Sentences with phrase «public schools and the families»

This may be the fantasy of voucher advocates, but it's a nightmare for public schools and the families they serve.

The negative impact of LIFO is pervasive today in Newark public schools and these families deserve to have their case heard in court.»

The goal of the Massachusetts Cost and Quality Study was to examine full - day, year - round, community - based center care for preschool - age children (2.9 years to 5 years) and for infants and toddlers, pre-k classrooms in the public schools and family child care programs.

Not exact matches

Uber's black cars (and regular cars and SUVs and taxis) offered free rides for families and students to and from any Boston public school, no promo codes required or questions asked, according to VentureBeat.

The poll, the work of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Harvard School of Public Health, and National Public Radio, asked 1,704 adults for their reactions to the reform proposals put out by Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (still in the game!)

Growing up in a middle - class family in Manhattan, Powers had the opportunity to attend Hunter College High School, a prestigious public school that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious aSchool, a prestigious public school that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious aschool that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious alumni.

Each year, we take a family trip to the Dominican Republic to visit a public school to donate books and toys.

The average cost of tuition, fees, and room and board sets families back an average of $ 19,000 a year at public four - year colleges and $ 42,000 at private schools, according to the College Board.

That individual begins to market their site to friends, family, local schools, churches, non-profits and the general public at grocery stores (like the Girl Scouts) or have Buyback Parties at their home.

«They still want good restaurants, but now it's also about space, affordability and being able to send their kids to a good public school,» said Paternite, 45, who said that about 70 percent of her business now comes from young families who are making the move from Brooklyn or Manhattan.

The local grant winners whom received the equipment were St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis Boys and Girls Club, Mathews - Dickey Boys and Girls Club and Emerson Family YMCA.

If Amazon is concerned about retaining employees as they move into their 30s, settle down and have families, Montgomery's bucolic neighborhoods and strong public schools might be the answer.

Sandy Springs is a very family - oriented community with well - known prestigious private schools and top - rated public schools.

Officious social engineers of both the right and the left abuse the public schools to promote parochial agendas, whether by sanctioning the recitation of prayers over the school loudspeaker or by the distribution of contraceptives despite parental objections, thereby undermining parental authority and impairing the ability of parents to form their own family values.

For example, we have an atheist Prime Minister — and no one cares because this is personal (it is not about her politics)-- just as public schools are used for general education and religious education is served by your place of worship, associated community, family, etc..

A more recent study is even more striking: «The achievement of students in Catholic high schools was less dependent on family background and personal circumstances than was true in the public schools.»

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

Question: Are families that choose private schools and home education for their children more likely than families involved in public schools to be socially isolated and withdrawn from participation in civic life?

What constitutes legitimate protection of a child and what are the obligations of a family to protest against an injustice in school segregation, for example, and to open the way for better public education?

For instance, the church school should supplement whatever the public schools do in the area of sex education and preparation for family life by relating these areas to the Christian understanding of the good life.

Meanwhile, a group of 160 African - American community leaders sent NAACP a letter detailing their own objections to its charter - school opposition on behalf of «700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists.»

Although there has been some push back on the new sex ed curriculum for public schools, which would see teaching about family diversity that includes LBGT families, anti-homophobia instruction including that being gay is normal, and — at long last!

Waqfs were established to furnish trousseaux for orphan girls, for paying the debts of imprisoned or bankrupt businessmen, for clothing for the aged, to help pay village and neighborhood taxes, to help the army and the navy, to found trade guilds, to give land for public markets, to build lighthouses, to help orphans and widows and the destitute, to care for the needs of poor school children and to give them picnics, to pay for the funerals of the poor, to provide holiday gifts for poor families, to build seaside cottages for holidays for the people, to distribute ice - cold water during the summer, to create public playing fields, to distribute rice to birds, and to give food and water to animals.

However different private and public visions of the church may be, they do agree on maintaining the status of «the family pew,» through worship, Sunday School, and pastoral care.

You've gathered together a few faithful families and individuals from within a community, and you're likely now meeting in homes, rented office space, or more likely --- a public school building.

Which happened when I sat in an Atlanta public school room tutoring three illiterate sixth graders or when I heard stories of refugees who'd suffered loss of home, family separation and violence or when I stood at the U.S. - Mexico border in Tijuana and looked at the endless crosses adorning the wall with the names of those missing or lost after they headed north to the United States.

Likewise, homeschooling seems to mitigate the negative effects of low levels of parents» education on student achievement — a finding that's especially intriguing since these parents are the educators — as well as the negative effects of family socioeconomic variables and race displayed in public schools.

«The families who found shelter inside the churches or schools are in a rather good condition while those who are still sleeping in the streets and public parks are in a deplorable situation.»

Tanner is also a member of the Spongberg family, but based on his background before joining WKS as a certified public accountant at KPMG in Manhattan and his MBA from Yale University School of Management, any organization would be fortunate to have him on its leadership team.

We are making these again this year for our family and also providing the GF dough for our synagogue's Purim Carnival (where many hamantaschen will be made) as well as the recipe for our older daughter's 3rd grade (public Waldorf) class, which is studying Judaism this year, and learning about Purim, in part by making hamantaschen as a school activity.

, 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.

«Whether you attend the concert or bring your family to the full - day Saturday taste, we want everyone to know we do this for the kids - the funds we raise from summer high school classes and public events like TOTV go right back to school sites for visual and performing arts and curriculum support to benefit students,» he added.

Funds are used to raise awareness about child hunger in the U.S.; create public - private partnerships that align kids with the resources they need; support nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals; and educate kids and their families on how to cook healthy meals with limited resources.

I was a staunch supporter of public schools, having both been educated in them and having many generations of teachers in my family, and I was also of the ilk that I would / could never homeschool.

I taught art in the public schools in my previous life and have found the balance to be perfect for our family.

«Schoolhouse Rock»: An Education Blog, September 2008 «A true solution to the problem of underachievement in inner - city public schools is going to require more nurturing families and safer neighborhoods as well as better teachers and more accountable schools.»

Of course, I was a public school kid, who had a crazy family life, and here I am, a decent human being:) This is an important decision, although your child won't necessarily be «ruined» whichever choice you make:) That was more like a dollar's worth of advice!

With everyone's initial input gathered, the family should establish parameters for the search, including whether you will look at public, parochial and / or independent schools and whether or not you will consider boarding schools.

Find copies of our monthly magazine at libraries, grocery stores, public and private schools, preschools, day care centers, medical offices, hospitals, retail locations and other family - friendly sites.

Public schools must adhere to government special education requirements and must communicate in specific ways with the families of children with special needs.

Four years later, the breakfast program had grown to serve 199 public elementary schools, and Esaian urged the school board to take it districtwide, crediting the program with improving the «intellectual, emotional, social and physical development» of schoolchildren from low - income families.

I started my own family before acquiring a degree in education, and I felt at that time I wanted a school experience for my own children that was different than what the public school had to offer.

Perhaps our public schools need to avoid solely focusing on their standardized tests, and instead outreach to families to teach healthy eating.

in the fall of 1997, after twelve years of working with homeschooling families and co-ops, both privately and within the public schools.

A consultant and trainer to more than 200 North American independent and public schools, Kim has been a school counselor, adult educator, consultant, researcher, educator and a private family counselor for 27 years.

Good schools — private and public — also attract and keep families, while a wealth of community services allows residents to look no further than their back yard for help and fun.

Great indoor soccer classes for ages 18 months - 5y 2 Kitchener locations — King Edward Public School and The Family Centre

I have family and close friends who are teachers, and do not discount what they do to serve our nation's children in the public schools.

Many families have great success using a combination of public school and homeschool.

We recently sat down with Kern Halls, Area Manager of Orange County Public School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field school events and field trips.