Sentences with phrase «social background does»

So spending what extra there is on these pupils may well pay off, if the OECD is right that the combination of both resources spent and social background does make a difference.

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«Because we are social workers and therapists, we do not really have the background that we need to grow the business,» says Cooper, 47.

«My background in the law really drove my desire to do this, and once I saw all the confusing and inaccurate advice people were getting about Social Security, and realized the extent of the growing retirement crisis, I knew it was important to ensure that my system be as comprehensive as possible.

Even if it could be shown that economic or general social conditions in a given society have prompted a desire for deliverance, the ideas of redemption that may be included in a religious message are not invalidated by an inquiry into their social «background,» provided we do not conceive of the relation in deterministic terms but consider conditions as a framework which may include a variety of contents.

We do not know the cultural background and ethnic origins of the tribes that took part in the movement which we know best as Joshua's conquest of Palestine, yet the influence of the Arabian Desert was strong upon them, if we may judge from such information as we possess of their social life in the immediately following period.

In sum, the commentary is strong on historical background and individual faith lessons, but does not penetrate beyond these to an appreciation of the ambiguity of faith in the midst of life, or the social responsibilities of the person of faith.

The powder - coated steel exterior keeps in odors better than most plastic models do, and with more than 15 colors and patterns available, the Ubbi can be in the backgrounds of your social media and family pictures without looking like an eyesore.

The social vision is probably still the Achilles heel of the Tory party, notwithstanding the brilliant work on welfare and schools by Gove and IDS did,» he explains, arguing May, given her background, is not as «restricted» by Cameron in putting forward the «meritocratic view of just deserts».

Ministers are looking at requiring public bodies to recognise and tackle inequalities stemming from social background in the same way as they must already do for race, gender and disability.

Whereas, Paul Mason and others are arguing that the new leftward shift doesn't have available to it the (what has become normal) background Parliamentary machinery — hordes of SPADS, media agencies, PR companies, spin companies, focus group companies — and that the replacement for these companies, organisations and individuals will emerge from within the Podemos - style social movement.

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

I don't want to mention too many names but Karen Bradley (formerly of the Tory policy unit), Philippa Stroud (because of her lifelong commitment to social justice), Liz Truss (a radical thinker on public sector reform), Harriett Baldwin (because of her knowledge of the financial world) and Fiona Bruce (because of her legal and business background) are just five stars - in - the - waiting.

«A child's social class background at birth is still the best predictor of how well he or she will do at school and later on in life.»

Professor Gershuny said: «Our research, which compares the paid and unpaid working hours of people of different social backgrounds in developed economies over the last 50 years, suggests that the best educated are working harder now than they did in the 1960s.

However, in a bizarre twist, it appears that the committee did not even consider side - by - side comparison of the Wegman Report's long and unreferenced background section on social network analysis, part of which was reused in the later CSDA article and gave rise to the plagiarism finding in the other GMU case!

You can't verify your identity with social media, phone or even email, and POF doesn't do any background checks or manual verification.

This might mean doing a little searching, checking a few social networks, or even running a background check.

The Internet allows everyone the opportunity to be an amateur detective, conduct your own background check, Google the interested party's name and a history will be displayed online, and don't forget to check social media accounts.

Social media now makes it easy to do an impromptu background search to see if you're former flame is single or in a relationship, or to check on someone who has caught your digital eye.

«We do background, social media, and sex offender checks.»

They also offer a generation raised on google and social media a chance to do background checks on potential mates.

Suddenly social media makes it easy to do an impromptu background search to see if you're former flame is single or in a relationship.

This is the ultimate real - life portrait of what sports mean to young men of a certain social class and background, and how the ability to consistently get the fast break offers a ticket to a better life (or doesn't).

«But students who use computers very frequently at school do a lot worse in most learning outcomes, even after accounting for social background and student demographics.»

The report found that students who use computers moderately at school tended to have better learning outcomes than students who rarely used them, but the worrying discovery was that students who use computers «very frequently» at school do much worse, even after accounting for social background and student demographics.

Social mobility The issue of social mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrSocial mobility The issue of social mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrsocial mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrsocial mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Nevertheless, studies have found that, after controlling for the size and structure of the school and the social background of its students, schools in provinces with external exams taught their students a statistically significant one - half of a U.S. grade - level equivalent more math and science by 8th grade than comparable schools in provinces that did not give curriculum - based external tests.

EXT: How do you think social background affects peoples opinions?

He conceded that the brightest students don't always «have the educational opportunities they deserve» but cautioned that schools have proven to be very good at selecting students through» social background» rather than academic potential, because wealthy parents «will always find a way» to get their children through the one - off test.

Jenny Whittle, chairman of the council's grammar schools and social mobility select committee, said: «We can't impose our recommendations, but I really do believe that there is a spirit of co-operation and a real willingness to see more children from poorer backgrounds benefit from a selective education.»

As background prep we did an exercise on the state of germany in 1871 after unification, then had a discussion of what type of constitution would be necessary, thinking about key areas of policy such as the economy, control of the military, social measures (education / health), etc and deciding whether these should be under national or regional control.

Most companies and businesses do background checks of their potential employees to see how they behave on social media or if they've been a bully.

«When comparing indigenous children with the same social background in both types of schools, those attending regular schools do consistently better,» he says.

How do Carnoy and Rothstein manage to raise U. S. educational performance to international standards simply by adjusting for the social - class background of its students?

Research shows that value - added models that do not account for student background factors (such as race, ethnicity and social class) correlate highly with models that do.

Abstract In this article, I consider social class and reading performance, outline a non-categorical approach to reading disability, describe the reading intervention program we have developed for older low - progress readers, and seek to demonstrate how students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds can, and do, make substantial progress when offered effective reading instruction based on the available scientific research evidence.

Facing History social studies teacher, Megan Eadeh, started this group as a 2015 Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant winner to help these 20 girls from diverse backgrounds share their experiences, go to movies, restaurants, and museums, and do acts of community service together.

They can be great for getting work done, managing your social media, and generally staying connected, but these public networks can also be a major security risk with threats lurking in the background.

It has to do with their backgrounds as social birds, where they even have their own «names.»

Behind the scenes he's our Digital Content Manager; which means that, among other things, he takes care of most of the social, looks after the guest writers, is the (unofficial) Editor whenever Kevin J isn't around, and does a whole bunch of things that keeps VRFocus going in the background.

Second, to what extent does an artist's identity, presentation or social background influence a reading of their work?

As he often does, Pascale Marthine Tayou will be using numerous people of different ages and from a range of social and professional backgrounds to help him realize his works in Bregenz.

David Tyfield (DT):  I don't think its just the media, but its the main thinking behind a lot of policy. We would want to distinguish between technology and innovation, where technology is just new kinds of machines. Innovation on the other hand is a much bigger issue than that and its not just the technical issue of introducing new machines. My background is in looking at science and innovation from a sociological political economic angle, which means we treat innovation as a social process.

[DC: But the apparent plagiarism, and numerous errors introduced, also demonstrate clearly that Wegman et al did not understand the background material on paleoclimatology and social networks, thus undermining the credibility of the entire report.

My background is from the natural sciences, but I do social science research.

A sealed record is sealed in the publics eye but... I had a Federal Background check done and those records are not sealed from FBI, Law Enforcement, and Social Security.

Fingerprints are required by the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to ensure that applicants do not have a disqualifying criminal or social services background that would prevent them from being a licensed insurance agent.

Fingerprints are required by the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner to ensure that applicants do not have a disqualifying criminal or social services background that would prevent them from being a licensed insurance agent.

Fingerprints are required by the California Department of Insurance to ensure that applicants do not have a disqualifying criminal or social services background that would prevent them from being a licensed insurance agent.

Fingerprints are required by the Arizona Department of Insurance to ensure that applicants do not have a disqualifying criminal or social services background that would prevent them from being a licensed insurance agent.