Sentences with phrase «made for schoolchildren»

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«Mrs. Obama's efforts to continue to strengthen school wellness make sense for the well - being of our schoolchildren,» said ABA President and CEO Susan Neely.
Last off - season, when Umenyiora returned to Nigeria for the first timesince he left as a teen, the villagers made him an honorary chief — not for hisfootball achievements, but because of the 30 scholarships he endows each yearfor local schoolchildren.
Send a message to your members of Congress and make a difference for schoolchildren across the nation.
Visitors can talk with volunteers about activities such as giving tours to schoolchildren and other visitors; making floral arrangements and gardening; touring new exhibits; learning the opportunities for dressing up in costume to demonstrate 19th Century exhibits; or plying a hobby such as blacksmithing, printing or stone carving.
AQE Executive Director Billy Easton heaped praise on Silver, calling him «one person who's not only been listening for as long as you can imagine to the needs of schoolchildren across the state, but has been reflecting that voice back and speaking it out in the halls of decision - making» and the «originator of pre-kindergarten.»
«New York City has made great strides in offering a variety of language programs for our city's schoolchildren, and I'm honored that Queens will be home to the first South Asian dual language program,» said Chairman Crowley.
A mentorship program for struggling schoolchildren, spearheaded by Cuomo and his mother, Matilda Cuomo, is now making its way to Binghamton University.
The Conference is a membership organization advocating for New York's urban school systems, including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Yonkers and New York City, which make up 45 percent of the state's public schoolchildren.
«This ceaseless commitment will continue this year with a community - supported bus lane, pedestrian refuge islands and a protected bike path on First Avenue straight through East Harlem, and we will continue to push for speed cameras to make our streets and our schoolchildren even safer,» he said.
As schoolchildren absorbed lectures on state history during tours of the Capitol here last week, California lawmakers were making history of their own by passing a school reform package that will raise the stakes for teachers, administrators, and students.
If schools were to make the hand washing procedure fun, engaging and memorable for schoolchildren, then it is likely to increase overall hand hygiene compliance.
Indeed, one could make a strong argument that any outsized influence that teachers unions exercise in school board elections provides a nice enhancement of democratic decisionmaking on education policy because teachers, as much as any other group in society, can serve as powerful advocates for those Americans who can not vote: schoolchildren.
For the people who really know about the issue — and can prove the value of providing all schoolchildren with good food — the proposal to make it free for them is a no - brainFor the people who really know about the issue — and can prove the value of providing all schoolchildren with good food — the proposal to make it free for them is a no - brainfor them is a no - brainer.
«Rather than using taxpayer dollars to provide vouchers to a few, we must focus our resources and efforts on concrete reforms that make our public schools better for all of the District's schoolchildren
«State chiefs, district superintendents, and principals are the primary audience — the people making decisions about programs for schoolchildren,» he said.
Even with 60 new schools, charters would make up a smaller proportion of all schools at CPS than they do at some other large urban districts — in New Orleans, for example, about 70 percent of schoolchildren attend charters.
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Robles hoped her Mechanical Encyclopedia would be easier for schoolchildren to carry than several books; she also believed the invention would make reading more accessible for all, the Daily Mail reports.
More important, they owe our schoolchildren a heartfelt and public apology for the psychological pain inflicted on them when they and their parents saw full - page ads claiming Waubra disease could make them ill.
We would like to thank late Dr. K. Mimura for his assistance and the schoolchildren and parents who made this research possible.
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