The phrase "a time when school" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific period or occasion related to school, often in a nostalgic or reflective context.
Example: "I often think back to a time when school felt like an endless adventure filled with laughter and learning."
Alternatives: "a period when school" or "an era when school".
At a time when school budgets for special education are stretched, the new diagnosis could herald more pitched battles.
There once was a time when school seemed to begin at the same time all across the country.
At a time when school districts are trying to get their budgets approved so they do not have to lay off teachers or cut programs, spending money on tablet computers may seem like an extravagance.
With the changes, school administrators and teachers who oversee student clubs are laboring to come up with other easy ways to raise money, particularly at a time when school budgets are being cut.
"At a time when school budgets are being cut in real terms, there will be pressures on school leaders to delay accreditation as a way of saving wage costs".
And at a time when school trips are in decline – teachers blame increasing paperwork and tighter budgets for fewer opportunities to take children out – it's a chance to learn in a different way.
They also discussed Ginia Bellafante's Big City column criticizing tax breaks for the film and television industries at a time when schools are experiencing spending cuts.
"This is a time when schools like ours, private liberal arts colleges that don't have a big name, are in a potentially dangerous realm".
Museums may also be filling a curricular void at a time when schools are more intent on raising test scores than cultivating new art and science lessons.
Well, there was a time when schools did all of those things, often with the active involvement of parents and significant adults within their communities.
More sadly, in a time when schools across the country are slashing their art programs, this unusual exhibition suggests the often decisive effect of our earliest aesthetic experiences.
