Sentences with phrase «school close to home»

For me, I actually chose a school close to home for that exact purpose.

When it comes time to choose a college, a student can decide to go to a community college or a school close to home for a few years to save money and then transfer to another school.

Is there a school close to the home for your children?

Royal also claimed that the choice of a neighborhood school was foreclosed for many families, but that in two majority - white ZIP codes, families are still able to choose a school close to their home.

Marilyn's daughter got into a good magnet school close to home, but thanks to lack of transportation and crazy schedules, it was impossible for her to attend.

Staying with family and attending a school close to home were important factors in my decision.

My mom — who has always been my hero — trusted her instincts and enrolled me in a relatively unknown private school close to our home.

This landmark case began when Linda was denied entry into a school closer to her home because of her race.

Price will look for a school closer to home

Students departing P.S. 811 to attend school closer to home will open up «excess» space at the school, officials said.

The lowest - income families also have strong preferences at the elementary level for after - school programming, extended days, and schools closer to their homes.

A cultural emphasis on loyalty to family leads some Latinas to pass on college or only pick schools close to home.

And he said parents wanted to express these personal choices more than taking a place at the school closest to home.

Part of the problem is that students tend to choose schools close to home in their own neighborhoods, which are largely segregated by race in the area.

A recent study of how parents rank their preferences when they apply to the District's common lottery found that parents care about academic outcomes, but they also generally prefer schools close to home and exhibit an «own - group» preference for race and ethnicity when ranking schools (Glazerman & Dotter, 2016).

Also in keeping with prior poll results, a majority of Americans, 51 percent, «love their local schools,» with schools closest to home receiving an «A» or «B» for performance.

Learn more about all your options, and view a map of the schools closest to your home, online at www.FamiliesEmpowered.org.

The Recovery School District is working on a citywide application process this year that will give preference to students who want to attend schools closer to home, cutting down on transportation times, he said.

Not exact matches

Manayunk is home to hundreds of college students thanks to its close proximity to six of Philly's biggest schools.

But his most significant charitable commitments have come closer to home, at the Saskatoon school where Edwards studied.

For ESPN host Tony Reali, the attack hit close to home, as the driver initially started right outside of his New York City apartment where his wife was and finished blocks from his daughter's school.

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.

For the record, a quick list of things that need to be done: Sell or rent your current house, find your new home, squat in temporary accommodation in between, pack and move, close out old utilities, set - up new utilities, update your health insurance and driver's license, ditto with banking and vehicle registration, deliver said vehicle to new location, ensure spouse and children have jobs and school / daycare placements, find childcare in between if necessary, settle everyone in.

He experienced, in rapid succession, blows of the sort that can send a disturbed, isolated young man hurtling into a spiral of instability: forced to move out of his lifelong home, spurned by a girlfriend, bounced from school to school, then suddenly losing his mother, his closest companion, to a fatal illness.

Although the issue of homeschool student participation in public high school sports isn't exactly a pressing national concern, it hits pretty close to home in our family — both our kids are competitive club - level swimmers who could contribute to the success of our local high....

My home is not thirty minutes away from Dover Area High School and even closer to the Federal District Court in Harrisburg where the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial took place in the fall of 2005.

In those efforts we come «close to the kingdom of God,» but there most of us stop, just short of actively pursuing for others all we want for ourselves: a home, a car, insurance, clean water, schooling, warm clothes, health care.

My son (21) called to say he would like to come for supper and we discussed what we should have as he was on his way out to our home (we live just outside a major Canadian city and he just moved into the city to be closer to school but likes to come home once in awhile for a meal).

Hunt reports that several schools were after the former four - star WR but his family wanted him close to home:

I think that playing close to home with guys he's known since grade school (Joe and Patrick) is a big attraction, not to mention Fran's playing style and the other talent we have on the roster.

For kids who want to stay close (meaning play some % of games near home), you're competing against a smaller pool of schools.

And there are a lot of variables, from how close you want to be to home, how big a school you want to attend, and what your chances are of playing a lot of minutes.

SEC powers have the high school recruit's dream combination of facilities, tradition, NFL pipelines, and the close - to - home factor.

Children from the school, located close to Anfield in L5, were invited to various Reds home games throughout the 2017 - 18 campaign as part of Red Neighbours» free ticket initiative.

Children who eat breakfast at school — closer to test - taking time — perform better on standardized tests than those who skip breakfast or eat breakfast at home.

Next, teens should think about and list the qualities they're looking for in a college: do they want to go away to school, stay close to home, or take online courses, for example?

Match their home schedules as close to school schedules as possible to help make it easier for them to transition.

I lived close enough to elementary school so that I sometimes went home for lunch, but I usually brought my own: almost invariably white milk, a cheese sandwich, some sort of chips (which I shared with friends who ate school lunch), and a packaged brownie (which I kept all to myself).

Do we send her to the same school as Sausage and tie ourselves into another 7 years of commuting a fair distance, send her to a primary closer to home and deal with very awkward school runs for a year (with both of them needing to be in different schools at the same times in the morning) or maybe even home educate BB for reception year until we know where Sausage will be going for secondary.

Then school was closed for 2 weeks around the holidays and since we weren't very good at remembering to follow the routine at home she slid back towards not wanting to use the potty at all.

In a city or rural setting, day camps offer a camping experience closer to home, where the campers arrive and leave like a school day, but the entire focus is fun, and more fun.

We were very fortunate as, once we had made our decision to home educate, a nursery school in a local town was closing down and selling off all their equipment and supplies.

The school approached the Park District because students wanted to do «a project close to home where they could see the direct results,» said Park District Executive Director John Curran.

Although a $ 1.2 million rehabilitation of all of Wheaton North High School's athletic fields has largely gone smoothly, completion of one of the project's crown jewels — the varsity baseball diamond — has been delayed by a surprising discovery: The centerfield fence is 40 feet closer to home plate than school officials had deSchool's athletic fields has largely gone smoothly, completion of one of the project's crown jewels — the varsity baseball diamond — has been delayed by a surprising discovery: The centerfield fence is 40 feet closer to home plate than school officials had deschool officials had desired.

I am the 3rd eldest of 11 (8 boys, 3 girls) and my mom has been a stay at home mom for close to 30 years, home schooled for about 24 years, and she is the main manager for one of our main family businesses.

The first week of school is impossibly busy for teachers — I'd take home at least 5 or 6 hours of work every night and still not come close to finishing.

Late 60's in grade school I can remember home made rolls and the smell of them through the school getting stronger the closer to the lunchroom you got.

In grade school I lived close enough to school, and we had a long enough lunch period, that I walked home and back every day for lunch (late 60's, early 70's).

But being a bus driver is a great job for stay - at - home moms because your work hours are close to being in line with your child's school hours.

Schools with closed campus generally see higher numbers of students eating in the cafeteria (as opposed to bringing lunch from home.)