Sentence examples for few poor children from inspiring English sources

Opponents cite the higher numbers leaving school without qualifications and the fact that few poor children pass the 11-plus.

Too few poor children in their prekindergarten years have the kinds of literacy experiences that lead to later academic achievement.

That means that an affluent school with a few poor children, which doesn't currently receive any Title I dollars, would receive a small sum.

At the other end, few poor children (those from the lowest-earning fifth of families) ever attended private schools; this percentage has also dropped.

Over the years since 1965, the money has been spread around, often to wealthy school districts with a few poor children, as each member of Congress wanted to make sure his district received its share.

If a foundation raises money for a district with a high percentage of children eligible for free lunch, it could offer a double deduction; for a district below the average in per-pupil spending, the standard deduction; for a district with few poor children and higher than average per-pupil spending, no deduction.

The measure shows less severe destitution, but a bit more overall poverty; fewer poor children, but more poor people over 65.

Right to roam, civil partnerships, the minimum wage, tax credits, Sure Start, Every Child Matters and half a million fewer poor children – you can't take those away from him.

A 2016 study published by Debs in the Journal of Montessori Research found 6 in 10 public Montessori schools had a lower proportion of students of color than their surrounding districts, and two-thirds had fewer poor children.

Grammar schools have far fewer poor children than their neighbours; they are fuelled by an exorbitant private tuition industry; the "tutor proof" test has been as widely rubbished as the claim that grammars ever benefited significant numbers of really poor children.

As schools enter a new era of tough federal demands to raise achievement among poor and minority students, a report released here today shows that in most states, school districts with the neediest students receive far less state and local tax money -- an average of just under $1,000 per student -- than schools with the fewest poor children.