An elementary school in Maryland recently replaced homework with a standing order for 30 minutes a day of after-school reading.

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Part of this increased satisfaction is derived from employees being able to time shift events in their days attend to a child after school and defer work to a time of day that is less family-critical.

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Targeted equally at growers and executives from Champagne houses, it involves 10 one-and-a-half day sessions over the course of a year, after which students can be considered for an MBA at the school, should they wish.

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The announcement came a day after the city Department of Education said it would close the Believe school under its purview.

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Stroll into the school lobby even a minute after the start of the day, and this would be recorded in the form of a late note. (To the annoyance of my parents, many of mine were time-stamped 8:02.) Down to the minute, we knew where we had to be, when we had to be there and what we had to do upon arrival.

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The charity has 17 locations around the UK and passes on good quality supplies from the British food industry to a wide network of organisations such as homeless hostels, women's refuges, day centres and after-school clubs.

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