of children on behavior modification drugs and school violence is at an all - time high.

The school also has one of the highest percentage of children eligible for the pupil premium (80 per cent).

One possible explanation for this could be the greater percentage of children in married relationships versus other types of couples increasing the motivation to get one's financial house in order.

Examples include percentage of child abuse investigations completed within 24 hours of a report or the amount of child support collected for each dollar spent on child support enforcement.

There are a large percentage of child care classrooms and family child care homes that of mediocre or poor quality.

Your parenting plan should specify which parent will be held financially responsible for what percentage of each child's expenses.

Because a huge percentage of our children today do not get the minimum amount of nutrition necessary for proper neurological development.

This may only be a certain percentage of your child's intake.

Full - day programs are currently located in schools where a high percentage of children qualify for free and reduced - price lunches.

A large percentage of children referred for therapy (about 50 % in my practice) have executive functioning deficits.

Because today, a large percentage of children rarely, if ever, hike or go for a walk in a wild, natural environment.

A Title 1 school is a school that has a certain specified percentage of children who are at or below poverty level, correct?

When parents share custody, both may be obligated to pay child support or pay a specific percentage of a child's regular expenses.

While potty training is something every kid will learn to do eventually, there is a very small percentage of children who have physiological reasons for their accidents.

Some of the areas the overall health of the three counties improved in, include: poor mental health days, percentage of children in poverty and percentage of people without health insurance.

That's the big problem: only a small percentage of the children who need specialized treatment for the disorder are receiving it.

A high percentage of the children referred to me for formal reading assessments demonstrate weaknesses only in their understanding of advanced code.

Teachers can't move forward with new material when such a high percentage of children have missed earlier lessons and can't keep up.

There are more single mothers in East Camden than 99.8 % of neighborhoods in America as well as a greater percentage of children living in poverty than 96 % of America.

The worst - performing districts have some of the state's highest percentages of children ages 5 through 17 living with families in poverty, according to Census data.

A recent report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, «Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children,» provides a national and state scorecard for how we are providing opportunities for children of color, using 12 indicators, such as percentage of children enrolled in preschool, high - schoolers who graduate on time, and number of children who live in low - poverty areas.

The higher earner generally pays a higher percentage of the child support.

«To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of children of school age experienced bullying in 2007 - 08.

Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker, in their recent book Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think About Marrying, describe what's been called the «Second Demographic Transition»: low fertility, plummeting marriage rates, and an increasing percentage of children born out of wedlock.

Meanwhile, compared to high - poverty districts, few, if any, Commonwealth charter schools enroll the same percentage of children from low - income families, children with special needs, or children learning English as a second language — the very students who struggle most with standardized MCAS tests.

With her patient base consisting of a high percentage of children exposed to violence, Dr Burke Harris has found a variety of ways to begin these difficult conversations and ensure that the children and their families are getting the care they need.

[Table showing the number and percentage of children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction].

Researchers have found that only a relatively small percentage of children experience serious problems following divorce or as adults, according to Hal Arkowitz, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, and Scott O. Lilienfeld is a psychology... Continue reading →

There are higher percentages of child molesters in these groups than priests.

States with the lowest percentages of child deaths were New Hampshire (8 percent); New Jersey and Alaska (11 percent); Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio (12 percent).

The median percentage of children and adolescents who reported being bullied online was 23 percent and there appears to be a consistent relationship between cyberbullying and reports of depression in a review of social media studies, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

The Country Trust raises funds to ensure that farm visits are offered at no charge to schools with a higher than average percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals (and therefore Pupil Premium).

The participating schools in Salem - Keizer have a history of low student achievement, high levels of poverty, and a high percentage of children entering school as English language learners.

Figure 4.4 Percentage of children whose mother has concerns about their general development by poverty duration

The book reminds the reader of the challenges facing many African Americans today, including high unemployment, staggering neighborhood crime and violence, and large percentages of children growing up in low - income single - parent households.

Figure 2 - F Percentage of children with poor health behaviours according to number of family adversity factors

A skyrocketing percentage of our children lack any chance of having a stable, two — parent family, and as a result, are increasingly at risk of abuse and of following a life of crime.

The US has teen pregnancy rates that rival some developing countries, and a large percentage of these children pose a burden and threat to society.