Sentences with phrase «suburban families»

The literature about child welfare practice typically focuses on the experiences and circumstances of urban and suburban families.

Otherwise they see suburban families remaining hostage to increasing oil prices.

I've been following with interest the story of 20 suburban families who uprooted for inner - city urban farming in Kansas City.

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More information about the 2013 Toyota RAV4: The RAV4 was one of the first crossover utility vehicles, and for 2013 it's been redesigned to better fit its common use — by urban and suburban families who want a fuel - efficient, reliable, easy - to - park vehicle.

All of this makes the 2015 Buick Encore Premium AWD perfect for young urbanites and suburban families who occasionally take trips out to the country or up to the ski resort, and are in need of extra ground clearance, all - wheel - drive, and a bit more space than a sedan, coupe, or hatchback can provide.

The entire midsize sedan segment caters to economy - and safety - minded suburban families.

Gasp as you may, the Elantra was subjected to my regular driving week — mostly short trips and lots of stop start driving, like a lot of suburban families.

Some years ago suburban families who needed a car with lots of passenger room and cargo space had one choice: a station wagon.

Although today's competitive SUB / crossover market forces Jeep to also offer soft - roaders that cater to suburban families and shopping mall exploits, the brand hasn't lost sight of the fact that many Jeep loyalists are truly die - hard off - road junkies.

For more affluent suburban families, a large number of AP courses and a school culture that values AP coursework may be a huge draw; in addition to attending a diverse magnet school, their children will be better prepared for college matriculation and the college application process.

The two neighborhood schools both offer ten or more AP options, but suburban families can not apply to these schools because they are not a part of the interdistrict network.

This could attract more suburban families and also ensure that every New Haven resident has equitable access to the benefits of AP regardless of where they are placed.

This will provide a more equal opportunity for students to reap the benefits of AP classes even if they are not placed in a magnet school with a flourishing AP program and will provide an incentive for more suburban families to apply to New Haven schools if there is a wealth of excellent options to choose from.

As upcoming EdChoice research shows, innovative options like arts - based charter schools may actually attract suburban families to re-invest in urban communities, whether by dining at local restaurants after school functions or even moving back into the city to be nearer to their school of choice.

More importantly, they did not offer a platform for backing charters that appealed to suburban families, especially those from black and Latino backgrounds who are as desiring of choice as those in Boston and other urban communities.

Since 2011, Indiana has shifted $ 520 million to their school voucher program, the largest in the nation and a growing number of voucher users in the state are from middle - class families, with growth the strongest among suburban families.

It now says openly that vouchers should go to middle - class, suburban families.

«History has shown that political parties and reform agendas succeed when they appeal to middle class, suburban families,» said Hess.

Derrell noted that suburban parents in some New Jersey communities have been avidly battling charter schools seeking to open up in the «burbs,» and pointed to the enormous political power that a couple dozen suburban families can wield.

Suburban families see Common Core as an infringement on their autonomy, and they have the savvy to fight back.

But yes, the resistance is fierce from suburban families who think their schools are perfect, and philanthropic foundations have not been focused on supporting suburban charter expansion.

This situation is not only a sad outgrowth of America's socioeconomic divide but also a huge problem for universities and employers, considering that birthrates are flat or down among the affluent white suburban families that have traditionally sent their kids to college.

«McGrath is a business owner who understands that hidden taxes hurt suburban families, seniors and the people who help grow and create jobs.»

«Anyone who opposes this measure and truly believes we should go back to the old way of doing business is out of touch with reality and the struggles of working and middle class suburban families.»

Amazon Description: «From Woody Allen, «Crisis in Six Scenes» is a is a comedy that takes place in the 1960's during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.»

He was witty and brilliant and paradigm - crashing in class, and it was kind of weird to see him with his wife and kids on Sunday like any normal suburban family.

It allowed each of us to have a part of that idyllic, perhaps overly romanticized, suburban family home and neighborhood, while it also gave each parent a time and space to not be a parent for short periods of time.

There was a lot of bickering, put - downs, a near - divorce and other nasty stuff, but I have enough nice memories to make me feel like I had a relatively happy, somewhat dysfunctional suburban childhood in a relatively happy, somewhat dysfunctional suburban family.

We are a suburban family and use our car for everything.

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A token question is posited: «Why had I tried to keep up the image of a conventional suburban family man, when nothing about my situation was conventional?»

He used to be something of a rabble rouser (though never a rogue CIA agent), now he's a suburban family man.

Recchia - O'Neill is not the first American to drive a hydrogen vehicle, nor is her suburban family the first to enjoy it.

Most homes — from high - rise buildings to suburban family estates — are tailored to the individual instead of the collective.

In the second, an aspiring documentary filmmaker (Paul Giamatti) takes a look at a well - off suburban family and the high school the kids attend.

Dexter has become a husband and father, and finds a potential mentor in a macabre serial killer known as Trinity (Emmy winning guest star John Lithgow) who lives a familiar double life as a suburban family man.

There's the 1982 edition, for starters, a masterful collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper that sends a suburban family through the haunted - house wringer.

Woody Allen's first ever TV series is a comedy that takes place in the 1960's during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.

Before long, all thoughts of invading Earth are left behind as Beldar and Prymaat quickly adapt to suburban life — except for their coneheads and metallic - sounding voices, they become a typical middle - class suburban family.

Despite this, the couple seems relatively happy and they make a nice suburban family with sons Jesse (Dakota Gody) and Sam (Kadan Rockett), but empty wallets and stalled careers are certainly taking their toll.

Hooper's film still works as a product of its era, but the premise of an overly generic white suburban family haunted by supernatural spirits in a PG - 13 throwdown isn't something that translates well to the modern age.

This terrifying, darkly comedic tale follows an ancient demonic avenger that lays siege into an unsuspecting suburban family during Christmas.

Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted.

When his suburban family comes to visit, a series of errors happens as the two groups continue to miss each other, leaving the family in a house filled with lions whom they don't know are friendly.

Language: English Genre: Drama MPAA rating: R Director: Sam Mendes Actors: Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari, Annette Bening Plot: A suburban family, that centers around the aging, battles him while he goes after his daughters sexual friend while the rest of his family carries out a life he seems not to care about (especially his wife and job).

It would be sensible to think that the movie is about a suburban family learning to live in the jungles of Africa — or, in this case, parts of California masquerading as Africa, complete with African - Americans dressed in Zulu feathers — or giving the audiences a Swiss Family Robinson - type vibe.

Poltergeist, on the other hand, was the very quintessence of a Steven Spielberg film, from its familiar suburban family in distress to its richly - detailed mise en scène.

Poltergeist, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, is the story of a suburban family who buy a new home only to discover that they share it with a number of supernatural entities.

Thomas» mother Maggie (Toni Collette) is heavily pregnant but it's his brother Charlie that sets the Mollisons apart from the average suburban family.