Sentences with phrase «schools closer together»

Some elements of the reform, including a family advocate system designed to bring families and schools closer together, were developed as the initiative moved forward.

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I know, let's just close the schools down — all together — and move quicker to third world status; because, 1) It's a burden on the economy as we, clearly, don't have the money to continue educating future generations; and 2) It doesn't appear they're learning anything anyway, except how to harass little children and make their lives as miserable as possible for writing on their desks.

As they have argued, family, citizenship, church, neighborhood, community, schools, and markets need to be drawn closer together in a more integrated whole, in every aspect ranging from the built environment to the cultivation of genuine local cultures arising from the varying circumstances of diverse places.

At Southern the smaller schools of religious education and church music probably offer closer - knit community experience and potentially put a whole educational experience together better than the larger school of theology.

The team is close and has been since they first took the pool together under Bowen as Menlo middle schoolers.

I met my husband while in high school, together for 25 years with 2 close to grown children.

Some people may have had that close friend in high school or college, with whom they once said, «we're both very compatible — if both of us hit a certain age and we're still single, we should have a child together.»

Certainly, some twins are able to handle being in close proximity during the school day, but others simply can't handle the distraction of being together.

A friend of mine had her first 2 close together and said the same thing, but her third came along 3 years later and was out in freezing cold weather at 2 weeks old because she had to take the older kids to school.

Always put your two best sleepers together OR the ones that are on the closest sleep schedules (dictated by nap or school schedules, usually), to minimize the accidental wake - up calls.

Since children spend so much time together in close quarters during the school year, it's a good idea to make sure hand washing becomes something they do automatically, as a matter of habit.

We became close friends and did the usual high school things together.

Including faith schools as part of a broader network is a surer way of bringing communities closer together.

Research from the University of Cambridge has revealed that, among schooling fish, groups can have different collective personalities, with some shoals sticking closer together, being better coordinated, and showing clearer leadership than others.

She also wanted to move to New York City, where she could be closer to Crickmore; they had been spending only 3 days a week together since he had left New Jersey to start graduate school at Columbia.

«Based on previous work, we knew that during the summer the sand tiger population formed groups in the Delaware Bay, with male and female adults and juveniles all together in the same places, sometimes very close together,» said Danielle Haulsee, the paper's lead author and a doctoral student in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment's School of Marine Science and Policy.

I always remembered this action in school because bringing the legs closer together is «adding» them together.

We spent numerous years going to school together, and although, we have both moved on and moved out of our childhood homes, we have still managed to remain close.

A close friend of mine and her husband are heavily involved in their church community, attending service together every Sunday, group sessions every Wednesday, vacation bible school during the summer, and various mission trips throughout the year.

When the school year draws to a close and Deanna faces an unexpected predicament, the girls must band together to help her overcome the challenges ahead.

After she tries to kill herself, Will finds himself visited by Marcus every evening after school and as they grow closer together, they learn about each other and themselves and of course, about life.

I prefer not to see the characters as cliches from an action movie, but more an homage to movies from the 70s, 80s and 90s which feature would - be enemies coming together in a close - quarters program (such as summer camp or high school) and working to defeat a major threat.

SYNOPSIS: Close friends Julie, Kayla and Sam have grown up together, gone to school together and now Prom Night has arrived.

When her high school sweetheart suggests she change from cleaning houses to cleaning up after crime scenes — a far more lucrative cleaning gig — Rose will enlist Norah to help, giving them a chance to grow closer together and recover from their shared childhood trauma.

However, when Nate Ruffin (Anthony Mackie), a player who missed the fated game due to an injury, pulls the school together in a chant outside of the board's closed - door meeting, Dedmon and the board decide differently.

As part of the foundation's SPARK initiative — which stands for Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids — the grants will be used to help bring the early - childhood field and the K - 12 system closer together so that children will have smoother transitions into school.

«Why have two middle schools so close together when the number choosing the Wheatley was fairly low?»

Both situations put me in after school classes a few times a year - sometimes close together in time or sometimes spread out.

However, with several workshops under their belts, organizers say «workshops are a wonderful way not only to learn, but to help bring the school community closer together.»

Next, consider that this is a school with a rapidly growing population, so that when new classes are created, everyone has to squeeze closer together.

High Schools An up - close look at innovative high schools throughout the country, together with information about the organizations leading the way in high school Schools An up - close look at innovative high schools throughout the country, together with information about the organizations leading the way in high school schools throughout the country, together with information about the organizations leading the way in high school reform.

Schools and parents must work closer together to ensure no child falls through the gap.

Within the SoL Education Partnership, there are now 15 - 20 school districts with close to about 1000 schools all together.

It was in this unsettled environment in 2002 that Williams — together with a small group of other black Washington Democrats previously opposed to school vouchers — began back - channel talks with supporters close to White House and congressional leaders.

What stopped me was the sight of more than 200 middle schoolers sitting in silence, eyes closed, nearly motionless, meditating together for 15 uninterrupted minutes.

Schools require children to play and work together, to join in, to sit close to each other and connect with each other.

In several cities, we're working together to fix, not close, struggling schools and to wrap services around those schools — because we know this helps kids and ensures that neighborhoods are not hollowed out.

Together, these approaches can decrease disproportionate student discipline, reverse the school - to - prison pipeline, and ultimately, close the achievement gap.

Three more schools built under the same public - private partnership were then closed within the same week following checks which revealed missing header ties, which are used to bind internal and external walls together.

As we reflect on this moment in urban Catholic education, the Jubilee closings should not cause us to lose faith in our future; rather, we have an opportunity to work together and identify new ways — from donor relations to cost - sharing collaboration — to maintain and grow our national network of high - quality Catholic schools, especially those that serve lower - income populations in urban areas.

In Saving Schools, I bring together insights from the work of a number of talented black scholars, who have tried to figure out why the black - white education gap was not closed by the well - integrated schools of Shaker Heights, Ohio, an upper - middle - class suburb close to CleSchools, I bring together insights from the work of a number of talented black scholars, who have tried to figure out why the black - white education gap was not closed by the well - integrated schools of Shaker Heights, Ohio, an upper - middle - class suburb close to Cleschools of Shaker Heights, Ohio, an upper - middle - class suburb close to Cleveland.

And of course, last but not least, CTU President Karen Lewis brought it all together with a call to stop the overtesting, the labeling and the school closings based on test scores.

Sarah French, a spokesperson for DFS, told Schools Week: «The statement about the intention to close the school seems to circumvent the opportunity for the school to put together a case.»

Together, we can close our state's achievement gap, and create more great public schools.

18 He disparaged African Americans.19 At his rallies, he encouraged violence.20 In short, the nation needs an effort to bring its citizens closer together, and public schools are a critical space for teaching and embracing this nation's diversity.

Four superintendents from North Carolina's largest school districts came together Tuesday to express their concerns about lawmakers» 2014 budget proposals, as the legislature comes close to giving teachers the first significant pay raise they've seen in years — ...

The benefits of working together are apparent in the joint efforts of a small midwestern college and an urban middle school to close the achievement gap.

If there isn't one, it's something that teachers and leaders have to build together, getting past the closed - door culture which is often inherited in schools: «We're all doing our own thing in our own classroom.»

The Priority Schools Campaign is NEA members and the community working together in struggling schools to address those challenges, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all stSchools Campaign is NEA members and the community working together in struggling schools to address those challenges, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all stschools to address those challenges, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all students.

Abstract: Across the country, states are pushing to close their small rural schools with the mistaken hope of saving money, in spite of overwhelming evidence that smaller schools are beneficial for students, and that they frequently function as the glue that binds together small communities, serving as their economic and social hub.