Sentences with phrase «schools and businesses closed»

Shops run out of bread and milk, roads grind to a halt, and schools and businesses close.

Golden Week is a national holiday in Japan which begins on April 29th and runs though to May 5th, schools and businesses close down for the week and we see a sales spike in consoles and software.

Not exact matches

Schools and businesses throughout Greece are closed, and there are parades, speeches from important people, and festivals.

They're about as close to commodities as consumer devices get,» Hal Friedlander, co-founder of the Technology for Education Consortium and former CIO for New York City schools, told Business Insider.

The fourth major snow storm this month strikes the East Coast, closing schools and businesses and cancelling flights.

A sure sign is «repeatedly pushing the door - close button on an elevator,» says Richard Jolly, a London Business School professor and executive coach.

It's unclear who that would be, but most likely «someone at the center — or close to the center — of this criminal enterprise,» Jens David Ohlin, a professor at Cornell Law School, told Business Insider, adding that the fact Flynn was «charged with and is pleading guilty to such a minor crime suggests a bombshell of a deal with prosecutors.»

Medbery capitalized on both: She won $ 25,000 in 2010 from the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education Business Plan Competition, and nabbed two of the contest's judges as close business aBusiness Plan Competition, and nabbed two of the contest's judges as close business abusiness advisors.

«This is because people, other than very close friends and relatives, don't seem to relate well to those who constantly share photos of themselves,» lead study author David Houghton, of Birmingham Business School, said in a release.

In December 2009 Mark Onetto, chief of operations and customer relations at Amazon and a close collaborator of Bezos, gave an hourlong lecture on the Amazon Way to master's of business administration students at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Bbusiness administration students at the University of Virginia's Darden School of BusinessBusiness.

Outer suburbs in Melbourne and Sydney, typically around 30kms from the central business districts, that are not close to transport, amenities or a popular school zone are also struggling.

The Rotman School has close ties to industry, and to stay current with the changing pace of business, the School invites local business leaders to participate in a vital executive - in - residence program.

Many such big names are building or leasing massive super-regional centers that stock a wide variety of products in close proximity to customers or stores in an effort to compete with the likes of Amazon, said Ravi Srinivasan, assistant professor of information systems and operations management at Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business & Management.

During the «Day without Latinxs & Immigrants,» thousands of workers struck and thousands of students were absent from school Over 100 businesses closed during the march (partial list here) Photos here Video here Over ten thousand people marched in Waukesha today as part of a Day Without Latinxs & Immigrants statewide general strike.

This is well documented throughout history, whether its the Spanish Inquisition, blue laws forcing businesses to close on Sundays, anti-abortion laws, laws prohibiting gay marriage, prayer in schools, religious persecution and so on.

«Unlike businesses and schools we can't close down, we still have a lot of in - patient care going on so [we're] moving patients away from windows, boarding up windows and making sure supplies are all in place if the hospital does get cut off and transport becomes very difficult,» he added.

This means that Mary Sue is a pretty, loving and understanding wife, that his sons Bobby, 6, and Larry, 4, are healthy and happy, that his business is successful (four other branches in Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock and Amarillo), that his ranch - type home is comfortable, with all of the built - ins manufacturers sell these days, that he has a 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire and a 1962 Impala (both convertibles), that his close friends are mostly the ones he grew up with or knew in high school and college.

I am the 3rd eldest of 11 (8 boys, 3 girls) and my mom has been a stay at home mom for close to 30 years, home schooled for about 24 years, and she is the main manager for one of our main family businesses.

France has a different meal schedule than in America because the daily routine of school, work and midday business closings dictate different meal times.

Ron Deutsch, with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, says the state could begin to close its $ 2 billion dollar budget deficit and have more money for schools and health care if it began collecting more taxes on corporations and other businesses who the groups believe are underpaying right now.

Citi News» Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Hafiz Tijani, had early on reported that business activities had to come to a halt as shops and schools were closed down as a result of the clashes.

Water main breaks recently closed down one Syracuse high schools this week, and Miner said some downtown businesses have told her they may have to move if more breaks continue.

On top of that, powerful interests close to Cuomo, like the hedge funders behind the charter school movement, some business people and municipal unions that have been fighting with the mayor (like the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association) could pounce if a challenger emerges, insiders say.

«Schools have been closed for months without any hope of reopening, and above all, business activities have come to a standstill.

Schools and businesses are closing.

The fires, fueled by wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour, have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, forced the closure of the 101 freeway, and hundreds of schools are closed as a blanket of smoke envelopes the region.

President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration for the state of West Virginia on Friday, ordering federal aid in the aftermath of a chemical spill that has left up to 300,000 people without tap water, closed schools and businesses.

New research from David Arnott and Scott Dacko, of Warwick Business School, looked at work submitted online and found marks dropped the closer to the deadline the essays were handed in.

It's closing time on my first year of business school and you know what that means.

I took a trip east this weekend to compete in a ski competition for my business school, and then I snuck away to visit with friends and family who live close by.

When summer came to a close, Mattel offered me an immediate full - time position and I finished my second year of business school in the evenings.

A closer alignment between business goals and employee performance is crucial in a challenging economic climate; schools are no different to other organisations in that respect.

Therefore, technology should be utilised to connect schools and businesses more effectively, allowing schools to identify relevant placements, keep a closer eye on how students are performing, as well as ensuring businesses are receiving students that are motivated and willing to learn about their specific sector.

Businesses in close proximity of the schools involved are being urged to help support the campaign by spreading the word and offering healthier choices for families.

To close the STEM skills gap, there is a significant role for businesses and schools to link activities to give young people an insight into STEM industries.

Head teachers and school business managers have warned that funding cuts could cause special educational needs (SEN) units at mainstream schools to close.

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

In closing, I'd simply say that if we want dynamic, responsive, high - quality, and self - improving systems of urban schools, we need to stop stubbornly preserving the failed schools of yesterday and get about the business of building mechanisms that continuously introduce new offerings, grow successes, and phase out schools that don't work for kids.

The current push for mass school closings comes from business and political interests, not parents, educators, students or other stakeholders who are part of the public school community.

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AZCan's members include nonprofits, high school staff, college outreach programs, funders, government agencies, and business leaders, all of whom are committed to closing the education attainment gap in our state.

Below, I have provided a table which compares Utah and its current elected State School Board model against the states which utilize Model IV in the following areas: ACT / SAT scores, graduation rates, graduation requirements, AP passage rates, charter schools, public education climate for growing businesses, and closing the achievement gap.

He is currently in his seventh year as principal of Ronald W. Reagan Elementary in Sanger Unified School District, where under his leadership has earned California State Distinguished School, California Title I Academic Achievement Award for closing the achievement gap by the California Department of Education; a 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 California Honor Roll school by California Business for Educational Excellence; a 10 out of 10 similar school statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupSchool District, where under his leadership has earned California State Distinguished School, California Title I Academic Achievement Award for closing the achievement gap by the California Department of Education; a 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 California Honor Roll school by California Business for Educational Excellence; a 10 out of 10 similar school statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupSchool, California Title I Academic Achievement Award for closing the achievement gap by the California Department of Education; a 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 California Honor Roll school by California Business for Educational Excellence; a 10 out of 10 similar school statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supschool by California Business for Educational Excellence; a 10 out of 10 similar school statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supschool statewide ranking; 2008, 2010, 2012 winner of the Bonner Award for Character Education; 2013 Silver Level Model School recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupSchool recognition, and 2014 and 2015 Gold Level Model School recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupSchool recognition from Fresno County Office of Education for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

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If enough parents want to leave a school, and have the freedom to do so, the thinking goes, then bad schools will be inevitably shut down, just as bad businesses close if they can't sustain demand for their products.

Noguera is the author of The Imperatives of Power: Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime Support in Grenada, City Schools and the American Dream, Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation's Schools, and City Kids, City Teachers with Bill Ayers and Greg Michie.

As a result of this business first mentality, rather than properly fund neighborhood schools, officials in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York and even right here in Connecticut push a political agenda in which underfunded community schools are closed and replaced with privately - run «schools of choice.»

This year, CCSA is increasing resources for all schools across the state, working to close out unfinished business from last year's push, and again dedicating concentrated resources in targeted areas of need.

Meanwhile, school officials in Monona Grove, Sun Prairie and Middleton - Cross Plains reported business as usual Monday after teacher absences forced those districts to close on some days last week.

Schrag believes that these changes «point to a gradual shift away from the narrow focus on fact - based testing in math and reading, on creating many more charter schools, on «reconstituting» or closing sub-par schools, and on other business - model schemes that school reformers have pushed for during the past couple of decades....