While local school districts receive strong marks for attendance, students from low-income families lag slightly behind their more affluent peers. District officials, meanwhile, say they continue to emphasize the importance that all students attend …

A deep thinker, Hood talks a lot about the philosophy behind his company — his affluent upbringing juxtaposed with his manual labor employment out West and stint as the director of Training Ground, a nonprofit ministry that teaches leadership lessons …

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions and fiduciary services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a …

Boston, MA — (SBWIRE) — 06/27/2013 — Japan remains the most attractive market in the Asia Pacific, due to the ageing and affluent population and strong regulatory conditions. In particular, we highlight that the slowing economy poses opportunities …

Its residents are more affluent, thanks to tourism, and with relatively low unemployment they are more concerned with protecting their jobs than protesting. Locals are keen to stress it has been business as usual here in a city which relies upon the …

Speaking at Monday night's meeting, Nikki McCarthy-Hicks from Savvy Fitness said the hike was at odds with the council's plan to increase residents' health and lifestyle opportunities. She said group fitness owners faced overheads and costs … At …

Anyway, the point is, I was already fantasizing about a more affluent lifestyle for our family, including bottomless strawberry pie at Shoney's. This euphoria was punctured when my father slipped a note on the coffee table in our living room saying he …

But noting a trend toward specialty charter schools in affluent white communities, the reading and math scores alone may not paint a full picture of the schools' performance, researchers said. Students may have started out above average and showed …

Says Ravi, “My wife and I did a lot of research and flew to India to scout for facilities that will support my parents' lifestyle and be equipped to take care of their basic medical needs.” Today Ravi's parents, 85 and 92, seem to have settled well …