Sentences with phrase «perpetuated cycles of poverty»

Massey engages the idea that in the past, people on all political sides agreed that housing developments created for low - income citizens perpetuated cycles of poverty and did little to combat discrimination (23).

We're still waiting to get a critical mass of great teachers and principals into underperforming schools located in underserved communities, where our failure to educate has in fact perpetuated cycles of poverty and social failure.

Do they perpetuate the cycle of poverty?

In fact, I'd say Mrs Pof3 is actively working to perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

Gaps in academic achievement then limit educational attainment, which perpetuates the cycle of poverty, unemployment, and poor health for a lifetime.

The authors conclude that poverty has a direct negative effect on cognition, which tends to perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

«Inequitable school funding means that my students, and many across Connecticut, are shortchanged when it comes to classroom resources and access to experienced teachers, which widens the achievement gap and perpetuates the cycle of poverty in our state,» said Margaret O'Connor, a tenth - grade civics teacher at Central High School in Bridgeport.

Sublimating this fact only serves to perpetuate the cycle of poverty that prevails for far too many children, despite educators» best efforts to help overcome it.

Stephanie Sinclair says that «by curtailing girls» education, [the girls» families] are only perpetuating the cycle of poverty.»

Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the second leading cause of death among 15 — 19 - year - old women, 1 and babies born to adolescent mothers face greater health risks than those born to older women.2, 3 Moreover, adolescent childbearing is associated with lower educational attainment, and it can perpetuate a cycle of poverty from one generation to the next.4, 5 Thus, helping young women avoid unintended pregnancies can have far - reaching benefits for them, their children and societies as a whole.

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The Prison Policy Initiative says bail money «perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time.»