Sentences with phrase «kids moved to the suburbs»

A decade ago as more poor kids moved to the suburbs and were hidden by averages, don't you think the educators in those schools would have appreciated help in understanding and addressing those challenges?

Not exact matches

A few moves later, when his defeat was complete, Sebastian limply shook hands with the boy who had beaten him, a sandy - haired kid from a central Ohio suburb, shuffled his way through the cavernous convention - center ballroom where a thousand heads were bowed over chessboards, and slunk back to Union B, the windowless conference room down the hall that was his chess team's temporary home.

But to those typical reasons for moving to most suburbs, residents, particularly young parents, add another pitch - a school district that offers a sort of one - stop shopping for those with kids of all ages.

He told me that his two kids, who are now in college, played a big role in his decision to settle in the suburbs and not New York City, saying that moving from the relative calm of North Carolina to Manhattan would have been «too much» for them.

The Pitch: A man (Cube), his girlfriend (Long), and her kids move from the city to the suburbs, where they purchase a «fixer - upper» that turns out to be a nightmare.

If the United States could somehow guarantee poor people a fair shot at the American dream through shifting education policies alone, then perhaps we wouldn't have to feel so damn bad about inequality — about low tax rates and loopholes that benefit the superrich and prevent us from expanding access to childcare and food stamps; about private primary and secondary schools that cost as much annually as an Ivy League college, and provide similar benefits; about moving to a different neighborhood, or to the suburbs, to avoid sending our children to school with kids who are not like them.

For decades, the life cycle of the young, middle - class D.C. resident has gone something like this: Move to the District, get a good job, meet a nice boy or girl, get married, have a kid and — faced with mediocre public schools or the prospect of tens of thousands of dollars in yearly private school tuition — move to the subuMove to the District, get a good job, meet a nice boy or girl, get married, have a kid and — faced with mediocre public schools or the prospect of tens of thousands of dollars in yearly private school tuition — move to the subumove to the suburbs.

The Jenson family has recently moved to a new working - class suburb, and though dad Rex showers his kids with shiny new toys, there's something strange about his behavior.

Still, families who move to a new home during their kids» teenage years are likely to favor the suburbs, which are perceived to be safer and more family oriented.

Suburbs give much - needed room for families to spread their wings and explore the outdoors, but cities beckon when the kids move out.

At the same time, Americans are more likely to live in the suburbs today than they were in 2000, and even the young, affluent ones drawn to cities tend to move once their kids reach school age, Kolko's research shows.

Millennial's are a much larger demographic group then even the baby - boomers, and now they are getting better jobs, in relationships, getting married, having kids, and now moving to the suburbs.