Sentences with phrase «over longer school days»

Lewis called the uproar over longer school days and teacher pay a «political issue» not driven by the new leadership at CPS.

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

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Okay, I know that despite everyone being back to school, people actually showing up to the office again, like, to work, again and Labor Day being but a blip in the rearview mirror that summer isn't really over yet — it's hot, the days are still relatively long and, no, I will not put my sandals away.

The 30 - second spot centers around a family at home after a long day of work and school, ready to enjoy each other's company over a delicious home - cooked meal.

In a head to head race that ended in one of the most spectacular sprint finishes we saw all season long Trevor McCutcheon from Great Oak High School took 1st on the day to win the Series Overall over Turner Conway (2nd) from Redlands Composite.

«Reconnecting can be as simple as a baby and mother looking fondly at each other after an outburst of tears has subsided, or a hug after a long day of school, or shaking hands to seal the deal after tough negotiations over a new bedtime.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

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.

Some days I avoid burnout by going to yoga, taking the dog for an extra long walk, having one more cup of tea, pouring over some textile or fashion books on the couch, making myself a lovely little lunch, meeting my son after school for some ice - cream, and having a great family dinner in the evening.

If it isn't longer school days, shorter hols, rote learning, over loaded curriculum etc, etc it's now trying to make us all use school dinners because the Tories can't be arsed to put more money into it.

If the strike is not settled over the weekend, Monday will be the 15th day of the walkout, tying the record set in 1983 for the longest school strike in Chicago history.

Over the past years, school days have gotten longer, while recess and time spent * just moving * has become shorter.

A group of veteran charter school proponents has filed with the State Education Department to take over East High and Waterfront, dropping union contracts and adding longer school days and longer school years.

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).

I'm currently writing this at almost midnight after a long day of running all over the place for hair appointments, school supplies and room parent setup.

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According to the report, U.S. teachers work 1,913 hours over a 180 day school year that is 36 weeks long.

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All schools will have considerable autonomy — including control over staffing, the authority to set their own budgets, and the freedom to offer extended school days or longer school years — but will be held accountable for results, and funds will follow students as they choose the schools that best meet their needs.

Ms. FitzGerald focuses on the 1981 Baileyville, Me., case over the banning of 365 Days, an account by an Army doctor of American soldiers» experiences in Vietnam, and on the banning of nine books from a school district on Long Island, N.Y.. The...

Each school's «Deeper Learning Task Force» was able to create a draft of a school's Deeper Learning Action Plan over the course of the two days, which mapped out year - long goals and kickstarted the beginning of the new school year!

The union had vowed to strike Monday if there was no agreement on a new contract, even though the district had offered a 16 percent raise over four years and the two sides had essentially agreed on a longer school day.

Best Practice Workshops are day - long workshops collaboratively designed, hosted, and conducted by a HOT school and HOT Schools staff to share best practices, developed and tested in HOT schools oveSchools staff to share best practices, developed and tested in HOT schools oveschools over time.

However, they do not allow evaluators to see all of the work teachers do after school, long - term instruction over multiple days, or the way they collaborate with their colleagues.

South says that if leaders want deeper learning and greater student engagement, then projects need to last longer, crossing over various periods during the school day to cover more than one content standard and provide in - depth experiences for students.

It's about not treating students like dirt and breaking the stranglehold the unions have over any kind of meaningful change like longer school days or school years, etc..

General secretary Russell Hobby said: «If a school could conceal evidence of widespread failure in just two days then the whole concept of inspection is flawed and Ofsted's protestations that it examines progress and behaviour over the long - term ring hollow.»

Yale School of F&E: She's welcome to stay for as long as she likes» my mother says when I ask her if I could bring a friend home to stay over for a few days «now we receive water supply everyday», she adds triumphantly.

At over 7.5 metres (~ 25ft) long it is unlikely you'll be driving the kids the school in the British Steam Car any day soon.

Traffic school in California has come a long way from stuffy and boring classrooms that took over your whole day.

With Texas Driving School's Online Texas Defensive Driving course you can complete the course whenever it is convenient for you over the 90 days, whether that be in one long session or several shorter sessions.

Drivers from all over New Jersey do defensive driving online instead of sitting in a driving school class all day long.

Over 600 early childhood education and care settings — long day care, family day care, pre-schools, kindergartens and schools — are now official KidsMatter participants.

There are now over 300 early childhood education and care settings — long day care, family day care, pre-schools, kindergartens and schools — who are official KidsMatter participants.

I had some school mums (and dads) over for afternoon nibbles and today Sprog 1's long - day - care friend and family are coming to lunch.

I didn't sleep well, hustled into the office via a mailbox delivery to my ex's place of the youngest's homework and orange clothes for Harmony Day, listened to a message on my phone from the eldest's school about her fringe being too long (WTF FFS), bolted home after work to let the fur babies inside, bolted back to work for an office dinner (that's the gang in the main pic), realised on the way home that I need to be at a work function on Wednesday morning at 6.30 am... which is the youngest's birthday; had a major panic attack over the youngest waking up parentless on her 11th birthday; sent a frantic message to my ex asking if he could come over at 6.30 am on Wednesday; chatted briefly to an exhausted DD as he drove home from work at 9.30 pm; felt my stomach drop slightly when he said «just don't blog about the howling dogs»; pointed out that those sort of suggested edits needed to be made MUCH earlier to avoid appearing in the blog...