Sentences with phrase «city parents came»
Afterward, she released the following statement through her new spokeswoman: «New York City parents came out in force today to demand what is possible.
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Many founders of high - growth enterprises in the inner city come from entrepreneurial stock; the parents of 58 out of 100 CEOs on Inc.'s ranking owned their own business.
«Our parents and grandparents did not come to these shores to help rebuild America's cities and towns, its infrastructure and institutions, its enterprise and culture, only to have their posterity stripped of their God - given rights.»
The Waldorf School of Garden City is a community of faculty, staff, and parents who have come together with the common purpose of providing children with a purposeful and comprehensive education.
Recent Travis parent volunteers have come from Central City Co-op, Houston's oldest organic produce co-op, where many offerings are locally sourced.
The Delta City stroller comes equipped with features that will keep both parents and children happy.
He didn't want it to come off sounding like a city mandate spelled out in «municipal» code, but there was an immediate need for parents to be reminded of the goal of youth sports.
So many parents try to minimize what comes into the house when baby arrives, especially those living in a city dwelling.
Many Canadian cities have a chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), an organization that has helped many parents whose children have come out tParents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), an organization that has helped many parents whose children have come out tparents whose children have come out to them.
«If training is not going well and you and your child are getting frustrated, take a break for a week and come back to it,» says Isabel Schein, LCSW, a parent educator in New York City.
Olivia is a mom to twins and a singleton, so she understands the demands that come with parenting in New York City.
The council's approval came as a relief to the group of teens and parents who have been fighting for years for a place to skate in the city, most of which is off - limits to skateboarders.
Our students come from a range of backgrounds from city professionals, parents with children, midwives, doulas, yoga teachers, health professionals, nannies, and holistic therapists.
I would love to be able to ask for funding so myself and colleagues in Nottingham city FNP SSBC could come along to your workshops and learn more about birth education for dads I do feel really passionate about this subject and want to do the best in order that the dads feel involved every second of the journey of parenting, many thanks in advance Becky Gould (was lingard)
«I'm proud that we were able to quickly come to an agreement with the city to make sure that this information is made easily available to parents.»
He also touched on streetism where he said, some of the children he spoke to revealed that they have been forced to come to the city to seek greener pastures because their parents have abandoned them to also do same in other countries.
(NEW YORK)-- More than 100 parents from across New York City came together today to support a city and statewide campaign encouraging parents to have their children take state assessments, which begin next wCity came together today to support a city and statewide campaign encouraging parents to have their children take state assessments, which begin next wcity and statewide campaign encouraging parents to have their children take state assessments, which begin next week.
«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.
After his State of the City address, Mayor Brown commented on the students» and parents» efforts and says he also hopes both the school district and teachers federation come up with a solution that works for everyone.
«When it comes to the safety and sanitation of day care centers, New York City parents are truly left in the dark.
Calling for an end to the unfair distribution of teacher quality across New York City public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds of New York City public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in schools with the highest needs.
The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.
«She was coming with us to Albany when there were no cameras,» said Ansari, who runs the New York City office, «and using her celebrity to help elevate the voices and stories of parents and students that, like myself, have been coming up there for a number of years challenging New York State, to say, «When are black and brown kids gonna get their fair share of these dollars?
«We have a few charter schools that are serving our community's needs, and if they no longer serve that need then I wouldn't be opposed to Success Academy coming to Staten Island,» said Sam Pirozzolo, vice-president of the New York City Parents Union, a volunteer organization that has been a vocal supporter of the charter school movement.
Join this NYC parent and others in urging city officials and the teachers» union to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.
Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.
Asked whether his bill would make it harder to close or truncate poorly performing schools, Benjamin said it would simply require the city to make a better case to the community while possibly coming up with a more comprehensive plan that would satisfy local leaders and parents.
In an impressive display of unity and grassroots outrage, several thousand UFT members, parents and students came out on May 5 at four simultaneous rallies across the city to say no to teacher layoffs and child care cuts.
The differences between Clegg and Cameron came as the government faced calls from across the Commons as well as from City shareholders to delay its final decision on the proposed takeover of BSkyB by News Corporation, parent company of the News of the World.
What I also realize because of the background that many students, inner city students or even urban students, like the Hopi reservation or any other, they come from heavily compromised backgrounds, family backgrounds; either it's drugs in the neighborhood or family or single parent homes whatever.
Traveling — my in - laws live in our city, and my parents come visit, so we don't go anywhere.
Adapted from the novel by Eleanor Henderson, TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is a coming - of - age story about three teenagers in late 1980s New York City — Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, «straight - edge» musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld)-- who break away from their messed - up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate famCity — Jude (Asa Butterfield), new to the city from Vermont, «straight - edge» musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld)-- who break away from their messed - up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate famcity from Vermont, «straight - edge» musician Johnny (Emile Hirsch), and troubled, rich uptown girl Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld)-- who break away from their messed - up parents (Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer) to form their own surrogate family.
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At first, Thelma seems like a normal university freshman coming from a sheltered upbringing into the big city — her parents call her too often, she has trouble making friends, and she's questioning everything about her upbringing — but when she begins to have seizures that seem tied to extraordinary events, things get weird.
While doing so, I will exclude the experiences of the Kurdish youth who live in both neighborhoods because these young people, who came to the city after 1990 with forced migration, relate to the city and the country differently from youth whose parents were born in squatter neighborhoods.
«More private school parents are coming in for information and tours,» says Martine Guerrier, chief family - engagement officer for the New York City Department of Education.
As I prepared to participate on a parent panel for family engagement hosted by the National League of Cities, I came across an article, ``
As I prepared to participate on a parent panel for family engagement hosted by the National League of Cities, I came across an article, «Why should New Orleans charter schools return to the Orleans Parish School District?»
Each month a city bookmobile offers books that children can borrow, and speakers come to the school to discuss relevant issues with parents, such as representatives from the Alameda County Sheriff's office who came to talk about domestic violence and disaster preparedness.
In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6
Our friends at the New York City Charter School Center came together with charter leaders and parents to call for better public schools.
But when it comes to college - educated parents, the apparent residential advantage of the city mostly evaporates.
And further up north, parents and communities are coming together to propose for new two new charter schools to open in the Redwood City area.
Johnson, whose program has helped 30 city students gain admission to colleges this coming school year, maintained that a good part of the problem for poorly performing students stems from apathetic parents.
Henderson's unexpected departure comes as the city is experiencing an influx of wealth and new residents, and more parents are choosing D.C. Public Schools.
The announcement came a week after an angry protest by parents whose children were given the drug in the city of Xi'an.
There's an epidemic of opiate abuse and overdose in Utah and Park City School District, along with Valley Behavioral Health are inviting parents, students and the general community to come to the Lunch and Learn on Wednesday to hear about ways to combat this problem.
«[Students] come from all over the city, from South Salem, West Salem, and we don't provide school transportation, and so they're coming by either parent transportation or most of them by city bus, public transportation.»
A strong localized defense begins to arise, based on the sentiment that «outside interests» like Parent Revolution, Celerity Educational Group and even L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are coming in and «telling us what to do with our city.»
Lunedar Girault, a Newark public charter school parent, said: «I challenge opponents of public charter schools to come to my city and see firsthand how limiting my choices as a parent impacts my children.