In Flaking Out: Student Absences and
Snow Days as Disruptions of Instructional Time (NBER Working Paper No. 20221), Joshua Goodman concludes that poor attendance can account for up to a quarter of the math achievement gap between poor and non-poor students.
Parents also highlighted early finishes, play time and
snow days as amongst their 30 favourite memories.
All I'm sayin» is I should've been waaaaay more appreciative of
snow days as a kid.
There's definitely something wonderful about experiencing
snow days as an adult and not having to leave the house!
Meghan, I think choosing to take
a snow day as an adult is even cooler than getting one as a child!
I definitely enjoyed
my snow day as well.
I love a good
snow day as much as the next gal, but the magic of a pristine blanket of white lasts for only about fifteen minutes or so.
It makes sense the couple would want to romp around in
the snow that day as they were visiting Holmenkollen, a tiny and rather snowy hillside community that overlooks Oslo.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, at least one
snow removal service expects to see
as much
as $ 100,000 in net revenue per
day from the storm.
On a brisk
day this month, the Vinsons sidestepped puddles of melting
snow as they walked through rows of solar panels.
Part poetic meditation, part absurdist satire,
Snow vividly depicts present -
day Turkey
as pervaded by despair.
The Transfiguration Up here in double dark of night and
snow John, James and Peter most of all, long for the heat and dust but He has planned it so; this is to be His glory precursor, a privileged rehearsal of the
day He knows will dawn
as the world's turning - point.
If you're going to have a
snow day you might
as well do it right and make some delicious summer - inspired cocktails to help combat the winter blues.
Thank you for this recipe, the bright colours truly brightened my
day as we are having a
snow storm today where I live
I've been over winter though before it even started though, so
as happy
as I am to have a
snow day to catch up on life, I'm also very much ready for warmer weather so I can start my outdoor explorations again.
As I walked the rest of the way to work under the falling
snow, my feet left the first imprints on the
day.
This Courgette (or Zucchini, if you prefer) and Mushroom quinoa salad is quick to make, and is great
as both a cold or warm salad — which is useful when the weather jumps between
snow and warm spring
days regularly.
I also wanted to whip up a quick batch because I was consumed with cleaning my house today
as we are having our 4th
snow day of the winter (insert crazed mom face here).
I'm sure it was a good way to keep us occupied during
snow days — particularly my brother Eric, who had a tendency to build dangerous structures when no one was looking (that high - speed luge was really fun, though,
as were the
snow caves).
I'm all cool with
snow and slightly chilly temperatures up to Christmas since I think I could be classified
as an elf for how much I love that time of year, BUT once the best
day of the year is over and gone, dreary January takes over.
Whilst the rest of the family played outside all
day like normal
snow - loving folks, I came inside early and started whipping up chillis (like Chicken Chilli and White Chicken Chili) and soups (like this Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Noodles)
as any normal food blogger would do.
A cup of cozy worthy of any
snow day (a bit of a looker too
as far
as muddy lentil soups go).
As if we didn't already have enough
snow, a few
days ago, we were blessed with another 12 inches in less than 12 hours.
Just
as the
days were getting brighter and warmer, the weather did a 180 ° and we had
snow.
The
days have been gray and the
snow either sparse or
as heavy
as porridge over much of the European ski racing circuit.
As our bus carried us steadily upwards... its headlights sparked into life a fairyland of glistening
snow and stunted pines and frozen streams... I was in a strange and exciting new world... for ten glorious
days we skied and played...
The
snow that had fallen steadily on the city the
day before now crunched under the feet of 18 - year - old Max Lazorovich Blank and his companion
as they trudged through the frozen night.
It was on Boxing
Day that it first
snowed heavily in London,
as Pangloss, too, recalls.
With the television cameras in town, it was an early kick off, and it was another miserable winter
day with rain, threats of
snow but at least not quite
as cold
as was being predicted.
Both my weddings were so low - key they were what we might now call Slow Weddings — a handful of friends gathered
as we (he in overalls I'd embroidered, me in a beaded and feathered faux suede dress and Frye boots) exchanged vows in the Rocky Mountains (dodging
snow storms the
day before and after) for wedding No. 1; or wedding No. 2, in which two friends joined us under a giant balboa tree in San Diego's Balboa Park (he in khakis and me in a white lacy off - the - rack summer dress I already owned).
Birds can starve to death after three
days if a frost or
snow continues and many rely on bird feeders
as their only source of food.
Of course you'll probably have to watch Frozen for the 217402347th consecutive night in a row but hey, at least it sticks with the
snow day theme and if Frozen on Ice comes to town you'll probably have a decent shot being cast
as Elsa considering how many times «Let it Go» has gotten stuck in your head.
Mom and dad can even take the
day for themselves
as the kids are occupied with a full
day of fun at the Mount
Snow Outdoor Exploration Camp, which also offers daycare services for younger travelers.
Particularly now,
as we're all buried under huge piles of
snow, recovering from shoveling induced aches and pains, and the novelty of
snow days has worn off, you're probably dreaming of beaches, sandals, and umbrella - laden drinks.
Mount
Snow Golf Club offers real mountain golf
as well
as all of the services and equipment you need for a perfect
day on the course.
There is no better way to relax and recap the
day's activities than with a soak in one of our two outdoor 12 person hot tubs, or swimming in our large, heated pool any time of the year
as you gaze up at Mount
Snow's trails.
There are a lot of great options to avoid lines on a busy weekend and holiday such
as Next
Day Sales, Midnight Express at The Cupola, or Skis On Demand, Mount
Snow's Equipment Delivery Service.»
Doud «s earlier years on the job involved a number of hands - on activities, such
as mowing the grass or plowing
snow on Christmas and New Year «s
Day.
As the
snow falls outside, it's a great
day to head indoors.
To celebrate our great history we have decided that December 12, Mount
Snow's birthday, will be known
as Founders
Day!
From
day one
as mayor, people questioned de Blasio's ability to remove
snow after a blizzard and keep the city's homeless problem in check, but no one questioned his progressive bonafides.
The next
day, they found themselves in Oneida County where
as much
as 40 inches of
snow shut down the roads in cities like Utica.
As long as I remember there was never snow in UK for longer that 2 days (it is nearly 2 weeks now) and temperatures in March never dropped below 0 and stayed ther
As long
as I remember there was never snow in UK for longer that 2 days (it is nearly 2 weeks now) and temperatures in March never dropped below 0 and stayed ther
as I remember there was never
snow in UK for longer that 2
days (it is nearly 2 weeks now) and temperatures in March never dropped below 0 and stayed there.
It's
snowing already, and it's going to keep coming down for some time — and at a more intense rate
as the
day progresses.
«It is now clear
as the newly driven
snow that there was no criminal conduct by either of the officers involved which has been unrefutable from
day number one,» Burton said.
Faced with a blizzard of criticism from angry parents forced to trudge with their kids to school through a nor» easter that dumped up to three inches of
snow an hour on the Big Apple, a seemingly out - of - touch Chancellor Carmen Fariña defended the call to keep classes open Thursday — blindly declaring it «a beautiful
day out there»
as wet flakes and freezing rain continued to pelt New Yorkers.
Workers armed with shovels and a snowblower still were clearing away mountains of
snow from the plaza outside the Alphonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip Thursday
as prosecutors, lawyers and defendants returned from a
snow day to resume proceedings in the trial of Edward and Linda Mangano and John Venditto.
Mother Nature played a trick on New Englanders and upstate New Yorkers
as up to three feet fell during a freak Memorial
Day weekend
snow storm.
Black takes over
as schools chancellor having already dodged one bullet: The severe winter storm that came during the Christmas break, so she did not have to decide whether to declare one or more
snow days.
The widespread storm led many school districts throughout the region to declare a
snow day Friday,
as did the University at Buffalo and SUNY Buffalo State College.