Sentences with phrase «increase the number of school days»

«If we're unwilling to increase the number of school days in a year — or the average number of hours in a school day — then we have to focus on the attendance crisis,» he says.

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That would require the center to increase the number of staff per student but also would permit charging higher fees than the current weekly rate of $ 115 per full - day child and $ 78 for after - schoolers.

Having a meat free day every week is now recommended in the government's School Food Standards guidance and an increasing number of schools are looking at ways to become greener.

Now, though, the Texas Department of Agriculture inexplicably wants to take a huge step backwards in child nutrition by proposing: a return of deep fat fryers to our schools; a six-fold increase in the number of allowed junk food fundraising days; and the abolition of the «time and place» competitive food restrictions that have served our children well for over a decade.

Two days ago, New York Times national education correspondent Sam Dillon had a front page story on the sharp increase in the number of formerly middle class households now taking advantage of free or reduced price school lunches for their children, a stark indicator of the nation's current economic woes.

The deal, which comes days before the June 30 deadline, actually increases the number of daycare and after - school spaces offered by the city, which had been on the chopping block under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's original plan.

As students are claiming their rightful place in today's ongoing dialogues on gun control and school safety — leading powerful demonstrations such as March for Our Lives and National School Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurschool safety — leading powerful demonstrations such as March for Our Lives and National School Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurSchool Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurrence.

A building that is used as a school or college is likely to have a large number of people who use the premises every day, and as a result of this there will be an increase of dust floating in the air.

With Common Core looming, the complexity and volume of the content is rapidly increasing at a rate not commensurate to the number of hours in a school day.

«Increasing the number of pupils travelling actively to school is a simple way of providing children with the moderate intensity of exercise required every day.

Former police sergeant Henry Platten has designed GoBubble to provide young people with a safe alternative to Facebook following the news that increasing numbers of primary school children are logging on to social media at least once a day.

Thousands of third - graders may have a sense of déjà vu on the first day of school this year: The number of states that require third - graders to be held back if they can't read increased to 13 in the last year.

A 2009 study of seventh and eighth grade students at 10 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country found that those attending afterschool programs skipped school fewer times, increased school effort, and gained academic confidence; moreover, the first two outcomes cited above increased as the number of days attending afterschool programs increased (Arbreton, Bradshaw, Sheldon, & Pepper, 2009).

There's no doubt that teachers and parents prefer smaller classes, but what would the impact on student learning be of increasing class size by this modest amount in order to make a large increase in the number of days students spend in school?

If school heads into a semi-retired state after students take the accountability tests, then perhaps schools should increase the number of accountable days.

The real answer is that schools have been increasing the number of instructional days recently, but only the number of days prior to the administration of assessments.

Despite a concerted effort to increase student attendance, the number of LA Unified students who missed 16 or more days of school in 2015 - 16 grew by 1 percent from the previous year, this month's budget documents show.

Some of the questions the Commissioner spoke to were on topics such as the number of days of instruction, community schools, increasing the number of charter holders in the state, and rigor as it pertains to the STAAR test.

In addition to building professional learning time into the existing school day, an increasing number of schools fund longer school days and years, and devote a portion of that time to teacher - led professional learning.

The resolution asks the Superintendent to report back in 90 days with a plan to increase the number of magnet schools and to provide more flexibility in the magnet application process.

Schools that seek to provide teachers with increased time during the existing school day face a number of challenges.

As the first day of school fast approaches, districts around the nation are noticing an increase in the number of Central American children registering for class.

Perhaps the biggest shift giving leeway to the adoption of a four - day school week is that an increasing number of states have passed legislation giving schools the flexibility to substitute the number of instructional days for instructional hours.

The student account has 300 per day — please contact us on 0800 6 527 527 if you are a large school and would like to increase either or both of these numbers.

Washington, D.C. — November 14, 2013 — A new report by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and The National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation (NAESPF) finds that principals are embracing Breakfast in the Classroom as the best way to increase the number of students starting the day with school breaSchool Principals Foundation (NAESPF) finds that principals are embracing Breakfast in the Classroom as the best way to increase the number of students starting the day with school breaschool breakfast.

The federal official in charge of national nutrition programs was in Springfield, Massachusetts Friday to see a unique effort that has dramatically increased the number of children who start the school day with a nutritious breakfast.

Prepared by Michael Molnar, curriculum director of the Amherst schools, it shows an increased number of testing days, as well as hours spent.

Meanwhile, each school's computer lab serves an increasing number of special - needs and English language learners every day.

Since 2010, New Jersey has seen a 73 percent increase in the number of low - income students receiving a healthy breakfast each school day.

However, OSSE finds that the number of instructional days suspended students miss increases steadily by grade: more than half of suspensions for students below fifth grade are for less than two days, but most suspensions given to students in older grades are typically between two and five days, with an increasing proportion of longer suspensions (six to ten days) through the end of high school.

By staggering teacher breaks, Generation Schools Network expands the instructional year for students without increasing the number of working days for teachers.26

The number of training schools has increased dramatically since the days when the three training clubs (Queen City Dog Training Club, Kuliga Dog Training Club, and Clermont County Dog Training Club) were the major source of obedience classes in the area.

The number of day - care centres has increased and numerous new forms of day care have been developed, day - care centres that pay attention to supporting the child and family, and to co-operating with the school have become an indispensable link between the family and child welfare in most countries.

More than 850 National Close the Gap Day events have been registered in schools, workplaces and other community venues across all states and territories in an unprecedented show of support for the campaign.This is almost a 50 per cent increase in the number of events registered last year.

School days redux: An increasing number of seniors are opting to retire in college towns, where they can be near young people, university libraries, discounted classes, and sports and cultural activities.