Sentences with phrase «social disadvantages often»

«Significant cognitive and social disadvantages often emerge before children enter kindergarten,» said Muschkin.

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More than half of evangelicals strongly or somewhat agreed (56 %) that people of color are often put at a social disadvantage because of their race, compared with about two - thirds of practicing Christians (64 %) and those who attend church at least once a week (66 %).

«As so often happens with the nation's social problems,» observes Haskins in Petrilli's book, «society must fall back on the schools to help young people, especially the disadvantaged ones, make better life choices.»

With examples from different parts of the world, GRALE III shows that ALE can help empower poor and disadvantaged populations and improve their social connections, networks and communication skills but that often these are the very groups that are excluded from adult education.

One social enterprise aiming to tackle this cycle of disadvantage is EduKit Solutions Ltd — an online platform helping schools to empower and inspire disengaged, under - privileged, young people (often from inner - city areas) who are particularly susceptible to mental health concerns and negative social pressure.

According to the social mobility action plan, which is called «unlocking talent, fulfilling potential», the future talent programme will «trial approaches and present clear recommendations on what works» to support «the most able disadvantaged children, particularly during key stage 3 when they so often fall behind».

However, the barriers experienced by New Canadians are often disproportionately greater because of their different and disadvantaged economic, social, and cultural circumstances.

One of the reasons for this may be that there are few resources to help people craft clothing that would be adequate, meaning that the self - clothed are often at a disadvantage when attending social events with those in fancy dress.

Too often, according to NSW researchers, support focuses on offending behaviour — rather than addressing social disadvantage, mental health, disability or alcohol and drug issues.

But the experience of prison (an institutionalising one) and earlier life experiences, often of poverty and disadvantage, drug and alcohol abuse, physical or sexual abuse and social alienation do not prepare many ex-prisoners to negotiate these social necessities successfully.

Jesuit Social Services has nearly 40 years of experience working with people in and exiting the prison system and we know of the significant discrimination and disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal people that too often drives contact with the justice system.

The nation's only program of its kind, Wings teaches Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) to disadvantaged kids who struggle to navigate academics, and often can neither comprehend nor manage the difficult circumstances of their lives.