Sentences with phrase «as longer school days»

Bruce Baker, a researcher at Rutgers University, took issue with indicators such as longer school days, which he's argued in the past are not scalable for public schools that lack additional private resources.

In addition, Anderson neglected to report that all eight reconfigured schools were falling behind the rest of the district, though several reforms had been applied, such as longer school days, new curriculum and improved training for teachers.

As longer school days become more popular, educators are making sure that additional time is more than just change for change's sake.

Charter schools receive public funding but, unlike public schools, employ mostly nonunion teachers and have autonomy in school districts, which allows them to set their own conditions, such as longer school days.

BEDFORD - STUYVESANT — The city is expanding its network of «community» schools, where high - needs students are given extra supports like mental and physical health services, as well as longer school days for expanded learning time and social services for their families, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

This provides Cash with more power to enforce contract changes, such as a longer school day, but a legal fight appears to be on the horizon.

The outgoing majority took a hard - line approach, bringing in a tough attorney from downstate to place demands on the table such as a longer school day and changes to the teachers» health plan.

Some want the current majority to maintain control and continue pushing for changes such as a longer school day, more charter schools and a teacher contract that holds educators more accountable for performance.

We should note, however, that a long school year tends to go part and parcel with several other policies, such as a longer school day and Saturday school, and this should make us cautious about assigning too much importance to a longer school year in and of itself.

By Adam Schmidt, Director of Talent Development and Strategy On a recent Monday afternoon, as a long school day stretched into the darkness of a fall evening, Mr. Larry Kartz was holding the attention of -LSB-...]

Researchers were careful not to draw conclusions, but they highlighted a correlation to practices such as a longer school day, performance pay for teachers, more time spent on English and effective discipline policies.

He proposed a change in paradigm to recognize that achievement should be the constant and time the variable, allowing such per - student flexibility as a longer school day, or a longer school year.

On a recent Monday afternoon, as a long school day stretched into the darkness of a fall evening, Mr. Larry Kartz was holding the attention of a few dozen teachers as they rotated through his center on cultivating growth mindsets among elementary students.

THERE»S NOT going to be a lot of money around during the next few years to pay for serious changes - such as a longer school day - in Boston's teacher contract.

Not exact matches

As long as you have a valid email address on file and at least one unsubsidized loan, we will send you a quarterly email while you are in school detailing the amount of interest that accrues each day on your loanAs long as you have a valid email address on file and at least one unsubsidized loan, we will send you a quarterly email while you are in school detailing the amount of interest that accrues each day on your loanas you have a valid email address on file and at least one unsubsidized loan, we will send you a quarterly email while you are in school detailing the amount of interest that accrues each day on your loans.

So long as they are replaced somewhere else (adding days to the school calendar) it should be a non-issue.

Growing up in Edinburgh, I have distinct memories of going to school as the street lights went off and them coming on again on my way home, and we didn't have particularly long school days.

I didn't care if all of my folders had to be neon green as long as it meant I didn't have to go shopping until the day before school began.

As he got older (even high school) my son would attempt to recreate famous buildings with legos on those LONG days without access to technology.

Ultimately, children and young people will go on to make their own decisions about what they eat, but as long as schools offer students the opportunity to think, discuss and debate the issues as well as to cook and eat good vegetarian food, a weekly meat free day provides them with the knowledge and experience with which to make informed, responsible and compassionate choices.

The spring calendar grows busier and busier, the days grow longer and longer — then BAM — out of nowhere the kids are suddenly out of school and the routine of life as I know it gets hijacked by the unpredictability of summer.

How this relates to the comments above:» Paly... been a Challenge Success poster school for as long as I can remember: TA, block scheduling, pre-break finals, many class projects, homework free days, now homework time limits, a school climate coordinator, more de-laned subjects, fewer APs / student than peer high schools I've read, and a later start / no zero period that promotes sleep.

Get started this summer when school lets out and act as if you're homeschooling 3 days a week, Kindergarteners don't need more than 1 — 2 hours a day sitting still, you have to get yourself out of the «school is an 8 hour a day» mind set, that was set up for public schools because parents work, that is the only reason the school day is so long.

The staff development days used to be counted as actual school days for the kids, but then the law was changed so that they no longer count.

«Reconnecting can be as simple as a baby and mother looking fondly at each other after an outburst of tears has subsided, or a hug after a long day of school, or shaking hands to seal the deal after tough negotiations over a new bedtime.

Eligible expenses include preschool tuition, after - school care, summer day camp, and daycare, as long as the care is for the purpose of allowing you to work or look for work.

As promised, members of a coalition created to oppose Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan for a longer school day will be back at City Hall this week.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

Emanuel charged him with the task of instituting a longer school day and year, which turned out to be a lengthy and arduous process that drew significant opposition from the CTU as well as many parents.

However, as was expected, the interim final rule states that an item sold on a cafeteria snack bar line is exempt from all of the nutrition standards we've been discussing above, so long as those foods are «sold on the day that they are offered as part of a reimbursable meal, or sold on the following school day.»

But the long school days, pressure to send to school very early and to send to camp, as well as the pressure to involve children in the «proper» extracurriculars leaves too little time for family.

CPS administrators hope the ideas will help as the district launches a longer day across all schools in the fall of 2012.

I as a home schooling parent can see just how hard she works all day long and when 3:00 pm rolls around she wants a way to fill her belly and express her creativity.

The schedule which permits a food as long as it's been on the school menu within the past four days means there will be [pizza / fries] served every day in every school.

Most schools will be supportive of your child going to work with you, as long as the day doesn't fall on a field trip or big test.

The district will be training schools for longer school days starting as early as this September.

Sure, those first few days are fun, wrapped as they are in holiday cheer, but they quickly transform into long hours spent eagerly anticipating the return to school.

Trustee Charles Hendrickson wondered why such a long time period was needed, as the ban on street parking near Buffalo Grove High School runs only from 7:30 to 10 a.m. schoolSchool runs only from 7:30 to 10 a.m. schoolschool days.

I had terrible nosebleeds as a kid... I got one the first day of kindergarten and thus began my long friendship with the school nurse (I fear I was a regular.)

As a kid I have some of my best memories in the summertime because school is out, the weather is great and the days are long.

As a peace offering, Brizard had asked the union to work with the district to identify 25 schools that could pilot a longer day in January.

As Elliot grew, he was no longer content to hang out in his own space during our school day and do his own thing away from the preschool materials, but giving him free reign in a classroom not designed for his age group was both dangerous for him and frustrating for those it was intended for.

«The big problem is this started as a political football when our 4 percent raise was denied us and then (longer school days) was kind of crammed down our throats,» said Lewis after the meetings.

In addition, they (along with healthy fats) are more satiating and provide long - lasting energy, which is incredibly important as kiddos need to power through their school day.

While some moms dread the lunch box routine as we get close to Back to School time, some families in Canada have trouble having enough food to fill that lunch box — and we want every child to have a full tummy all day long.

Students of a Long Island middle and high school are now required to wear clear backpacks on campus as part of a new safety measure in the wake of the Valentine's Day mass shooting that left 17 dead in Florida.

All other special elections require a 45 - day notice as long as there are no school elections scheduled on the same day.

Students of a Long Island middle and high school are now required to wear clear backpacks on campus as part of a new safety measure in the wake of the Valentine's Day mass shooting that left 17 dead in Florida, an official confirmed to The Post.

NEW YORK — Twenty city public schools will implement longer school days for thousands of high - need students across the city as part of a pilot program this fall, the Department of Education and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced Monday.

«If we were to have that funding, we would be able to have longer school days, summer learning, hiring more teachers, expanding our technical and science education, as well as career and technological education, and arts education programming.»