Sentences with phrase «most kids in the neighborhood»

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- about whether is it what happens in school or what happens around the school that's most important in determining whether kids from poor neighborhoods achieve, right?

Even though almost every student at the KIPP Academy... is from a low - income family, and all but a few are either black or Hispanic, and most enter below grade level, they are still a step above other kids in the neighborhood; on their math tests in the fourth grade (the year before they arrived at KIPP), KIPP students in the Bronx scored well above the average for the district, and on their fourth - grade reading tests they often scored above the average for the entire city.

I will remember that in so - called «bad neighborhoods,» most kids turn out just fine with a little guidance.

In our neighborhood, kids spend most of their time at sports practices or games or traveling to games and are not just playing in the neighborhooIn our neighborhood, kids spend most of their time at sports practices or games or traveling to games and are not just playing in the neighborhooin the neighborhood.

True, non-candy treats may not make your house the most popular stop in the neighborhood, but there are some really fun alternatives to candy that are definitely kid - approved.

and I turn the lights off for Trick O» Treaters (there aren't many little kids in my neighborhood, and most of them go to other neighborhoods on less busy streets... so all we get are older kids who don't even wear costumes... which is really just going door - to - door begging for food... which is awkward).

«In this neighborhood, most of us are stay - at - home moms with young kids,» she says.

Meanwhile, more parents in D.C. neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park are sending their kids to public schools, resulting in fewer spots for «out of boundary» students in the most sought - after neighborhood schools such as Lafayette, Murch and Eaton elementary schools or Deal Middle School.

JW: If high - quality pre-K isn't such a good idea, why are rich people in my neighborhood running around thinking that the Earth will implode (and their kid won't get into Harvard someday) if they don't get a slot in the most sought - after preschool programs?

As a black kid navigating New Orleans's overwhelmingly white private schools, I spent most of my adolescence in their neighborhoods and at their homes.

«I think that's one of the most dramatic examples of a successful turnaround — the support among families knowing they have better schools for their kids in their neighborhood.»

«The most unsatisfactory - rated teachers, the most «U» - rated teachers, are found in minority neighborhoods and we need to look at that because if we have almost 80 percent of minority kids not reading, writing and doing math at grade level that's a problem.

I knew them like most kids know their own homes, know their neighborhoods, and know which yards to avoid and which ones it's safe to leave your bike in.

Other respondents referred to their credit reports or scores as «the most important thing in my life, right now, well besides my babies,» as «that darned thing that is destroying my life,» and as «my ticket to good neighborhoods and good schools for my kids.»

Just an fyi any dog is capable of killing a child!!!!!!! There is a German Shepherd in our neighborhood that chased a kid on his bike bit his leg and drug him off the bike!!!!! I have a pit my sister has a staffordshire terrier I've known people that raise them and I don't know of one of them that have intentionally ever hurt ANYONE better yet kill someone the most they've done is lick everyone too death in the face and tried jumping up on people!!!! My pit is around my 10 month old and my 4 year old not once has he snapped or hurt either one of them!!!

For the most part dogs wandered freely in their neighborhoods, accompanied kids to the school bus stop, hung out with canine pals all day, and became naturally socialized to their world and the people, dogs, and things they encountered in their daily travels.

-- less than 40 pounds — low - shed, because of children's allergies (there is no such thing as a non-shedding dog)-- playful and fun — good with kids — will want cuddling and petting — medium exercise needs (able to be fulfilled in a fenced yard and with neighborhood walks for the most part)