Sentences with phrase «several days of school»

Examples of impairments are medical conditions like sickle cell anemia, which can cause a student to miss several days of school.

Suspended students may miss several days of schools and have long periods of time without adult supervision.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

As profits continued to grow, in 1908 Walker opened a factory and a beauty school in Pittsburgh, and by 1910, when Walker transferred her business operations to Indianapolis, the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company had become wildly successful, with profits that were the modern - day equivalent of several million dollars.

One day, I was the first to be called to a school where a child had stepped on a mine (there are mines in Nicaragua in several regions, even anti-personnel mines carrying the picture of Mickey Mouse).

(12) To this day, considering the impact of my several schools, it would be the last whose influence I would surrender.

Several of the top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints have PhDs from Ivy League schools.

I would eat hummus and pita as a snack nearly every day in college, I would go through several containers of hummus every week, and I would even make hummus and cheese sandwiches in law school.

My tea and chocolate advent calendars already have several days opened, I'm almost done for school for the term, so it's time to fill my house and stomach with the smells and tastes of Christmas baking!

I went to several «alumni» games (and even got Earl Morral's autograph), saw the original Zeke the Wonder Dog, enjoyed the alumni band days where they led HS Bands (to replace the students in games before school started), met all kinds of former Spartans during tailgate times, totally enjoyed the pre pre game MSU band marches, loved the band before game, at halftime, and post game.

I spoke with several other students that I personally trained at the Honor Council's first ever Integrity Day about defining success in qualitative rather than quantitative ways, organized presentations for parents in the local community, wrote brochures explaining of the program for the teachers, and held discussions about how Challenge Success ties into Jewish values at my Hebrew School.

This week on Facebook I've seen several cute pictures of kids returning on the first day of school.

With the help of Challenge Success, JLS Principal Sharon Ofek several years ago created a «Shadow Day,» during which teachers would go through a full school day shadowing a student and then attempt to do the student's homework afterwaDay,» during which teachers would go through a full school day shadowing a student and then attempt to do the student's homework afterwaday shadowing a student and then attempt to do the student's homework afterward.

The curriculum at a Waldorf school can be seen as an ascending spiral: the lessons that begin each day, the concentrated blocks of study that focus on one subject for several weeks.

Teachers in the district's three schools are paid about $ 12,000 more than the state average, and the schools offer an array of top - notch educational opportunities, including low class size, foreign language instruction, fine arts and orchestra programs, low - cost preschool and a full - day kindergarten, before - and after - school care, and several extracurricular sports teams.

At the time of this writing, courts in Clark County, Nevada, favor joint custody unless one of the parents lives at too far of a distance from the children's schools to make it feasible to transport them there several days per week.

In between packing the school lunches and getting herself dressed and ready for the day, she unloads several loads of washing, unpacks the dishwasher, fits in a gym session and prepares dinner for later that night.

have changed over the years, and these days there are several different schools of thought on what's «best» for baby.

In recognition of School Breakfast Week from March 5 - 9, several schools across Ohio are opening their doors to highlight the benefits of their recent implementation of Breakfast in the Classroom — a proven best practice that helps improve learning environments by ensuring students receive a healthy meal at the start of the day.

We're looking into that for AJ for several reasons, not the least of which being that she has been desperately wanting to «go to school» since the first day I dropped Dacey off for Pre-K, and we are quite sure she would love it.

Several of the schools are shutting down for the day and bringing their students to lobby.

(WBEN) When State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia begins to weigh whether or not to remove Buffalo School Board Member Carl Paladino from that body, she will hear from 7 of his 10 colleagues, and several administration officials during as many as five days of hearings in Albany.

Nevertheless, with just several days until Tuesday's primary, Mr. Cuomo stands at the center of perhaps the most heated topic on the campaign trail: frontrunner Bill de Blasio's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for prekindergarten and after - school programs, a measure that would require the approval of Mr. Cuomo and the Legislature.

Administration officials subsequently confirmed the possibility of reinstating taxes on clothing, with the addition of several tax - free days throughout the year, including one in the fall when school is scheduled to start and another around the winter holidays.

The 34 schools in the Success Academy network opened this week, several weeks ahead of the Department of Education's first day of school on September 9.

Several NYC medical schools participated in a national day of action uniting doctors in training with #DoNoHarm

This will make available, across several local law enforcement and government agency's websites - a citizen - friendly, easy to use, Oneida County sex offender registry enabling citizens to search for the presence of registered sex offenders and predators in proximity to their homes, place of work, schools and day cares.

sent on that date, it appears the former president either did not send any emails that day or that his outgoing messages were withheld pursuant to one of several FOIL exemptions the school asserted, including ones related to attorney - client privilege and inter-agency deliberations.

Though our request in early December sought all emails Kaloyeros had received and sent on that date, it appears the former president either did not send any emails that day or that his outgoing messages were withheld pursuant to one of several FOIL exemptions the school asserted, including ones related to attorney - client privilege and inter-agency deliberations.

The multiple award winning artiste, disclosed in an interview that in contrast to the perceptions of his fans as a charismatic, he was born and bred in the Church of Pentecost right through his Sunday school days at Ahensan in the Ashanti region, to his talent discovery days in Kumasi high school, then to the frontline ministrations at Kumasi P.I.W.C and eventually as the music director of several choirs both on and off KNUST campus during his university days before settling with Kaneshie P.I.W.C where he currently worships after relocating to Accra.

If children receive fruit and vegetables free of charge in their schools several times a week, they consume considerably more of this food group, which is often less popular with children, even on days without school fruit distribution.

Several days after the birth of their premature babies, Lahav, of Harvard Medical School, asked 12 mothers to record themselves singing, reading and talking.

Canadian children don't eat enough vegetables, fruit and dairy products during school hours, causing them to fall short of several daily dietary recommendations on school days, a new UBC study has found.

When investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine applied light - driven stimulation to nerve cells in the brains of mice that had suffered strokes several days earlier, the mice showed significantly greater recovery in motor ability than mice that had experienced strokes but whose brains weren't stimulated.

Gracias and Florin Selaru at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have deployed soft grippers in live animals, and they can load certain versions with drugs that release over several days.

I've mentioned in passing several times in webinars and videos that I learned to speed read in middle school and that it is, to this day, one of the most valuable skills I've learned.

In an article in the Johns Hopkins Health Review, Dr. Mattson, a professor of neuroscience in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has conducted research suggesting that fasting for several days a week might provide a multitude of positive benefits: it could possibly improve mood and memory while protecting against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

I actually had a lot of fat and muscle on my thighs in high school and they didn't go away until I was at university and I walked to and from class several times per day.

I am a Jersey boy, but currently reside right outside Philly so it's pretty unique to see a film that features several of the landmarks that I drive past each and every day including Eagles Stadium, the Llanerch Diner, and the middle school that is right next to the high school in Upper Darby, which my girlfriend works.

Instead of meeting up at specific time and place to play together, my friends and I could throw down every day after school, without huddling around a single television or with several PSPs.

This wasn't the world - famous LA smog, this was rather the side effect of having spent the previous several days and nights on the East Coast at my high school reunion.

We should note, however, that a long school year tends to go part and parcel with several other policies, such as a longer school day and Saturday school, and this should make us cautious about assigning too much importance to a longer school year in and of itself.

For the girls, a significant shortage of bathrooms and latrines means that for several days a month, when their menstrual period falls, it is simply impossible to be at school.

Most adults who came to the door recognized Morris; several hesitated when he quizzed them about the opening day of school.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

Advocating at school meetings several days per week at one of the largest urban school districts in the country, invariably I see tremendously frustrated teachers, mind - numbing paperwork and by definition dissatisfied parents.

Examining Test Scores a Complex Assignment Sign On San Diego, September 20, 2011» «My view is the good old days worked well for some students but really neglected many, many others,» said [Professor] Tom Payzant, a former superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District who went on to lead several other districts and now teaches at Harvard University.

Several groups had to cancel their attendance of A Christmas Carol because their schools were closed by snowstorms on the days of the performances.

Shortly before last year's school year ended, I spent a day with Steven Wilson and several of his colleagues at Ascend Public Charter Schools in Brooklyn.

Several days after 416 children were removed from the secluded ranch compound of a religious group in Eldorado, Texas, early this month, administrators of the 14,500 - student San Angelo Independent School District organized the delivery of four truckloads of school supplies and textbooks to shelters where the children were staying in San ASchool District organized the delivery of four truckloads of school supplies and textbooks to shelters where the children were staying in San Aschool supplies and textbooks to shelters where the children were staying in San Angelo.