Sentences with phrase «more school days in»

And only 5.1 % of children missed 11 or more school days in the past year compared to 6.2 % nationally.

Additionally, after - school activity participation was also associated with 60 percent lower odds of missing seven or more school days in a year.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

She advocates for rejiggering students» school schedules to allow to for more sleep, such as having classes start later in the day.

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for action after the horrific school shooting in Florida the day before that left at least 17 people dead and more than a dozen injured.

Many more use its white - label products every day in restaurants, hotels, schools and office buildings.

His citations go back as far as Plato («You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation») and as recently as «Stranger Things» teen star Millie Bobby Brown («I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school.

More of our students gain access to high - speed internet in their schools every single day,» he said.

More than 30 companies, including Starbucks, are conducting more than 1,700 interviews throughout the day at the event for those ages 16 to 24 who aren't in school or workMore than 30 companies, including Starbucks, are conducting more than 1,700 interviews throughout the day at the event for those ages 16 to 24 who aren't in school or workmore than 1,700 interviews throughout the day at the event for those ages 16 to 24 who aren't in school or working.

Major Arizona school districts in metro Phoenix and Tucson were still closed for the day on Thursday following Gov. Ducey's signing of budget legislation providing more than $ 300 million in raises for many of the state's striking teachers.

You'd be having a kitten if a school somewhere wanted to start every day with a «muslim» prayer... more and more kids in schools there days aren't «christian», so making them listen to a «christian» prayer simply doesn't make sense.

While mainline publishers of religious books and church - school curricula have been virtually silent on the subject, there are currently in print more than 350 books challenging evolutionary science and advocating a «creation science» based on six 24 - hour days of creation, a «young - earth» dating, and a worldwide «flood geology.»

While pledging allegiance to the flag (with a more subdued physical salute) continues to this day to be routine in America's public schools, for the seventy years since Barnette it has been unlawful to compel any student to participate, and no student who elects not to participate is obliged to give any reason for that choice.

As I'm not in school this semester, I've noticed myself spending more time playing Call of Duty and not having a strong enough attention span to continually read The Bible every day.

The other day a colleague of mine, who came to America from Russia via Israel, told me a story about her son who is in the eighth grade in a renowned progressive school in Cambridge, Massachusetts (than which no community could be more progressive).

He recalled the solid achievements which were now to be seen in Ernestine Saxony, the results of the Visitation, of the preaching of a theology of faith and the circulation of the Little Catechism, and the German New Testament: «The young people, both boys and girls, grow up so well instructed in the Catechism and the Scriptures that I am deeply moved when I see that young boys and girls can pray, believe, and speak more of God and Christ than they ever could in the monasteries, foundations, and schools of bygone days, or even of our day.

The Coalition is calling for a one - day strike of professors and students at Harvard Law School in order to advance «the issue of «normalization,» or making our school look more like the society in which we live.&School in order to advance «the issue of «normalization,» or making our school look more like the society in which we live.&school look more like the society in which we live.»

It is wise to carry three or more days of food, water, and other supplies (see «emergency kits» below) in your car in case you have to evacuate directly from work or school.

What is more, my standard work - schedule would soon be substitute teaching one day in an inner - city high - school, and the next in a suburban one.

Kids are more likely to pick up an infection than an adult, probably because of children's tendency to put their fingers in their mouths, and you may notice worms emerging in your family when your littlies begin day care and school.

Still have a few more days before the kids are done school where I can bake in relative peace — when they get home, all bets are off!

when i lived with my grandparents school let out before they got off work i went to an after school center where i received tutoring for my homework or i played with other kids in similar situations on occasion this place would take us on field trips one such field trip was to the local roller skating rink i was not a klutzy child, not more than the usual actually, i was quite coordinated at sports but put round wheels on my shoes and it was a mess i fell on my ass more times than i was standing and no lie the next day i could not poop

Valentines day is right around the corner and if you have little ones in school, I'm sure they want nothing more than the best box of «frozen» valentines to give to their friends.

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But during the day (I had a break while the girls were in school) I had much more energy and of course was always looking for an excuse to do anything other than pack my apartment.

Meat Free Monday in schools focuses on school hours only but we encourage staff members and students to remain meat free the whole day (or more) if they want to.

We learned that more than one million fewer school children drank milk with their lunches every day in the first two years after low - fat flavored milk was removed from cafeterias.

Whether it's providing more choices with less sugar in stores or removing full - calorie soft drinks from schools, we're always looking for different ways to support your efforts to make every day a balanced one.

The hands - on day at two culinary schools helped chefs incorporate more fruit in menus, new product development, and customizing Thai - influenced recipes for their operations.

FUTP 60 is active in more than 73,000 U.S. schools and encourages children to consume nutrient - rich foods, including dairy, and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

, we work hard every day to get more kids and their families cooking in the kitchen, help fight the battle against hunger, and help more public school students have an opportunity toward education in the restaurant and foodservice industry.

With Judah back in school I have more time during the day to spend working and creating new recipes, so I decided to get creative and whip up a family treat to celebrate a successful first week of Judah being in kindergarten!

I just can't believe that we have become a joke we always start the season well then have a bumpy December and by the time Feb comes our form has taken a dip and we get kicked out of all competitions except for that valuable top 4 that the board loves so much... ultimately if Arsenal want to compete again we need changes from the bottom up... Kroenke and his board need to go cause clearly for them profits matter more than trophies... Wenger needs to go for his lack of tactical naus guy has been using the same fornation since I was in high school and I'm doing my honours in accounting now... our medical team must all go our players always get injured and they never come back in time (take a look at Santi) players like Coquelin Theo Mesut Gabriel Gibbs Giroud just to name a few need to go they're just not good enough seriously these players lack fight tactical Discipline and tactical awareness... at the end of the day change needs to happen things can't keep going like this for us....

Yes, the competition level may not be as good in high school, but managing the relationships developed in five - or six - day - a-week practices is a skill that becomes even more critical in college where every player was a star at the youth level.

For the first four years, he estimates the bill was $ 30,000, but after the Lions went winless in 2006, the school wanted to get more serious, and hired Eric Day, an assistant coach from FCS Delaware State.

You might start choosing healthy options as your first choice You start the day on such a good foot that the fruit salad or salad bar in the business school café might start to seem more appealing.

18 hours later (which is nearly more than 3 days in school) I landed in Guilin and couldn't wait to start my first day of fun with the International Football Academy and meet all my new friends here.

In addition, the introduction of an education officer has helped us to forge closer links to local schools which has released more schoolboy players into our school day release programme.

Some days between school runs, meetings, appointments and errands, I could not be more thankful for a comfy but practical life proof uniform... (Of course, this wouldn't be the Fashionable Housewife blog without doing it in style!)

In school, a highly sensitive stress - response system constantly on the lookout for threats can produce patterns of behavior that are self - defeating: fighting, talking back, acting up in class, and also, more subtly, going through each day perpetually wary of connection with peers and resistant to outreach from teachers and other adultIn school, a highly sensitive stress - response system constantly on the lookout for threats can produce patterns of behavior that are self - defeating: fighting, talking back, acting up in class, and also, more subtly, going through each day perpetually wary of connection with peers and resistant to outreach from teachers and other adultin class, and also, more subtly, going through each day perpetually wary of connection with peers and resistant to outreach from teachers and other adults.

An independent evaluation of the impact of the Fathers Reading Every Day programme on more than 300 children at nine south London schools, found that for children who participated in FRED there was marked improvement at above expected levels in reading, writing and numeracy, when compared to peers who did not take part.

It's been a weird couple of weeks, I've been feeling quite sad that my littlest is now half way through Year R and a little unsure about what to do with myself, which is odd because every second of every day is completely full, it's not that I'm bored, it's more a restlessness, an unsettled what do I do now feeling... last Monday I spent the day in school with Hannah in Year R, it was a lovely insight into her school life, but again I came away a little sad.

Tons of parents drive their kids to more than once school in the morning, go to work, and then do it all over the next day.

We are busy every day after school, I have a baby to look after in the daytime and weekends are filled with more children's sporting activities, parties and catching up with friends.

We offer a range of courses and support for schools and extended services, including Dad Factor training to help you work in more father - inclusive ways, and training in how to deliver Fathers Reading Every Day (FRED), our well evaluated supported reading programme for primary schools and early years services.

Interestingly, just days before the NFL's decision to suspend the use of impact sensors was announced, my local paper, The Boston Globe, came out with a powerful editorial in which it urged college, high school, and recreational leagues in contact and collision sports to consider mandating use of impact sensors, or, at the very least, experimenting with the technology, to alert the sideline personnel to hits that might cause concussion, and to track data on repetitive head impacts, which, a growing body of peer - reviewed evidence suggests, may result, over time, in just as much, if not more, damage to an athlete's brain, as a single concussive blow, and may even predispose an athlete to concussion.

Missing the first two days of school after winter break is okay for my future eighth grader — he will be at a family wedding, with uncles and grandparents, and extended family, and that event and those memories will be far more important in his hopefully long life than the algebra he won't be learning those days.

Kids are in school for more than 6 hours each day.

Also, the group hoped to get more federal money for organic foods in schools and one day replicate the program nationally.

Up from 23.4 % in 2007, in 2017 40.6 % of students now spend 3 or more hours each day (on an average school day) playing video or computer games, or using a computer, smartphone, or tablet for something other than school work.