Sentences with phrase «upper income communities»

It is true that upper income communities benefit significantly from SALT, but it is also true that states with even vaguely progressive school funding systems depend upon those communities being able to foot their own school bills so that state aid can get to needier communities.

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But for most middle - and even upper - middle - income earners, the prospect of making one's savings stretch into what seems like an endless retirement is a daunting one, increasing the uncertainty around how to invest, how to pay for medical care, and whether you can leave a legacy behind for the kids or your community.

As a former activist, she believes that it's hard to reach lower - income communities if you have a staff that's upper middle class.

(Crack cocaine tends to be more prevalent in low - income minority communities while powder cocaine is primarily used in upper - class, white communities.)

The researchers set out to look at the relationship between homework load and student well - being in the upper middle class advantaged communities (where median household income is more than $ 90,000, and 93 percent of students go to college) because it is there that homework is largely accepted as having value.

Organized by partnerships between school districts, nonprofit organizations, universities, and others, they provide a more diverse group of students with the enriching science, art, and community - based activities that middle - and upper - income parents can provide by paying for fee - based summer sessions.

Previous work by Fuller has shown that upper - middle income communities benefit disproportionately from de Blasio's initiative.

Those in opposition to free community college argue that beneficiaries end up coming from upper - middle class backgrounds rather than low - income households.