Sentence examples for schools ills from inspiring English sources

Re "For Schools' Ills, the Sugar Pill," by Richard Rothstein (Lessons column, Aug. 21), about schools that sell candy and soft drinks to raise money: I don't want my tax dollars to be used to encourage bad eating or lifestyle habits -- habits that increase the cost of health insurance and Medicare.

Every aspect painted a bleak picture of African-Americans, including the tragic status of children living in poverty (38 percent); schools ill-equipped to meet students' most basic needs; the disproportionate numbers in prison, most on relatively minor charges; and a rate of unemployment double that of whites.

Calling the 14-year-old state legislation to take over and reform public schools "ill-conceived and poorly executed," the commissioner, Dr. William L. Librera, outlined a six-month plan for the state to begin ceding control of districts in Newark, Paterson and Jersey City.

Extending power to others to control their own educational destinies more often than not requires one to ignore old alliances and comfortable relationships in favor of giving parents and children the choice to leave the majority of failing schools ill-serving the least advantaged among us.

Today, as over a million children return to school in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), an unacceptable number of them are facing long and precarious journeys to schools ill-equipped to receive them.

Black stars in Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel's "The D Train," a look at a 30-something man who tries to atone for high school ills.

Meanwhile, Jack Black stars in Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel's "The D Train," a look at a thirtysomething man who tries to atone for high school ills, and Melissa Rauch co-wrote and stars in the former-gymnast tale "The Bronze," directed by Bryan Buckley.

Many of India's young leave school ill-prepared even for rudimentary jobs.

You could pile them up under the bed and if you were off school ill, you'd go through them all".

"We'd lived in a Betamax household due to my dad's insistence that it was superior technology and had to watch lots of recordings off TV whilst I was off school ill.

It's difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when I realised he wasn't like other dads, but it might have been when I was off school ill and he took me with him to work in Manchester.