Sentence examples for towards disadvantaged from inspiring English sources

There is a mix but with a bias towards disadvantaged areas.

The government intends tackling it through measures such as pushing more school funding towards disadvantaged children.

You will see a strong bias towards disadvantaged areas but there will be schools here and there which, because they are offering something distinctive, we should let through".

Targeting funds towards disadvantaged pupils makes sense and, given that the national attainment gap at primary school level is already around 20%, the government's decision to increase the amount going to primary schools is welcome.

We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers on maternal and child health outcomes.

For instance, it has been argued that politicians use public employment for redistributive purposes, directing income towards disadvantaged groups,7 or that politicians are likely to link public wage agreements to election cycles.8, 9 In turn, another set of theories stresses the fact that labor market institutions differ markedly between the public and the private sectors.

We saw that resistance towards helping disadvantaged children when it was proposed that Harris take over the failing Haringey primary school Downhills: the local Labour party and trade unions united in denunciation.

An assessment of distributional effects is especially relevant when policy measures, such as strict benefit sanctions, are targeted towards highly disadvantaged groups.

"As men's rights activists do in general they point towards men being disadvantaged because of feminists".

The proceeds of all her books – including A Monster Calls – go towards bringing the joy of reading to disadvantaged young people, including many who have lost a parent or sibling.

However, any minimum repayment would need to ensure it did not hurt disadvantaged or vulnerable consumers or push them towards riskier borrowing such as payday lending.