Sentences with phrase «socioeconomic backgrounds about»

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There was something about watching Max and J.J., two kids from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds, not only become pick - and - roll partners on the court but also best buddies away from it.

The nice thing about knitwear is that it's not exclusive to a certain style or socioeconomic background.

The CPS students in the program were primarily from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds and minority groups; about 90 percent were black or Hispanic.

It gave him an opportunity to interact, engage, and work with peers from different races, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cultures and learn about racism in ways that his «desegregated» high school did not provide.

After scores on the 2014 New York State English language arts assessment at P.S. 52 Sheepshead Bay School in Brooklyn were unsatisfactory, first - year principal Rafael Alvarez searched for a way to improve academic outcomes for his students, who come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and about a quarter of whom are English language learners.

As Levinson details in her 2012 book, No Citizen Left Behind, talking about race necessitates bringing students» own racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds into the conversation.

Howell and West find that these differences in opinion based on exposure to key information are consistent across a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, views about the local public schools, and political ideologies.

It has been suggested that, on average, most youth lose about two months of math skills during the summer months, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

Data were collected not only about the students» personal school histories, but also about their parents» socioeconomic backgrounds, their neighborhoods, the curricula and facilities of their schools, and the qualifications of the teachers within those schools.

We care about all public school students receiving a high quality education in a diverse setting of students of all colors and socioeconomic backgrounds.

About NAGC The National Association for Gifted Children is a membership organization whose leaders support and develop policies and practices that encourage and respond to the diverse expressions of gifts and talents in children and youth from all cultures, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups.

Judge Howard E. Manning Jr. is in charge of making sure the state hasn't forgotten about the Leandro case, a decades - old landmark lawsuit that says all children - regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds - deserve a «sound, basic education.»

Because CTL is a non-profit demonstration school, a place where other teachers come to learn about innovative methods, we work hard to attract a student body that represents a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds and ability levels, and we fundraise twelve months a year so we can set a tuition rate that's as low as possible.

As education leaders strive to promote excellence for all students, they confront sharply contrasting schools of thought about the best way to close achievement gaps between students of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

My lectures included something about climate change as background material for energy policy, and I was the editor and one contributor to a book on socioeconomic dimensions of climate change mitigation in 1999, but I didn't make any real effort to understand much more about the atmosphere and the physical climate before retiring.