Sentences with phrase «city children attend»

The most alarming fact is that many city children attend schools that are in such horrendous condition that their physical safety routinely is threatened.

If the unity of society requires that children from all different backgrounds go to school together, then we must outlaw private schools and compel suburban children to go to the same schools inner - city children attend.

Not exact matches

Brinig and Garnett argue that, given their demonstrably positive impact across society, these schools should be given a fighting chance through mechanisms like tuition tax credits or vouchers, with public funds going to the child to enable students to attend an inner - city Catholic school.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

According to the New Testament, Jerusalem was the city to which Jesus was brought as a child, to be presented at the Temple (Luke 2:22) and to attend festivals (Luke 2:41).

Some parents who live in big cities even establish second homes near a village Waldorf school so that their children can attend.

But we also should be concerned about the long - term costs, which continue to add up long after a child stops attending school — and extend far beyond the city limits.

«I had two children attend the Waldorf School of Garden City.

Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics; Faculty, Children's Mercy Bioethics Center Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Society for Pediatric Research, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

You might live in a health - conscious, progressive city and / or your children might attend a school (public or private) in which the parent community is well educated about nutrition — or at least open to nutrition education.

«As the mother of two young kids who attend New York City public schools, I know first - hand how important it is for children to eat lunch at school,» said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Kids Safety Caucus.

Both of Evanston's school boards acknowledged the potential pitfalls of creating such a job — nearly 10,000 children attend the city's two districts, which include a total of 17 schools — and teachers at the high school publicly voiced their overwhelming opposition to it.

Representatives from social service agencies in Chicago Lawn, Logan Square and Woodlawn will travel to New York City in the coming weeks to attend a multi-day conference and a «practitioner's institute» for organizations that are interested in launching Promise Neighborhoods, an initiative of the Obama Administration modeled on the Children's Zone.

After last week's decision by a Manhattan judge calling the city's flu vaccine requirement «invalid and unlawful» — because the Health Department initiative had not been voted on by the state legislature — Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz introduced legislation Monday to add the flu to the list of illnesses children attending state - licensed facilities are required to receive.

With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

NYCLU announced a settlement with Utica City schools ensuring refugee children receive the same educational opportunities as their peers, by guaranteeing them the right to attend public school past the age of 21.

The City of Buffalo says testing of water sources in common use areas of the City's 27 community centers, prioritized by where young children attend daycare and spend time after school and on weekends, is nearing completion, while the analysis for lead and copper at more than 150 city - owned buildings by the end of the year is on trCity of Buffalo says testing of water sources in common use areas of the City's 27 community centers, prioritized by where young children attend daycare and spend time after school and on weekends, is nearing completion, while the analysis for lead and copper at more than 150 city - owned buildings by the end of the year is on trCity's 27 community centers, prioritized by where young children attend daycare and spend time after school and on weekends, is nearing completion, while the analysis for lead and copper at more than 150 city - owned buildings by the end of the year is on trcity - owned buildings by the end of the year is on track.

It also seemed to point out that only a small fraction of the city's public school students attend charter schools, and said its main focus was on improving opportunities for all children.

At its founding, AQE provided Nixon a fitting pathway into activism on a cause close to home for the parent of two children currently attending New York City public schools (her eldest child is now out of city schooCity public schools (her eldest child is now out of city schoocity schools).

New York, NY — Eva Moskowitz released an open letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio today that calls on City Hall to provide permanent middle school space for 465 Success Academy children who still don't know where they will attend school next year.

Born on March 29, 1952 in the city of Lagos, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan, South West Nigeria.

Ms. Kittredge is the parent of public school children who attend P.S. 101Q and The Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School and has been a strong advocate for education for all of our City's children.

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.

Margarita Garcia - Notario, whose child attends school in the Plattsburgh City School District, echoed this concern.

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

In the study, 292 first - generation immigrant children who attended eight high - poverty, urban elementary schools in Boston took part in the intervention, called City Connects, in the early 2000s.

About Lela Rose: Lela Rose, who today lives in New York City with her husband and two children, was born and raised in Texas and attended college in Colorado, where she studied fine arts.

Ali Larter attended the Pampers Celebrates Fun Morning Moments held at the Children's Museum of Manhattan on Wednesday (August 20) in New York City.

Morgan Freeman attends the 2018 SeriousFun Children's Network Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 21, 2018 in New York City.

Malaak Compton Rock, Beat the Odds scholar Ruben Suazo and Rosie Perez attend Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds Gala at the Pierre Hotel on February 29, 2016 in New York City.

Tonya Lewis Lee, Spike Lee and Rosie Perez attend Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds Gala at the Pierre Hotel on February 29, 2016 in New York City.

Lauren McCrostie attends the Twentieth Century Fox, Saks Fifth Avenue and Visa Signature Present «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Actress Lauren McCrostie attends the «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» New York premiere held at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Eva Green attends the Twentieth Century Fox, Saks Fifth Avenue and Visa Signature Present «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Director Tim Burton attends the «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» New York premiere held at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Director Tim Burton, actress Eva Green and actor Samuel L. Jackson attend the «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» New York premiere held at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson attends the «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» New York premiere held at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Asa Butterfield attends the Twentieth Century Fox, Saks Fifth Avenue and Visa Signature Present «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children» at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 26, 2016 in New York City.

Actress Anne Hathaway attends the 2014 World Of Children Awards at 583 Park Avenue on November 6, 2014 in New York City.

Eva Green strikes a pose on the red carpet while attending the premiere of her latest film Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children held at Saks Fifth Avenue on Monday (September 26) in New York City.

The second, Martinez v. Malloy (led by the legal team behind Vergara v. California), contends that, in Connecticut, «inner - city children are compelled to attend public schools that the state knows have been failing its students for decades.»

Parents in cities beyond Gaza's immediate parameters have warned that they will not let their children attend school as long as the Palestinian threat persists.

Dianne Payne leaves the Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan after asking a judge to force the state to pay the same amount of money that the New York City system spends per pupil for two of her children to attend private school.

He believed that it was a serious civil - rights violation for the city's elite public schools to use race - blind admissions standards, while his own children attended exclusive private schools where money, connections, and «culture» played a major role in the admissions process.

The United Federation of Teachers, along with some parents whose children attend the New York City public schools, has filed a lawsuit against the city to force that repairs be made on what it calls «disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.&raCity public schools, has filed a lawsuit against the city to force that repairs be made on what it calls «disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.&racity to force that repairs be made on what it calls «disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.»

Dozens of children from all over the city attended, taking their turn at building and programming the machines to react to light, sound, or motion in a simple but profound brush with robotics technology.

After reading the critics and examining many more studies than Klein names (some inevitably negative), I believe there is simply no doubt that under Klein's leadership, children attending public schools in New York City were, on average, being far better educated at the end of his eight years than they had been nine years before.

A new Brookings study by Russ Whitehurst and Michelle Croft finds that students attending the charter school connected with the Harlem Children's Zone do not outperform students at other New York City charter schools, but Jay Mathews warns that it is too soon to draw conclusions about the impact of the HCZ's services.

In 71 of the nation's 100 largest cities, the percentage of public school teachers whose children attend private schools exceeds that of the general public, according to the study by the education analyst and consultant Denis P. Doyle.

In her acknowledgements, she virtually paraphrases the most famous progressive intellectual, John Dewey, in extolling the private, progressive school her own children attended in New York City.