Sentences with phrase «rural access problem»

Despite the promise of wireless broadband, it's unlikely to make a major dent in solving the rural access problem, according to Christopher Mitchell, director of community broadband networks at the Institute for Local Self Reliance.

Not exact matches

This problem extends across the United States, where underserved rural populations do not have access to wastewater disposal.

They explore complex contemporary issues and problems facing education and society — including issues of community - focused leadership development for high - poverty rural schools, college access and student success, sexual violence, cross cultural counseling, community college leadership, and state and institutional policies that affect children and adult learning — with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference for students, teachers, counselors, administrators, policy makers, and communities.

We are working here to develop a solution to a very specific, yet highly consequential, problem that afflicts rural and poor communities across the U.S. — students who have the aptitude and work ethic to excel academically often lack access to the advanced coursework needed to fulfill their potential.

It was also pointed out that PARCC testing, which takes third - through 12th - graders 10 to 12 hours over a two - week period, is required to be done online, a problem for some rural districts which do not have access to high - speed Internet service.

From the nefarious achievement gaps, to the racial isolation in our increasingly segregated schools; from the digital divide that results in kids not having access to computers, to the poverty gulf that results in kids not having homes; from boys» reading difficulties and girls» problems with math, to the disparities among rural, suburban, and urban school needs — these gaps present baffling problems.

Franklin Eccher, The Myth of the Rural Attainment Gap: Rural Access to Higher Education and the Problem of the Education Desert

Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in most communities, but in small towns and rural areas where people have little or no access to veterinary care, the costs can be staggering.

This could be part and parcel of the work - life balance thing, but people in remote and rural areas are having problems accessing lawyers or they can access the lawyer but there's a conflict because that lawyer acted against your wife or husband.

It is a well - documented and oft - lamented fact that the problem of limited access to justice is far worse in the rural and remote areas of Canada than in its cities and suburbs.

What I do have a problem with is that rural traditional owners are falling through the cracks, because they think we can access mainstream services.

However, the Alliance did not comment on the decision to scrap the rural dental infrastructure scheme and how this will impact on rural Australians who already have problems accessing dentists.

Access to medical care is a chronic problem in rural areas — in Calishuate the closest doctor was a half - day's walk away.