Sentences with phrase «mean longer school days»

That might mean longer school days or new curricula that weave reading lessons into all subjects.

That may mean a longer school day, a longer school year, more supports in place for families.

In many cases, this means a longer school day and a longer school year than those found in a traditional public - school setting.

That innovation can take many forms, and at KIPP charter schools it often means a longer school day and year.

Not exact matches

I didn't care if all of my folders had to be neon green as long as it meant I didn't have to go shopping until the day before school began.

The Thanksgiving holidays remind us that many children rely on the food they receive during the school day, and long breaks often mean extended periods of hunger.

Schools chief Jean - Claude Brizard upped the ante later in the evening on WTTW's «Chicago Tonight,» saying he would be willing to give elementary school teachers a 2 percent raise this year if it means the district could implement a longer school day this year rather than waiting until next year.

Such programs - with at least 16 under way in Illinois and others planned - provide children with creative and fun ways to spend their time, while giving schools a means to deal with students who show up early each day or stay long after classes are over.

It wasn't long before the two groups» talking points mirrored each other perfectly, with each espousing a pressing need for «flexibility» in school food programs, a goal which sounds innocuous but really means throwing science - based nutrition standards out the window, despite growing evidence of their success in improving the diets of 31 million school kids each day.

During the school year that ended Friday, about 84 percent of Chicago public school students received free or reduced - price breakfasts and lunches, meaning that with summer's arrival, nearly 342,000 children are no longer receiving the meals each day in their school cafeterias.

Children love it because it means the end of the school season and the beginning of long endless days of play.

The schedule which permits a food as long as it's been on the school menu within the past four days means there will be [pizza / fries] served every day in every school.

I get it that this would likely mean extending the school day by 10 or 15 minutes, and that costs money because then the staff need to be paid for a longer day, but this is the dream wish list, right?

Now, my days of school are long gone, but that doesn't mean that I don't get excited about the seasonal trends and cold weather necessities coming my way!

Grade school days may be long gone, but it doesn't mean we can't benefit from fashion lessons learned over the years (and a few new purchases from ASOS» stylish back - to - school selection).

The scary - bad reality show that ensues has Alice regaling viewers with long minutes of her eating an iced meatloaf cake, opining about oral sex and wreaking vengeance on mean girls from her high - school days by re-enacting scenarios with hired actors.

To them, rigor simply means more work, harder books, and longer school days.

So they run Saturday and summer classes, and a long school day, which means the KIPP children spend 50 or 60 percent more time in school than the typical public - school student in this country.

For many, however, it will be a day of huge anxiety because their child is placed in a school which means long journeys on a daily basis, missing out on going to the same school as siblings or not getting a place at all.

The immersive environment also means that many private school students simply attend school for more hours in the day than do public school students because private schools offer after - school programs and a longer schedule.

While it is true that when Green takes off his journalist hat and puts on his columnist one he is no longer under any obligation to describe things accurately, he is being more than a bit disingenuous to suggest the «Commissioner's Network» (Section 18 of Senate Bill 24) simply means «longer days, year - round school, more social services, better pay for sought - after science and math teachers — without the constraints of restrictive labor contracts.»

The agenda for the day was school budgets, but after the long, surprising evening watching election results come in, these educators know that some time needs to be spent on what the election means for teachers, leaders and students.

I mean, the issue in the Chicago strike — one of the issues — was that Rahm Emanuel wanted a longer school day and the teachers said we want a better school day.

Access to full - day kindergarten is important but just extending how long children are in school does not necessarily mean the quality of teaching children experience changes.

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• We reject the idea that parenting requires hard work • We pledge to leave our children alone • That should mean that they leave us alone, too • We reject the rampant consumerism that invades children from the moment they're born • We read them poetry and fantastic stories without morals • We drink alcohol without guilt • We reject the inner Puritan • We fill the house with music and laughter • We don't waste money on family days out and holidays • We lie in bed for as long as possible • We try not to interfere • We push them into the garden and shut the door so that we can clean the house • We both work as little as possible, particularly when the kids are small • Time is more important than money • Happy mess is better than miserable tidiness • Down with school • We fill the house with music and merriment

While it's fairly hot year - round down here in Florida, the summer months of no school and longer days mean a significant increase in the time kids spend in and at the pool.

Back at the turn of the decade, when just a tiny fraction of the population even knew what the term meant, he used the downloadable radio - style shows to unwind at the end of long days reading case law while studying at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law.

May means the kids will soon be out of school and the days are getting longer.