Sentences with phrase «poorer communities»

Teachers who work in urban and poorer communities, those that work with students of color, those that work with English language learners and those that teach students with special education needs will be especially punished under the new teacher evaluation system.

In another Albany chamber that same morning, a court prepared to hear the opening argument in a long - running education finance case, Maisto v. New York, that contends students from poorer communities are getting much less in per pupil spending — several thousands less — than their wealthier peers.

Although the observations that follow are based mainly on UK experience, similar trends appear to be emerging across global education systems: increased public accountability in tandem with greater autonomy for schools; an urgent imperative to close the opportunity gap between affluent and poorer communities; national, public or state authority over schools being replaced by stakeholder communities or not - for - profit mission - driven organisations impatient with endemic failures of the status quo.

Yesterday, September 7, 2016, a Connecticut state judge agreed with a coalition of towns, parents and public school advocates that the actual mechanism by which Connecticut distributes school aid is unconstitutional because it fails to provide poorer communities with adequate resources that are required by the Connecticut constitution.

We also generally believe in voucher programs that would help children in poorer communities have the same opportunities to go to the same schools as their wealthier counterparts, almost always with a lower price - tag than simply sending them to failing public schools.

In poorer communities, students are often way below kindergarten readiness and have behavioral issues in addition to learning needs.

The Corporate Education Reform Industry, with the help of elected officials likes of Dannel Malloy, Andrew Cuomo, Jeb Bush and others, have used the problems facing public schools in poorer communities to institute an agenda of more standardized testing, inappropriate teacher evaluation programs and the privatization of public education through the creation of privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools.

The findings also acknowledged that schools in poorer communities face unique academic challenges that result in an achievement gap and need to be addressed; a desire to learn more about serving special needs students and funding those services; and the necessity for policies to recruit and retain highly effective teachers.

Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday signed into law an education bill that aims to close a persistent achievement gap between schools in richer and poorer communities.

Children and teens living in poorer communities are at increased risk for a wide range of physical health problems:

School dropout rates are significantly higher for teens residing in poorer communities.

Washington — Poorer communities in many states may not be receiving their fair share of federal vocational - education funds, an official of the General Accounting Office told lawmakers last week.

Schools in poorer communities around the state nearly all finished lower than their counterparts in affluent suburbs, regardless of academic methods.

William Weld agreed on a law that addressed funding disparities and has sent billions of dollars in new state aid to districts, with lots of it directed to poorer communities.

They have a hard job, especially those working in poorer communities.

In poorer communities and in rural areas most have several siblings.

«Many parts of the coast can, with forward planning, adapt to sea - level rise, but we need to better understand environments that will struggle to adapt, such as developing countries with large low - lying river deltas sensitive to salinisation, or coral reefs and particularly small, remote islands or poorer communities,» said Dr Brown.

These problems, particularly prevalent in poorer communities, receive little attention from international diabetes organizations.

Medicaid recipients are spread throughout Erie County, though the greatest concentrations of recipients remain in poorer communities in the cities of Buffalo, Lackawanna and Tonawanda, as well as parts of the towns of Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, Amherst, West Seneca and Hamburg.

This is not to say that there will be no reform but any ideas will be very gradual and focus on benefiting poorer communities in all parts of the UK.

(D) no Recognition of how significant 3 key events would be that all happened under their watch namely the lack of any consideration of the consequences for the poorer communities of the U.K. of agreeing to allow unrestricted immigration when the poorer Eastern European countries joined the EU and the banking crisis of 2008 and the expenses scandal of 2009.

«Communities such as Hunts Point, East New York, Bedford - Stuyvesant, the poorer communities in New York City are just going to be totally at a disadvantage,» he said.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who called for the UK to remain in the EU but was accused of a lukewarm campaign, said poorer communities were «fed up» with cuts and felt «marginalised by successive governments».

This week's release of regional Brexit damage assessments from the government showed just how punishing the effect of a hard Brexit would be on many of the poorer communities which voted Leave.

That would place the poorer communities at a disadvantage, and I don't want to do that.»

«I want to make sure that the richer communities and the poorer communities in this state are also in a place to afford that service,» Cuomo said.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer faulted the prevalence of sewer treatment plants, waste transfer stations and depots in poorer communities on long - standing city policy to place them near water.

Cuomo delivered the eulogy at the 43 - year - old's funeral, stating, «His death was one of the most tragic, pointless examples of the rampant violence that is spreading like a cancer through our society, especially in our poorer communities and especially in our communities of color.»

While marriage is struggling against cultural, social and economic headwinds in poorer communities, it is flourishing among affluent, well - educated Americans who are both more likely to marry and more likely to stay married:

Until now, satellite - delivered internet access has been the only option for many — although the satellite dish installation and data costs can be prohibitively expensive for poorer communities.

Traditionally mobile clinics have mainly catered to those in, say, poorer communities around the country where access to health care is limited, cumbersome or people are simply unable to get time off to visit medical professionals.

«I think that comes from being born into a poor community.

This year's appropriation puts funding for the CFDI fund, which also supports affordable housing and financial services in poor communities, back at Clinton Administration levels.

«We had rallies that spoke in person to over 1.4 million people, we had rallies in some of the poorest communities of states, I remember in the South Bronx, there was zero violence.

He co-founded Donda's House, which provides arts and music instruction to youth in poor communities.

The PPI report suggested that that policy, and others like it, left people in poor communities with criminal records, setting of a cycle of instability and criminal involvement.

The Gates Foundation has donated more than $ 36 billion, including for projects that expand access to immunizations in developing countries and provide financial services to poor communities.

We offer philanthropists the opportunity to support high - impact social businesses that actually guarantee market linkages and ensure sustainable livelihood improvements for poor communities, supported by rigorous M&E.

Pure Earth identifies and develops clean - up strategies for the poorest communities where high concentrations of toxins have devastating health effects ---- a strong alignment with Diamond Foundry's mission to revolutionize the diamond industry with world - positive aboveground diamonds.

but it does happens mostly in rural area areas or at very poor communities where girls have no education but just work at their homes or farm fields or when families are poor and needed the marriage money to support the rest of kids they have..

For decades our welfare programs have subsidized choices and behaviors that have hurt poor communities over the long haul.

If there is despair on the part of these poor communities or the theologians who live and write in solidarity with them, it is less due to the change in Eastern Europe than to the prospect of facing unrestrained U.S. hegemonic domination within the emerging «New World Order.»

The poverty, substance abuse, and family disintegration plaguing many poor communities daunt even dedicated teachers.

I deeply believe that we will not get to the best outcome for children in poor communities without faith communities taking a stand.

I have two atheist friends who travel around the world as volunteers helping and building poor communities.

As small businesses were established, poor communities were strengthened.

Mariz avers that some elements of Pentecostalism have had positive effects in the lives of poor communities.

Did you know that they organize and send their children into poor communities every year to help the elderly, the poor and disadvantaged with projects such as building ramps for the disabled, Habitat for Humanity and such?

Those who harm poor communities and the environment must be held responsible.»

SCIAF says many major companies aren't held to account for the negative impacts they can have on poor communities and the environment.