Sentences with phrase «city parents trying»

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Any tip from a city with great activities for children, to a fantastic beach or some baby friendly accommodation or restaurant are all most appreciated by parents trying to make the most out of their family vacation.

Jeanne Aufmuth's empty nest list, recounted in the anthology «Writin» on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside, and Everything In Between When Children Leave the Nest,» includes learning hip hop, polishing her Spanish, taking an American sign language course, trying an art class, visiting New York City's Museum of Modern Art and learning to pole dance.

Chris has his own blog, as he describes below, and I asked him if he would be willing to share here his efforts to try to improve this situation in his Iowa City school district, where he is now the parent of three children and teaches legal writing and analysis at the University of Iowa College of Law (but the opinions he expresses here are entirely his own).

So many parents try to minimize what comes into the house when baby arrives, especially those living in a city dwelling.

The Buffalo Parent Teacher Organization (BPTO) is trying to put pressure on the State Education Commissioner to remove city school board member Carl Paladino.

On the same day that Gov. David Paterson announced that this year's state budget deficit is growing and could reach $ 3 billion, the UFT joined education, labor, parent and community groups at a Sept. 23 rally on the City Hall steps to try to head off midyear cuts to schools.

The UFT joined education, labor, parent and community groups at a Sept. 23 rally on the City Hall steps to try to head off midyear cuts to schools.

The city's new Parks Commissioner, Veronica White, is best known for her controversial anti-poverty experiments, including trying to pay poor people to attend parent - teacher conferences and take their kids to the dentist.

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.

In «Her,» the audience follows Eleanor back into the protective arms of her family in Long Island, where her parents (William Hurt and Isabelle Huppert) and sister (Weixler) try to help her recover from tragedy; «Him» keeps McAvoy in the city, with his best friend (Bill Hader) and semi-estranged father (Ciarán Hinds), breaking down amidst a failing business and crumbling marriage.

SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14 - year - old boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh - Peelo) who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents» relationship and money troubles, while trying to adjust to his new inner - city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher.

Other titles in this section include: Naomi Kawase's sweet, light and leisurely AN; Tom Geens» COUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mystical.

The Dublin - set feature follows 14 year - old Conor (Ferdia Walsh - Peelo) who is looking for a break from his parents» strained relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust at the inner - city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher.

The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash - land on an African wildlife refuge, where Alex is reunited with his parents.

Her book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.

Her forthcoming book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.

Just over half (51 %) of the Kansas City region's parents acknowledge that they could be more involved at their child's school if they tried harder, though parents are divided on how they prefer to be involved.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

«The model here is the model I'm trying to create throughout the city: Principals who are not scared to be held accountable, teachers who will motivate you, and parents who get involved.»

Like so many city parents before and after her, she spent her son's pre-K year applying to acclaimed charters, looking into private schools, even trying to «worm her way into» Center City's Greenfield Elementary by volunteering for cleanup dcity parents before and after her, she spent her son's pre-K year applying to acclaimed charters, looking into private schools, even trying to «worm her way into» Center City's Greenfield Elementary by volunteering for cleanup dCity's Greenfield Elementary by volunteering for cleanup days.

Two months ago Flanagan told the Daily News that «there is a crying need on behalf of parents to make sure their kids get a good education» but «one of the things that the city has continued to do is basically flout the law and make sure that charter schools have unbelievable difficulties trying to secure space.»

In addition to jettisoning simple letter grades for each school, the city is trying to make them parent friendly.

Despite the criticism Lake Forest Charter School has received over the years for being one of the few public schools with selective enrollment, it isn't stopping New Orleans» parents from trying to claim a stake in the city's school choice melee.

Everything bores Isaac, despite living in one of the most exciting cities in the world with parents who try desperately to pique his interest.

These parents, frazzled though their nerves might be trying to keep career and family on the go, have a lot better idea about what really matters than the million - a-year City partners with their hollow eyes and empty souls.

Most importantly, try to stay with your parents and if you can not stay because of your job requirements in different city or country, you can do as mentioned below -