Sentences with phrase «meant bigger schools»

In years past, school reform meant bigger schools, more «comprehensive» systems, and more tightly centralized control.

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Starting up when you're 13 may not be easy, but for some it could mean landing big bucks — as ABC's hit show «Shark Tank» looks for fodder on school campuses.

Forgoing the 6 percent to 10 percent sales tax on items like clothing, school supplies and select electronics can mean big savings for parents, but it also represents an opportunity for small businesses.

For him, that means dedicating time to doing things that he cares about — liking dropping his kids off at school, watching shows with them at the end of the day, and carving out time in the day to exercise and think about the big picture.

Other economists don't agree that you need $ 350,000 to be considered rich, however an amount of money that exceeds $ 200,000 per year is enough for a family to lead a more than comfortable lifestyle; this means having the chance to live in a big house, send the kids to private schools, have enough money to travel internationally, own at least 2 cars, and have no debt except a mortgage which will help them build equity.

According to T - Mobile CEO John Legere, catering to boomers doesn't mean bigger buttons, phone call minutes and old - school flip phones.

Perhaps your claim is true, but like the big bang and the notion that evolution is a means to species, there is no place in our public schools for teaching religion as science.

With the success of the Sake School of America and the WSET Sake Course, it really shows that the sake culture is finally blossoming here in the U.S. I mean, do you really want to drink a big, full - bodied Cab with miso soup?

Coming home from school to a big, boiling pot of wavy egg noodles was a jump - up - and - down hand - clapping sight: it always meant stroganoff was simmering in the covered pot on the other burner.

Basically, the bigger schools will have more power than ever to determine how they operate, which will at some point mean increased benefits for players.

But it is not Faulk's mean streak that grabs one's attention when he runs; it is that burst — closing speed, college coaches call it — that prompted a lot of big - time schools to recruit Faulk as a defensive back.

What follows is my personal, big picture reaction to the proposal and what it will really mean in local schools.

Back to school shopping is just around the corner and for a lot of families that will mean big expenses.

I'm sure that moving funds from one category to another will not be simple, and each school department will try to hold on to their funds like a dog with a pork chop, but I think it's important to see the big picture, and in my view, this big picture would mean that schools will eventually be able to provide FREE healthy food for all children, as Dr. Poppendieck advocates.

I mean, I babysat my way through high school to earn spending money and I took care of kids in my profession as a nurse in a big city hospital.

«For months now, we have faced the prospect of big cuts in aid from Albany that would have meant fewer new school seats and more overcrowding,» Walcott said in a statement.

«A big part of adolescent development is figuring out your identity, and that does not always mean talking to grown - ups about what is going on,» said Dr. Nadine Connell, assistant professor of criminology in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.

One of the biggest challenges for me is the transition from summer to fall (which means first day of school for my baby... how is this possible?!).

i am asking because i am much weaker than anybody at my school it's so strange cause i started working out and i am 6» 3» feet tall my weight is 95 kg that means i am much bigger than anyone at my school and my muscle mass is bigger i went to a doctor and he said that so why i am so weak.For me i think it's genetics my father and his ancestors never lift weights they are so weak and also my mother's family so if you know how pls tell me.THX

A big gap between offspring 2 and 3 means that schooldays spanned a long time chez moi and I'm still attached to the school calendar!

Then in high school, I had a best friend who was SO gorgeous and was a few sizes bigger than me (meaning she was like, a size 6 compared to my 2, so silly to think back on now!).

We don't mean to get all school ma'amish, but one of the biggest issues people have with a profile is if it's littered with spelling mistakes, poorly constructed sentences, and slang (yep, slang!)

It plays like a big - budget, after - school special with a generous cast, who at times lift the material from its well - meaning clunkiness.

If you can get through the first two puerile episodes — and that's a big if — of Danny McBride and Jody Hill's mean - spirited school comedy Vice Principals, you'll probably notice a much better and possibly smarter work of satire lurking just out of reach.

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

«This means every ninth - grader has a big sister or big brother in each of the other classes.This vertical integration, as opposed to horizontal integration of grouping students in grade levels by age, fosters deep friendships across grades and promotes a feeling of family in our school community.

Alex Hill: I mean it was actually part of a big study looking at 160 academies [independent but state - funded schools], where we were given remote access to their systems so that we could actually observe what they did and how they operated, and we worked with them for seven to nine years, and during that time there was 411 different leaders who led those schools.

In the median state, less than half of all teachers are expected to work long enough to vest in their retirement plan — meaning that despite big spending and promises, less than half of all public - school teachers, on average, will ever receive retirement benefits for their years on the job (see Figure 3).

Adopting the Common Core Standards has meant a big change in how and when math is learned, and taught, in our public schools.

So funders, by all means, bet big on «place - based strategies,» school networks, personalized learning, better tools and training for teachers, and all the rest.

Through the stories of these two schools he addresses the meaning of community in multicultural America, the pros and cons of school choice, and what this all means for today's big education policy debates.

What's more, the enhancement also obligated the school district to provide richer pensions for future cohorts of teachers — meaning an even bigger price tag.

In the following excerpt from their new book The Every Student Succeeds Act: What It Means for Schools, Systems, and States, Frederick M. Hess and Max Eden explain how what might appear to be a story of Congress «not working» can actually be seen as a story of Congress working exactly as it is supposed to, finding agreement on a major issue in a big, diverse, and complicated nation.

In elementary schools, where students generally spend the day with one teacher, increasing class size because of Khan would mean bigger classes in every other subject, too.

It means a bigger role for schools in making sure children are prepared for the emotional demands of social media.

The assessment itself was first given in 1969, but the underlying political compromises meant that (a) students were tested by age, not grade level; (b) results were reported either as percentages of test takers getting individual questions right or (starting in 1984) on a psychometric scale that included no benchmarks, standards, or «cut points»; and (c) the «units of analysis» were the entire country and four big regions but not individual states, let alone districts or schools.

ATL policy adviser Anne Heavey, who spoke to MPs at the drop - in session, said: «We urged MPs to speak to heads to find out what they will lose per student and what that will mean in terms of staff redundancies, bigger class sizes, school repairs and so on.»

In a big way, solving the current education crisis means confronting issues in urban schools.

Albert Einstein, not a big fan of school, said, «The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.»

Charter market share is significant and growing in most big cities, meaning authorizing will have a major bearing on the future of urban public schooling.

It can be a really great thing being at a big school but it can also mean that you might not have the same teacher twice or you might have a teacher that has never met you before, that sort of thing.

We have exceptionally expensive benefit systems that mean a big chunk of school funding is going to pay retirees rather than today's teachers.

In «The Long Path to ESSA,» Rick Hess and Max Eden explain how we got this new federal education law and the big picture of what will mean for schools and states.

At this point, how big an issue is confusion about what charter schooling means?

In my view, that means a big focus on transparency, both around student achievement (disaggregated every which way) and around spending (at the school level).

It means that my school does big, exciting, yet complicating assignments that requires a lot of research, software and internet usage, and ideas.

Despite a new law meant to cut down on out - of - school suspensions, a review of the four biggest Connecticut cities showed suspensions are still happening at a high rate.

This does not mean school leaders will not see big changes in results.

Of course, bigger doesn't always mean better, so vet these and other schools to select the best New Mexico teacher education school for you.

This is a big deal, but also hard to understand, so we thought we would explain the important parts of this issue and what this means for Indiana's schools going forward.