Sentences with phrase «of good local schools»

We want all parents to have a choice of good local schools.

«They are popular with parents, ensuring thousands more families have the choice of a good local school.

«Free schools are offering a rigorous education in communities which have never before had the opportunity of a good local school.

They are popular with parents, ensuring thousands more families have the choice of a good local school.

«Parents who find out on Monday which primary school their child will attend can be reassured that the government is doing more than any before to ensure all parents have the choice of a good local school.

Free schools will give all parents, not just the rich, the option of a good local school with great teaching, strong discipline and small class sizes.»

Not exact matches

According to some of Canada's top luxury real estate agents, the wealthy are looking for value in their new home — properties that are in good locations, in close proximity to work and local schools.

Property taxes in the U.S. are a complicated patchwork of different policies set by states, cities and counties as well as local school boards, fire departments and utility commissions.

For years, Jain believed that the best way for a school to globalize was through alliances with local partners across the world instead of setting up additional campuses.

All three of us are really passionate about supporting local businesses as well as giving back to local schools and organizations.

Perhaps a good place to start is by focusing on 10 students in your local high school, with the goal of increasing their chances of graduating.

Autism Speaks, American Cancer Society and The Live Like Bella Foundation, as well as many schools and local charities, sell Are You Kidding socks, keeping 35 percent of the gross.

Mark lives in Salem, Oregon, where he serves on the school district budget committee as well as a number of church boards and committees at the local, state, and regional level.

«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000 unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.

If the money wasted on building this hideous monstrosity in the first place had been put into the local school system instead, think of the good that would have been done in Jesus's name.

Recruiting good head teachers is even harder — some local authorities have resorted to establishing networked schools with a head in charge of two or three at once.

It is absolutely crucial that people of good will examine the scientific evidence and disseminate the facts through to schools, local authorities and health trusts.

Well, Morgan, on the way you might want to stop by every local Jr High School to so you may get a basic grasp on the proper use of the English language while you're at it.

one of the things that drew me to my current church was that the pastor's kids went to school with mine at the local public school ---- good kids but not perfect, and they are okay with that.

Clearly, traditional Christmas carols can't be sung (there's a large university near where I live that attracts graduate students from all over the world, as well as a substantial local Jewish community, and probably not more than 60 or 70 percent of the children at the school are from even nominally Christian households), so most of the singing is of songs of the saccharine - secular genre — songs like «White Christmas.»

Players build their personal statements using locations such as «foodbank», «local estate», «school», or «home»; different groups of people such as «homeless people», «my mates» «work colleagues» or «prisoners» and varying actions such as «visiting», «helping» or «baking», as well as more traditional interpretations of mission such as «preaching», «going» and «church».

(132) The energy bursting from this story is admirable, but this is a long way from the problems of an averageCatholic family in Britain, who are more likely to be worrying about what the local primary school is teaching their children, rather than the best way to shoot a rat.

The statistics are suggest that free schools performed better than other types of schools, such as local authority schools or academies.

It provides in - depth programming that helps grow local food procurement capacity; educates the public about the importance and impact of Good Food; engages local school districts; and illuminates local, statewide and national food policy.

Ton Mulgrew, BBC Cook of the Year and chef at Ravenscliffe High School, which provides a predominantly vegetarian menu, said: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&School, which provides a predominantly vegetarian menu, said: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.»

To that end, the restaurant promotes a turnkey fundraiser program that returns 20 % of an event's proceeds back to organizations, helping schools, sports clubs and other local groups «cause a scene for a good cause».

From sourcing organic products, to obtaining fair trade certification, to greening our facilities and operations, to funding tree planting at schools in our local community, we are constantly seeking ways to better protect our environment and ensure a better quality of life for employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

GNA is dedicated to preserving the historical character of Gramercy, as well as its residents, local business and schools, by developing a sense of community through various projects, events and initiatives.

Traditionally a fundraiser for local scholarship programs, the festival to date has contributed nearly $ 80,000 in scholarships for Marathon High School students through the Marathon chapter of the Organized Fishermen of Florida, a statewide group that represents the interests and well - being of the commercial fishing industries.

This program will allow Waterkeeper to evaluate the types of litter found at restoration sites and begin management strategies by working with local companies, agencies, and other stakeholders on ways to reduce pollution and by working with schools to directly inform young people on how they can become better environmental stewards.

Many locals and plenty of high school football «experts» see this year's team as the school's best hope of returning to that glory.

The latter, very well led by our Sabbatical Officer, Omar Mohsen, had five fixtures in Michaelmas, including three against local comprehensive schools (The Hill School, Phoenix Academy and Cherwell School) as part of OUAFC's strategy to increase the access opportunities we provide.

Programs like Cambridge summer school have plenty of course offerings you might not get at your local school, but could serve you well in college.

This is mostly because the local youth or high school coach isn't well enough known in the rest of the country (although, on occasion, a local coach accused of abuse has been nationally prominent, like Russell Otis at Dominguez High School in Compton, Califoschool coach isn't well enough known in the rest of the country (although, on occasion, a local coach accused of abuse has been nationally prominent, like Russell Otis at Dominguez High School in Compton, CalifoSchool in Compton, California).

The Waldorf School of Atlanta does not discriminate against candidates for admission or employment on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or disability status as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

With the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, PL 105 - 268, the U.S. Congress established a requirement for all local agencies (including public and nonpublic, as well as Residential Child Care Institutions) with a federally - funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

What we'd like to see with the passage of the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act is a concerted effort by schools — whether at the state or local level — to find the best practices that work for their system, their resources, and the type of programs they already have in place.

It is promoted as a voluntary best practice standard and has been used by a majority of school divisions as benchmarks for measuring progress of local wellness policies.

Julie Chiaverini is a Lecturer in the School of Education at University of California at Irvine, as well as an Independent Literacy Curriculum & Instruction Consultant at local elementary schools in Orange County.

Allison — Normally I'd write a much longer answer but since I'm in the middle of this pink slime petition campaign, let me point you to one of the best resources on the Internet for people getting started in trying to improve school food on a local level.

Having done this kind of work myself for many years in San Francisco, I can vouch for how frustrating it can be, and yet, as a parent or guardian who really wants to make a difference in nutrition and health for an enormous number of children, there is really no better opportunity than serving on your local school nutrition parent advisory council.

Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high school baseball coach and local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's hockey club, a hockey mom concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.

MPS received support through local restaurants and businesses, the public health department, internal funding, as well as by working closely with United Fresh Foundation, a partner of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools.

If you really want to improve school meals, here are 10 effective ways to support the hard - working school nutrition HEROES who are reshaping local and national food systems, teaching kids about where food comes from, and feeding millions of children their best meals of the day — every day — in thousands of schools across our country.

McMillan's report offers a good, if somewhat depressing, snapshot of the state of local school food sourcing nationwide, finding that «only about 13 percent of the food budgets at schools serving local food actually went to stuff that was grown nearby.»

You'll find many camps, such as Vacation Bible School or kids» camps offered through your local university, run throughout the summer months so you have plenty of options to choose the camps that work best with your family's summer schedule.

The rise of flexi - schooling (Guardian, UK, 05-12-11)-- for some, the best of both worlds is to combine home education with some group activities at a local school.

for some, the best of both worlds is to combine home education with some group activities at a local school.

Learn how the Fuel Up to Play 60 program can help enhance your school nutrition program, and get all of your stakeholders involved: students, parents, teachers, and administrators, as well as the local community.

However, as local, state and federal governments manage strained budgets, continued investments in the health and well - being of our children and our schools is not a given.