Sentences with phrase «white parents in»

There's long been an assumption that white parents in urban areas have turned to private schools in part to separate their children from the growing black and Latino populations in the public school system.

At the time, some charged that those in favor of the idea were catering to white parents in gentrifying neighborhoods who wanted easier access to high - performing charters, like E.L. Haynes in Petworth.

Opting out of state tests has made waves for the last couple of years as mostly White parents in mostly upper - middle class neighborhoods rallied students to opt - out of state tests.

In a keynote speech at the Magnet Schools of America conference in Chicago last week, Nikole Hannah - Jones is said to have called magnet schools «tools of inequality» designed to «keep White parents in a district and not integrate schools.»

Furthermore, we know that there is a large, and potentially growing, group of white parents in the system who would choose otherwise if New York City policymakers would only listen and create more viable, racially diverse schools and racially diverse programs within those schools.

In the St. Louis area, school districts tend to be divided along racial lines, and a New York Times reporter covering the story of the transfers heard from white parents in receiving districts who expressed concern that troublemakers will be among the transfers, and that teachers may have to slow down to allow the students from struggling districts, which are predominantly black, to catch up.

I was adopted by white parents in 1966, and, subsequently, am over educated and a dreamer.

But that study didn't pan out, because so many of the white parents in the study dropped out or refused to talk about race with their little kids.

Not exact matches

In a complicated family, the child - parent dynamic is flipped, and we are able to see all the black and white complexities of grown adults through family history and the stalwart love of children.

I live in Canada now, but I gave birth to both of my kids in the United States, and from the vantage point of the Great White North, I can tell you that parents here view the standard three - month American leave as unfathomable and a two - week leave as downright barbaric.

Several students and parents affected by school shootings including last week's massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida, attended a listening session with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

While classmates at her all - white elite high school breezed into adulthood and homeownership with help from their parents, she «bought my first home as a co-signer to my grandmother who was next on the list of longtime renters in our gentrifying neighborhood... to be displaced.»

Jones, 38, grew up in an affluent white suburb of Austin, but her parents grew up in rural Mississippi.

Hersman, whose online moniker is the White African, is an American who grew up in East Africa with missionary parents.

At Audubon Park Elementary in Orlando, Florida, fifth - grade students will observe a moment of silence for the Parkland victims; younger students will participate in age - appropriate observances, and their parents will write letters to Congress and the White House.

Bob White and the auto workers captured the attention of many Canadians by breaking away from their American parent union in 1985 and then leading an inspired campaign against the Mulroney government's proposed free trade agreement with the United States.

Survivors, students, and parents of victims of past school shootings — including the most recent massacre in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman murdered 17 — gathered at the White House to share their stories and ideas for protecting students from gun violence.

At Star of David, Alyssa's parents gave emotional speeches about their daughter as the group of mourners, clad in white shirts and blue jeans, reflected on her life.

Before going into that White House listening session with classmates and parents of the latest mass school massacre victims in Florida, President Donald Trump had a brief cheat - sheet from an aide advising him to tell them: «I hear you.»

But, as Vale shows, this success and popularity rested on sustaining the projects as the home to a very narrow spectrum of the Boston poor, those deemed both deserving and respectable: two - parent, mostly white, single - earner, low - income, working - class families of good character in need of a temporary leg up — a stratum «below the bulk of blue - collar employees but above that of the unemployed, the irregularly employed, and the welfare - dependent.»

Rabbi Maurice Davis of White Plains, New York, points out that the present generation of Jewish young people, those born here in the «60s, is the first one that can not reasonably expect to surpass its parents» achievements, as those parents did their parents».

There was a great article in Sports illustrated a while back that spoke of how coaches were forced by parents of black and white children to play them at positions based on race.

Denene Millner's posts about parenting black boys as a black mother did far more to wake me up to realities of racial injustice in this country than my subscription to The New York Times, and Kristen Howerton's «Rage Against the Minivan» blog introduced me to the concept of white privilege in a way that made sense and inspired change.

Just use common sense his parents lived in Bethlehem they was decedents of King David a Hebrew take into the account Jesus was a carpenter and he also traveled outside a lot so he definitely wouldn't have been white looking to any of his contemporaries he was a probably more of an olive skinned person muscular and the physical appearance of someone that was a hard worker hardly what the Vatican or Protestants have pictured him out to be which is a sickly skinny weak looking person.

He had full white hair and trim features; one imagined him as a sweet - faced, athletic lad 60 years ago when he was growing up in the Punjab, the son of missionary parents, and when he joined the mission himself in 1944.

Selective preschools, tracked classes, small schools within schools and enrichment programs are presented as open to all students but in reality are open only to the children of the most savvy parents — that is, to the children of rich white parents who possess the social and cultural capital to manipulate the institution to serve their needs.

I think most of the Americans are in lost... as most of them do not know who their father is and it is very unfortunate... even if they know who their father is, the mom has children from diff men outside of marriage... and while a child is being raised, watching what his / her parents do to enjoy their life... so things become normal when they grow up... like if you go back early nineteen century, women were not allowed to go to beach without being covered... and now it totally opposite... if you do not have a boyfriend or girlfriend before 15, the parents worries that their teenage has some problem... and lot more can be listed... And then you go to Church, what our children learn from there... they see in front of the Church an old man's statue with long beard standing with extending of both hand... some of the status are blank, white, Spanish and so on... so they are being taught God as an old dude... then you learn from Catholic that you pray to Jesus, Mother Marry, Saints, Death spirit and all these... the poll shows a huge number of young American turns to Atheism or believing there is no God and so on... Its hard to assume where these nations are going with the name of modernization... nothing wrong having scientists discovered the cure of aids or the pics from mars but... we should all think and learn from our previous generations and correct ourselves... also ppl are becoming so much slave of material things...

It may sound silly, but I feel guilty because I was born in the United States of America to white, middle - class Christian parents, a fact that — through no merit of my own — has provided me with a more comfortable and privileged existence than most people in this world.

The folks start groaning and complaining: «I bet his parents were rich and paid no taxes» «He did not have to grow up in the ghetto with a single mother» «I heard a minority had a better time but they picked the white guy instead»

Where parents take their newly born children and place them in the arms of a metal statue that has been heated white hot because they think they will gain some benefit by sacrificing their children in the fire.

This raised a few eyebrows when my parents married back in the 60s in my father's white ultra middle - class... More

ive been wrestling since i was 9 years old and when i went into high school i had to wrestle a girl... growing up learning to wrestle i had ended up having violent style, i never was dirty or broke rules but i was taught to do anything in your power to win whehter it was to club down the head or grab the throat to gain position etc. unfortunately i was in the postion to wrestle a girl once and at the time i did nt care who you were boy / girl, white / black / purple it did nt matter im was going to go out there bounce your head of the mat and bury you, so i went out there and wreslted the same way i always wrestled, 110 % and always to put your oppenents back through the mat i dditn change my style at all bc she was a girl i wrestled the same against everyone but after i pinned her in the first minute i did nt even realize that i broke her ribs when i power doubled through her, now after that for the rest of the tournament i was heckled and berated for forcefully beating a girl ppl were telling my parents «hey, looks like you raised a wife beater» etc. etc.... ever since then i refused to wrestle girls and thank go i eventually grew out of the lower weights, moral of the story is that is great and all that girls are wrestling but they shouldnt wrestle boys even if they know what they are getting into because 1.

The nativity story was read aloud by my friend with carols sung at the appropriate places, and all went like clockwork until it came time for the arrival of the angels of the heavenly host as represented by the children of the congregation, who were robed in white and scattered throughout the pews with their parents.

It is actually my parents» favorite entree to order and split.This post is one of a series of sponsored posts with Mountain Rose Herbs whose Sesame Oil, White Sesame Seeds and Black Sesame Seeds were used in the recipe.»

Health conscious parents are likely to choose this «whole grain» treat over white flour animal crackers, since they have no way to know that the whole grain variety contains high levels of the carcinogen «Parents trust companies like Disney and Walgreens to make safe products for their children, but our testing shows that when it comes to these animal crackers, parents just can't trust in Disney,» said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer parents are likely to choose this «whole grain» treat over white flour animal crackers, since they have no way to know that the whole grain variety contains high levels of the carcinogen «Parents trust companies like Disney and Walgreens to make safe products for their children, but our testing shows that when it comes to these animal crackers, parents just can't trust in Disney,» said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer Parents trust companies like Disney and Walgreens to make safe products for their children, but our testing shows that when it comes to these animal crackers, parents just can't trust in Disney,» said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer parents just can't trust in Disney,» said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer of CEH.

When I was a wee one, having Kahlua in the house was a rare and very special thing that my parents would use for making White Russians.

When I drive in my parents» mostly white OP neighborhood, I always see several white people walking, jogging, pushing strollers in the street.

In one quadrant of the block sits his parents» white stucco two - story house; next to it is Reyes's sprawling place.

Grew up in the UP where the only television station was CBC... so first memory of TV was snowy black and white Hockey Night in Canada with my parents shouting at the screen.

This would be in the form of written material (off - line and on - line), a telephone helpline (ParentlinePlus is already promoted to parents around birth registration) and access to face - to - face support locally (e.g. as part of the relationship support infrastructure proposed elsewhere in the White Paper).

iDolls are a most modern take on a noise machine or other lovey — with built - in speakers and an MP3 port safely tucked away inside, parents can download their favorite music or sounds, and the cute dolly (Lulu in pink or Pax in blue) plays whatever music, message, or white noise mom or dad has downloaded.

As part of her research, Brown interviewed 140 mostly white, middle - class mothers in the Minneapolis area about their cultural ideas of mothering, how they cope with their «life load,» and how they really parent.

I found myself in the exact same position with my daughter, but over the past 16 months learned how important it is to avoid looking at parenting (or anything really) in such black and white terms.

The fully - customizable features allow parents to turn on soft light for late - night feedings and diaper changes, white noise to quiet down fussy little ones or an ok - to - wake alert... MORE to soothe toddlers anxious to get out of bed in the early morning hours.

To help your older child avoid a late - night wake up courtesy of their sibling's screams, or even noise from a sleep talking sibling, caregivers use a little white noise as suggested in Parents.

We also helped develop the Men's Coalition — a partnership launched in November 2007 by a group of agencies (Men's Health Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line, Relate, the Research Unit on Men and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public policies take full account of the specific needs and experiences of men and boys (eg across health, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violence).

Parents can purchase the diaper in 11 different colors, white and unbleached cotton.

The bag is attractive, in dark navy and white stripes, yet it is a practical choice for parents.

Signs in parent: • nipple pain and / or erosions • nipple looks pinched, creased, bruised, or abraded after feeds • white stripe at the end of the nipple • painful breasts / vasospasm • low milk supply • plugged ducts • mastitis • recurring thrush • frustration, disappointment, and discouragement with breastfeeding • weaning before mom is ready

To help parents remember exactly what to do, I developed a simple method called the 5 S's, which consists of swaddling, side / stomach position (only when in a parents» arms), shushing (strong white noise), swinging (rocking / jiggling) and sucking.