Sentences with phrase «underserved children who»

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Last fall the NIH launched a new Trial Innovation Network that brings together industry, regulatory agencies, universities and other organizations to increase the number of underserved populations — including children — who are helped by medical studies.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

Actress Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for her performance in The Help, is planning to buy out tickets for Black Panther for an entire theater in Mississippi to ensure that children and families in underserved communities will get a chance to see the film.

Spencer, who does not appear in the film, wrote a Jan. 31 post on Instagram saying she planned to buy out a theater in Mississippi «in an underserved community there to ensure that all our brown children can see themselves as a superhero.»

«Studies found that elementary schools were pretty well taken care of with after - school child care, and high schools had such high - caliber programs as youth - leadership development and arts and theater,» says Salmons, who points out that middle school students, meanwhile, were vastly underserved.

Compton - Lilly's researches reading instruction for children who have historically been underserved, including African American students and second language learners.

As executive director of COMPASS for kids (@COMPASSforkids), a nonprofit based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Hill has spent the past 22 years working to build the capacity of adults who are central in the lives of underserved children.

We are parents, teachers, students and community members who are strong in our belief that all children, especially those historically underserved by the traditional system, have the right to attend excellent schools.

We find, fund and support teams of educators, and education entrepreneurs, who are reimagining public education so all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed.

Whatever the inadequacies of the engagement efforts, shouldn't we focus our criticism first and foremost on those elected officials, union leaders, and activists who were pursuing a strategy of deception and vitriol — who woke up every day seeking to thwart positive change for kids, seeking to prevent the expansion of schools that were getting outsized success for children, seeking to undermine policies designed to increase equitable access to the district's better schools, seeking to gum up efforts to empower parents with choice, and seeking to thwart all efforts aimed at fostering an honest conversation about which educators were truly superlative and which were badly underserving children?

They adopt policies with the goal of seeing every child succeed academically, particularly those children who historically have been underserved.

At NYCLA, we envision a nation where every school and school system is led by transformational leaders who prepare all children, especially the traditionally underserved, for success.

Sinergia Offers support to families of children with disabilities, particularly those who are underserved and have limited English proficiency.

They were created to be an opportunity for children — especially those who are traditionally underserved and historically haven't had more than one option — to choose a public school that's different from the traditional educational model — something that offers an environment that fits their needs and learning style.

NCLB requires schools to focus on providing quality education to students who are often underserved, including children with disabilities, from low - income families, non-English speakers, as well as African - Americans and Latinos.

Advocates say that they provide more choices for students with special needs, or who feel underserved by the local schools that service their neighborhood — they say that the quality of a child's education should not be determined by zip code alone.

Designed for adolescents (14 - 19) from underserved minority groups who are pregnant with their first child and planning to keep the infant.

It is crucial to consider work with diverse populations of grieving children and adolescents who live in underserved urban settings through a lens of inclusivity, cultural awareness, and sensitivity.

This cabinet - level state agency pioneers a family - centered, results - driven approach to support young children and families, particularly those who are overburdened and underserved.

Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population, with high rates of exposure to trauma.