Sentences with phrase «toward disadvantaged children»

Program evaluation has supported this multifaceted approach in multiple countries and settings.83 Analyses by Nobel Prize — winning economist James Heckman reveal that early prevention activities targeted toward disadvantaged children have high rates of economic returns, much higher than remediation efforts later in childhood or adult life.84 For example, the Perry Preschool Program showed an average rate of return of $ 8.74 for every dollar invested in early childhood education.85 Targeted interventions foster protective factors, including responsive, nurturing, cognitively stimulating, consistent, and stable parenting by either birth parents or other consistent adults.

The Conservatives are proposing a «pupil premium», with funding for school places weighted toward disadvantaged children.

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Some advocate expanding existing programs that target disadvantaged children on the grounds that limited public resources should be directed toward the families and children most in need.

The state's contribution was a measly 25 percent, and its targeting of funding (toward low - income, educationally disadvantaged children) was weak.

Although these education management organizations differ somewhat, their strategies are fairly typical of organizations geared toward urban, disadvantaged children.

Civil rights groups have closely followed the bill's drafting with an eye toward how it treats disadvantaged and minority children.

ESSA requires state accountability systems to annually measure five indicators that assess progress toward the state's long - term educational goals, with a particular focus on certain student subgroups: those who are economically disadvantaged, minorities, children with disabilities, and English language learners.

Children's health is the foundation of their overall development, and ensuring that they are born healthy is the first step toward increasing the life chances of disadvantaged cChildren's health is the foundation of their overall development, and ensuring that they are born healthy is the first step toward increasing the life chances of disadvantaged childrenchildren.

Thus, less maternal time with children appears to be mainly attributable to the disadvantaged social structural location of single mothers rather than different proclivities toward mothering between married and single mothers.»

Although beneficial for all children, these programs are especially important for children in disadvantaged groups, guiding them toward healthier development and giving them the tools they need before school entry.