Sentences with phrase «longer school day proposal»

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Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

Cuomo's budget provides 4.4 percent more aid to schools and would fund his proposal from the State of the State address for longer school days and school years.

«The proposal that I laid out in the room just now is a 10 percent increase in year one, followed by a 3 percent increase in year two, with health insurance contributions and a longer school day,» Kuzma said.

Simmons» proposal includes a longer school day, healthcare services, after - school programs, drug - prevention programs, college and career support, food, and clothing assistance.

The proposal for the school — now tentatively called «Elm City Imagine» — includes an extended school year with a calendar alternating eight weeks of regular classes with two weeks of «expedition» career engagement; longer school days with staggered teacher schedules; and small - group instruction with more focus on technology.