Essays on Public Education

Choosing between public school and private school education is a nightmare for many students and their parents. It is not easy to make a choice since there are many matters to consider in this situation such as tuition fee, affordability, ease of access and quality of education. For the fortunate ones, money does not stand as an issue because, with better financial resources, it is easier for many students to get enrolled in a top academic quality school. But there are others who wish for an education with the easiest of means and this is where the debate between ...

Understanding health care utilization and the underlying processes, as well as attitudes from the point of view of patients and providers, is important in today’s complex health care environment. One of the principal objectives in the management of health care utilization is the reduction of practice variation through defined parameters that seek to ensure a cost-effective use of health care resources. However, factors related to individual determinants of utilization of health care services as well as the enabling factors must be taken into consideration in the discussion of health care utilization. Looking at the case of San Antonio, ...

Chapter 5

The Texas education system raised concern since the declaration of independence in 1836 following the failure of the government to begin the public education system. However, in late 1983, a constitutional amendment that advocated for the provision of bonds by the school fund was passed through voting. Currently, school funds generated an income of approximately $756 million dollars thus, making education facilities more available to the students (Champagne and Edward 16). The dropout rate is the indicator of the holding power of various schools in Texas during that period. Data indicates that 106 counties recorded a reduction in the ...

Development of long-term recovery plan following a disaster is an essential and complicated process. Communities affected by a disaster need to measure its impact before formulating a plan. The preparation can last for several months since it needs enormous resources. Hurricane Katrina remains the most destructive natural disaster in United States' history. It affected several areas in the country (Pratt, 2016). Communities in New Orleans city were the most affected. The city is located along Mississippi River. Hurricanes and flooding are major sources of disasters. New Orleans has been affected by other hazards such as drinking water pollution and ...

People with great concern to the children with disabilities or special need never give up and continually giving support. The battle of the children with disabilities cannot be understood unless the individual around them have the knowledge and concern. It is necessary to look deeper the history of special education in order to understanding the conditions of the children with disabilities. The history about the children with disabilities is the key to understand the children with disabilities through the events and laws concerning special education. Esteves and Rao emphasize that the events determined the evolution of special education, gradually ...

As a mental health worker, working with refugee children is a very critical assignment that requires careful considerations before taking up the task. In this case, the children have been relocated from a refugee camp in central Nigeria to live in my city with some foster families. The children include boys and girls, increasing the need to be sensitive in dealing with both genders. Coming from poor living conditions in the Nigerian refugee camps, the children have been exposed to food scarcity, brutal violence, diseases, and sexual assault. They have undergone traumatizing experiences such as seeing their families murdered ...

In the past, students with disabilities were often separated from nondisabled students and placed in “special” classes. This had the effect of creating social and educational disadvantages for them that are viewed as unacceptable under current law. Students with disabilities have enough to overcome without their parents having to fight the system as well. Disabled students can often face problems in school, ranging from learning difficulties, language barriers, concentration issues and behavioral/socialization difficulties. The issues were difficulties these students encounter in school can be related to a number of different things, such as physical disabilities, emotional problems, learning disorders, ...

Art-related disciplines are critical to educating citizens and students of every age. Nevertheless, the arts have declined significantly in schools and public participation. According to a recent study by Rabkin and Hedberg (2011), fewer eighteen-year-olds in a 2008 survey reported receiving arts instruction in their childhood than a similar age group surveyed in 1982. The research suggested that the provision of arts education dropped from 65% in 1982 to about 50% in 2008 (Rabkin & Hedberg, 2011). Moreover, it included survey data gathered in 2002 and 1992 with each successive period indicating a severe decline in Americans’ access to arts ...

Question 1

Chinese people started visiting Australia in as early as 1800 with most of them been business people dealing with gold trade. With diminishing of gold, most of them settled to work as market gardeners or farm hands in the developed Australian firms. This led to their population growing in major towns in Australia leading to their cultural and religion been established in Australia. With the lifting of policy restricting the migration of non-European in 1970 the population of Chinese has increased (Bagnall, 2011). With many students and professional like doctors and nurse seeking citizenship, with free movement the Chinese ...

It goes without saying that changing of culture influenced the changes in the education. What are the outdated courses? What assumptions did such courses make about socialization and identity? What languages were taught in the past and which are taught today? What cultural needs does education fulfill? The main feature of the development of the school and pedagogy in the USA is the lack of clearly defined feudal relations and the bourgeois basis of origin. During several centuries, immigrants from different countries came to America and they brought their traditions and their ideas about the education of the younger ...

Despite the relative lack of information on the future implications of stem-cell therapies, research has sped ahead (Daley, et al. 793). As an example of the rapid pace of research, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, arguably the biggest international professional organization involved in stem cell research, has been obliged to update its guidelines three times in ten years (Daley, et al. 787). The purpose of this paper is to present some of the controversies evoked by stem cell research and therapies. One of the reasons given for the rapid uptake of stem cell therapies is the appeal ...

There are various issues in this society that can be controlled if the education system of US will be changed by using effective and efficient strategies. A well-designed education system is necessary for the growth of a country and individuals. Therefore, the education system is getting better with time. However, there are people who are being affected by racial differences, poverty, and disabilities. Within the education system, mostly Asian, African, and Latino Americans experience inadequate services. For example, students with disabilities are not provided equal opportunities for sports. Moreover, appropriate skill development programs are also required for disable students ...

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Introduction Although the U.S Federal government spends billions of dollars towards crime reduction policy initiatives, incidence rate of crimes such as homicides, burglary, smuggling, and gang violence is on the rise in the country. With the 9/11 terror attacks, the United States has become a major target for terrorist groups worldwide. In addition, the strong diplomatic stance taken by the Federal government against Islamic State (IS) terrorists also makes the country vulnerable to organized terror attacks. In this context, traditional policing may not be much effective to take proactive measures aimed at ensuring the safety ...

Community

What issues in the film are relevant to what is happening in your community? In your schools? The widely acclaimed 2010 feature film ‘waiting for superman’ raises pertinent issues which are relevant to the current happenings in school. To begin with the tenure of teachers which is featured in the film applies also to my school and the impact of such tenure is that teachers cannot be fired despite the fact that some underperform or under deliver on their mandates. The film also addresses the attempt of the American education system to admonish poor performing teachers. Such an attempt ...

Background Information

Flooding occurs in many countries around the world and the need to have proper response plan is inevitable. The case in no different this year as floods continue to hit various countries around the world leaving deaths and property damage on its way. A recent report by the United Nations, The Human Cost of Weather-related Disasters 1995-2015 documents the danger posed by floods around the world and the lack of preparedness among several institutions involved. From 1995 to date, flooding has accounted for over 47% of weather related disasters which is significant when compared to other disasters. In recent ...

Governor Wilson ran full-page ads in the major California newspapers, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, to launch his anti-immigrant based re-election campaign. The ads were in the form of a letter to President Clinton, demanding that he halt illegal immigration to the State of California as well as reimburse the state for the cost of federally mandated health, education, welfare services, and the incarceration of undocumented immigrants. Remarkably, Governor Wilson was able to narrow the complex political and economic conditions besieging California. It proved to be a politically astute move. In doing so, Wilson obfuscated the ...

Effect of Work Hours, Homework, and Brothers on High School GPA

Academic performance in high school is the ticket to enter the most prestigious universities. A grade point average (GPA) enables a student to get accepted in his or her chosen university and may also hinder such student to obtain a college degree and a decent occupation. It is important to bank on a good academic performance while still in high school since a student’s reputation may also depend on his or her scholastic achievements. For this particular study, there will be a determination of factors that may affect the academic performance of students and the people and environment ...

U.S. Public Education U.S. Public Education The U.S. public education system is under scrutiny in recent years. This scrutiny is informed by deeper issues of race, social justice and in more recent years, rising classicism. The debate over education, particularly public education, has gained further significance (as is evident in current presidential race) given how education has become critical in recent years for social mobility, a central ethos in U.S. culture. Given a long history of racial segregation, black students continue to experience different modes of visible and invisible segregation in U.S. public education system. In earlier periods, black ...

Education plays a crucial role in the betterment of one’s life. In fact, it leads to the intellectual growth of an individual and it makes a tremendous contribution to the quality of life one is likely to embrace. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that the lack of education can jeopardize the quality of one’s life. As such, it is imperative that the government implements proper measures in the administration of education since lack thereof compromises the value of learning offered to students. I believe that education should not be blended in political ...

Immigration policy in the U.S has evolved over the years, yet it has failed to address pertinent issues with regard to immigration, especially illegal immigration, which has continued to rise; a new policy approach would be necessary if the problems bedeviling immigration are to be addressed. America’s immigration policy has over the decades been a major public policy issue, especially during the peaks of election cycles. The immigration policy has by no means been harmonized in the country’s history. As a testament to this, the purview of immigration policy has more often than not been left to ...

Reply 1: JW

I started my online field trip by visiting the Illinois Education Association (IEA) website. The organization was formed in 1853 and is afflicted with NEA (National Education Association). IEA comprises of educators and teachers seeking to serve the public educational interests in the state of Illinois. The organization aims at affecting equity and excellence in public education and be an advocacy group for all employees in public education. The website allows educators and teachers alike to be updated with educational legislation in Illinois and also provides other useful information. A link on the website links you to the Danielson ...

An individual suffering from a panic attack may react to the overpowering anxiety at home, in a car, or in a public place. Sometimes those around him do not even recognize what is happening. A recent posting on Facebook by Amber Smith brought international attention to the social stigma and presentation of a person suffering from panic attacks. The 22-year-old woman submitted photographs of her “normal” self and one taken immediately following an attack; the photos were accompanied by commentary on the way society reacts to her disorder (Appendix A). In an article by Today Healthy Living Newsletter, it ...

Freedom is a state of being at liberty and not under any restrictions/confinement. It can also be defined as the state of independence whereby one has a chance to exercise his/her desires and rights without any control from any state or any other body. The Phrase “it is a free country” is very common in the US, and this brings us to the question, is America a free country? The answer to this question is yes, America is a free country. The United States is a free country because of the liberties and the rights granted to the citizens ...

Public education and budget expenditure

Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished residents of the great state of Arizona! Today’s debates are dedicated to the problem of the public education in our state. Despite the fact that it might be tempting for some populist politicians to play with figures and get the cheap and short-living popularity by simply promoting the most widespread views on this issue, I rely on your common sense and strategic perception of the matter, so I’d like to explore this problem in depth. This is not the first time that the problem of budget funding of education in Arizona has been ...

Improvements in Public Education

1598 Camarillo Street

Anaheim, California

818.432.2465

Dear City Councilman Roberts:

I appreciate speaking with you and the Anaheim City Council about the formal proposal for improving the standard of education in Anaheim public schools. In response to your interest in our company, I am submitting this formal proposal to provide an outline of our services to your city regarding future educational plans after the failure of the Anaheim Union High school District to improve the standards in failing schools. This proposal outlines the benefits of having Winston Educational Trust to propose future plans to better the educational system in public schools in the city of ...

While tobacco use among adolescents has reduced dramatically over the past four decades, its prevalence remains worryingly high. Nearly 90% of all smokers tried out cigarettes in adolescence and 99% first started by the age of 26. An estimated 3,800 youths aged 18 years or younger try out their first cigarette, and a further 2,100 young adults become daily smokers. In 2015, one in three high school seniors reported having smoked a cigarette, while 1 in 15 12th graders (or 7%) reported smoking regularly and on a daily basis. This translates to nearly 450,000 12- to ...

There is a growing trend among American families to abhor the traditional education model where students studied in groups and general classrooms. Families with such apathy for traditional classroom model prefer homeschooling, which is a new concept in the American education system (Lubienski, Tiffany & Jameson378-392). The U.S. Department of Education postulate that there is estimated about 1.1 million school going children who would rather be educated at home as opposed to attending the traditional classrooms (Cooper, Bruce & John 110-131). Some experts who argue against homeschooling postulate it as a threat to the traditional education model; however, it is a ...

Outsourcing has often revolutionized the business models and how businesses are conducted locally and globally. The dream of every American is a prosperous future that is promising for the generations to come. However, the debate about America’s economic slump has become increasingly critical of the once world’s economic giant that has fallen behind other emerging economies. The emergence of rapidly growing economies in Asia, India and China, and certain parts of Europe and America has become a worry to economic experts (Bhattacharjee & Chakrabarti, 2015). In their view, the future of America seems bleak if tough and radical ...

Summary of the Paper

The ‘Municipal Housekeeping: The Impact of Women’s Suffrage on Public Education’ by Celeste Carruthers and Marianne Wanamaker is an informative paper that provides details on the extent to which women’s suffrage influences public education. From the paper, it is well evident that the reduction in the black-white gap has contributed substantially to the improved quality of black schools. The paper proposes that all these changes are as a result of major contributions by women. Today, as opposed to the past, more women exercise their voting rights thereby increasing the pivotal voter’s preferences for public education. The ...