Sentences with phrase «wealthy communities»

His statement tells us about who he presumes to be neglectful parents — that they are Indigenous and / or poor, and should be subject to regulations and controls over daily life in ways that families in white and wealthy communities aren't.

«An Enormous Leap»: Growing, wealthy communities energize the art scene in southern Florida Gary Schwan

There are some galleries who do all the work still because they are good at finding collectors and reside near wealthy communities.

This is an issue that could be addressed at a federal level as well: if the government can fund «flood insurance» that in so many instances subsidizes homeowners in wealthy communities who insist on building and living in places that are dangerous and inappropriate, why can't we establish something similar for low income families who want to take animals into their lives?

[4] Wealthy communities are able to invest much more into their schools through private donations and fundraising, while some elected officials are able to advocate more effectively for additional resources for well - heeled districts.

In some of New Jersey's most troubled and disadvantaged communities, charter public schools are succeeding in closing the educational achievement gap with our state's more wealthy communities, despite receiving an average 70 percent of each education dollar compared to their traditional public school counterparts.

On the 74, Richard Whitmire wonders why parents and teachers in wealthy communities like Newton, Massachusetts, are so actively fighting a ballot initiative that would allow more charter schools to open in other areas in the state.

Our current school funding system often bolsters school district boundaries between rich and poor, holding resources in wealthy communities and keeping low - income students from accessing broader opportunities.

Even wealthy communities «are barely keeping pace with the typical student in the average developed country.»

June 26, 2012 • A growing number of those seeking help from mortgage counselors are high - income owners of million - dollar homes in wealthy communities like Laguna Beach, Calif., and Westchester County, N.Y..

Housing counselors say a growing number of homeowners from wealthy communities, like Laguna Beach, Calif., are seeking to modify loans on multimillion - dollar properties.

I was lucky enough to be raised in an affluent suburb, St. Charles, but as with most wealthy communities, not too far away, there are school districts that are severely underfunded.

Turner, who held a news conference at the Larchmont MetroNorth station this morning, tied Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to the ongoing effort to require affordable housing in wealthy communities.

«Only wealthy communities are going to be able to do this, first of all,» Gillibrand said.

The protest was in response to a 2009 settlement reached between Westchester County and the federal government, requiring the county to build 750 units of affordable housing in wealthy communities.

Cuomo said education advocates have argued for years that local property taxes shouldn't be used to fund schools, because wealthy communities have an obvious advantage.

There are the growth advocates, including many people from less - wealthy communities, who desire the revenue and growth that tend to accompany the building of a major thoroughfare.

If there is one area in which the children as a group do seem to differ somewhat, in emotional reactions, from the children that I meet in wealthier communities — and even here I would be very cautious not to overstate this — it is in their sensitivity to other children's moments of anxiety and their acute awareness of emotional fragility and of the tipping point between exhilaration and depression.

As Dana succinctly put it: «I worry about what happens to the poorer parts of America when the wealthier communities take a «I've got mine, now let everyone else go get theirs» attitude.»

We get it that waiting for the feds to step in and do the right thing may mean never seeing it happen, but on the other hand, even if some communities can afford to pay for the study and pass the bond, I know for sure this is not true everywhere, and I worry about what happens to the poorer parts of America when the wealthier communities take a «I've got mine, now let everyone else go get theirs» attitude.

«We're not a wealthy community.

Greenfield has to defend his seat this fall, and, according to City Hall news, might have a fight on his hands from Yussi Rieder, a wealthy community activist.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is again warning that some of the state's wealthier communities may see cuts to state aid for public education if lawmakers fail to reach a budget agreement before the end of the month.

«And I'm here to help uplift the voices of other people in this state and city that believe that he might not know about other communities of color because he lives very isolated up here in a very wealthy community,» said one person at the rally.

Despite being one of the wealthiest communities in the state, Oyster Bay saw its bond rating reduced to junk status in April amid swelling pension costs and persistent operating deficits.

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Despite spending more per capita on preschool programs than any other state, Massachusetts has 40 percent fewer preschools for children in poor neighborhoods compared to wealthier communities, according to a study released today by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Educators began to see that the education of a child in a wealthier community in New York could vary greatly from that of a student in the Midwest or that of a black child in the South.

Summit is a high - performing school in a relatively wealthy community.

The opt - outers during last year's media frenzy, he says, were from wealthier families in wealthier communities and wielded more influence than their poll numbers suggest.

High schools located in the «A» and «B» DFGs serve some of the state's poorest communities, whereas high schools located in «I» and «J» DFG's serve some of the state's wealthiest communities.

Charter high schools serve less LEP students than those even served by New Jersey's high schools in the wealthiest communities, let alone the districts located in the poorest communities, yet charter high school operate in communities with high percentages of LEP students.

Table 1 presents the mean SAT scores in Verbal and Math, plus the percentage of students eligible for FREE lunch (not Free and Reduced because the negative influence on achievement comes from FREE lunch eligibility), percentage of students who are limited English proficient (LEP) and the percentage of students with special needs for districts located in the A, B, (NJ's poorest communities) and I, J DFG's (NJ's wealthiest communities), plus those for charter schools (denoted by an «R» on the scatter plots).

And she will tell you that it's just a coincidence that she abandoned New York City that year for East Hampton, a very wealthy community on Long Island's south shore, thus avoiding paying $ 30,000 in taxes.

In Figure 1 notice how most of the mean charter high school SAT Math achievement is (purple circles «R») lower than the most of the SAT Math achievement reported in the two DFG's serving the poorest communities (DFG's «A» and «B» — Blue & Red), and lower than the high schools located in the «J» and «I» DFG's (wealthiest communities — Green & Yellow).

But because this money is awarded on a first - come, first - served basis to districts with approved projects and matching funds, critics say, it provides an unfair advantage to LEAs in wealthier communities or with dedicated facilities staff who are able to navigate the system.

Great Neck, Long Island, is a wealthy community with high - scoring students, and both Carolyn Abbott and Sheri Lederman had support from the administrators, parents, and students with whom they worked.

The first column, FRPM 0 - 33 %, represents schools in wealthier communities; the far right column, FRPM > 89 %, represents high - poverty schools; and the middle column represents schools that are closer to the state average on the indicator, ranging from one standard deviation above to one standard deviation below the mean.

Children from low income and underserved communities do not have access to the quality of educational resources enjoyed by peers in wealthier communities.

Schools with more students qualifying for free and reduced price meals, a proxy for poverty, have higher African - American suspension rates than schools in wealthier communities.

Whenever I see a great school, whether in the wealthiest community or the poorest, it always includes a principal with a strong, clear vision and a plan for how to execute that vision.

As Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders huddle over rival plans to restructure school funding, lawmakers in Colorado have devised a novel approach to directing more state money to disadvantaged students while calling on wealthier communities to raise their taxes if more is needed.

This allows those wealthier communities to tax much lower than the poorer districts while generating much more revenue for their students.

Even more sobering, the analysis shows that the largest gaps between white children and their minority classmates emerge in some of the wealthiest communities, such as Berkeley, Calif.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; and Evanston, Ill..

Though poor communities often tax themselves at higher rates than wealthier communities, their low tax base means they can't raise as much money as wealthier towns.

Choices many teachers in wealthier communities take for granted are just not afforded in this school.

Advocates will make the claim that charters and voucher programs offer poor students of color the same opportunities for access and success that students in wealthier communities enjoy.

The elimination of the SALT deduction would create enormous pressure for additional tax relief from wealthier communities and shrink the revenue available for their own schools via property taxes and for less wealthy communities via state aid packages.

Some of those children live in towns with high concentrations of poverty, and some are at - risk kids residing in wealthier communities, he said.

It could result in a substantial loss of resources for students and teachers in nearly every district across the state, not just the wealthiest communities.