Sentences with phrase «school districts in this country opted»

Because «comparable educational opportunities» are difficult to define and expensive to implement, most school districts in this country opted to avoid the inherent hassles of maintaining single - sex schools.

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West Babylon, Middle Country and Seaford were among 10 school districts in Suffolk that recorded opt - out rates higher than 60 percent.

According to a Center for American Progress report examining the largest school districts in the country, schools are closed for an average of 29 days each school year — not including summer recess — which is 13 days longer than the average private sector worker has in paid leave.58 Not only do days off increase the cost of child care, but the short length of the school day also decreases economic productivity when parents have to take time off from work or when parents with elementary school - age children opt out of full - time employment in order to accommodate their children's schedules.59

While clarifying the First Amendment rights of teachers, Connecticut's teacher unions should also join their fellow unions from around the country in making it extremely clear that the union will aggressively fight any efforts by a school district to harass, discipline or terminate any teacher who speaks out about a parent's fundamental right to opt their children out of the Common Core tests.