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Establishing A Smooth Transition from Home to School
Returning to school after a break can be challenging for many children, especially after extended time away during summer or winter breaks. Typically, the longer students are out of their routine, the more challenging it can be to adjust to early mornings, structured schedules, and classroom expectations. Fortunately, there are several simple strategies parents and guardians can use to make this transition smoother and create a more positive start to each school day.
Youth First: Establishing a good transition from home to school
Returning to school after a break can be challenging for many students, especially after longer vacations such as winter or summer break. Typically, the longer a student is away from school, the more challenging it is for them to get back into their school routine. However, there are many tips and resources available for parents and guardians to ensure smooth transitions when returning to school, as well as to promote a more positive morning routine.
Establishing a smooth transition from home to school
Returning to school after a break can be challenging for many students, especially after longer vacations such as winter or summer break. Typically, the longer a student is away from school, the more challenging it is for them to get back into their school routine. However, there are many tips and resources available for parents and guardians to ensure smooth transitions when returning to school, as well as to promote a more positive morning routine.
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope Of Federal Fraud Statutes In Connection With False DBE Reporting On Federally Funded Projects
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal wire fraud for misrepresenting use of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) supplier on a project. The Court held that inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses — even if the defendant did not intend to cause economic loss — gives rise to criminal liability.
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Federal Fraud Statutes in Connection with False DBE Reporting on Federally Funded Projects | JD Supra
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal wire fraud for misrepresenting use of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) supplier on a project. The Court held that inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses — even if the defendant did not intend to cause economic loss — gives rise to criminal liability.
Podcast Episode 121: Lisa Glahn, Partner
This episode of The Path & The Practice features a conversation with Lisa Glahn. Lisa is a partner and construction attorney in Foley's Boston office, and vice chair of both the firm's Litigation Department and Construction Practice Group. In this discussion, she reflects on growing-up in Center Township, Pennsylvania, attending Bucknell University for undergrad and earning her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.
Fidgets: They are not just toys
From time to time, we all have the need to burn off energy; some more than others. Personally, I tend to click my pens, bounce my legs and tap my feet. Sometimes I am not even aware that I am fidgeting until someone calls my attention to it. This can be distracting to my coworkers in the room but helps me focus and concentrate. In a school setting, these tendencies can be particularly distracting for a student’s classmates.
Fidgets: They Are Not Just Toys
From time to time, we all have the need to burn off energy; some more than others. Personally, I tend to click my pens, bounce my legs, and tap my feet. Sometimes I am not even aware that I am fidgeting until someone calls my attention to it. This can be distracting to my coworkers in the room but helps me focus and concentrate. In a school setting these tendencies can be particularly distracting for a student’s classmates.
Construction project execs beware: Prompt Pay Act means business
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Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business | JD Supra
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
How Coronavirus Is Effecting the Construction Industry: An Evolving Tracker of Construction Shutdowns Across the United States | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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